The Illinois football team continues to stack up recruiting wins this week, landing its fifth in five days. Four-star defensive back Nick Hankins of Belleville West committed to the Fighting Illini on Thursday during a live stream on Illini Inquirer. The 6-foot, 190-pounder chose Illinois from a final five that also included Iowa, Ole Miss, Missouri and Tennessee. Composite rankings …

The hype around Arch Manning is deafening as he enters his first year as Texas’ full-time starting quarterback. He earned every bit of it when he shined as the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 class and showed promise in his few opportunities with the Longhorns, which included a pair of starts last season while Quinn Ewers was on …

The Oregon Ducks are officially on a recruiting hot streak. After landing 4-star wide receiver Messiah Hampton on Friday morning, Dan Lanning and his squad followed it up with a massive addition, getting a commitment from 5-star safety Jett Washington. Standing at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, Washington is rated by 247Sports as the No. 18 player and No. 2 safety in …

BYU was the first program to offer a scholarship to Ryder Lyons, and this weekend the Cougars will get the last chance to win him over. The long recruiting trail for the five-star quarterback from Folsom, California, ends in Provo, just ahead of his highly anticipated decision announcement next Tuesday. All the heavyweights have made their pitches, and recruiting gurus …

The Michigan quarterback room is going to look much different in 2025 than it did in 2024. Davis Warren started nine games but tore his ACL in the ReliaQuest Bowl and will be out for the foreseeable future, Alex Orji started three games but has since transferred to UNLV, and Jack Tuttle started one game, medically retired during the season …

Five-star safety Jett Washington, the nephew of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, committed to play his college football at Oregon on Thursday. The Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman product will join the Ducks’ haul as the No. 18 overall recruit and second-ranked safety in the 2026 class, per 247Sports. Washington trimmed his list to the trio of Oregon, USC and Alabama and …

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has continued to impress on the national stage this summer on the recruiting trail after landing four-star running back KJ Edwards and five-star athlete/cornerback Brandon Arrington this week, as the Aggies’ 2026 cycle is currently vying for the No. 1 class ranking by the end of the year. However, while the future is bright …

Clemson football has landed a major addition to its 2026 recruiting class with the commitment of four-star defensive end Dre Quinn. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound pass rusher out of Buford, Georgia, announced his decision on Thursday, choosing the Tigers over Texas. Notre Dame and Georgia had also been in the mix earlier in the process, but Quinn narrowed his focus to …

This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Year 2 in the Big 12 doesn’t get much easier for the Utah Utes. After a 5-7 campaign in an injury-riddled inaugural year in the new conference, Utah is trying to get back to its winning way — …

VERMILLION, S.D. — The final piece of Travis Johansen’s football staff for 2025 is in place, as Will Finley was announced as the new University of South Dakota linebackers coach on Tuesday. Finley previously served in the same position for two seasons at Lindenwood University (Mo.), another Division I Football Championship Subdivision institution from the Ohio Valley Conference. “I am …

The Ohio State football recruiting efforts paid off in a big way on Thursday when 4-star linebacker Cincere Johnson announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. Out of the pipeline that is Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, the 6-foot, 3-inch, 240-pound Johnson should continue to make the linebacker room in Columbus a very good one for years to come. It’s …

It was a mixed bag for Ohio State football recruiting on Thursday. The Buckeyes landed 4-star linebacker Cincere Johnson out of Cleveland Glenville, but then got some sour news with losing out on 4-star defensive end Luke Wafle to the USC Trojans. It was a bit of an about-turn for Wafle. As early as Wednesday evening, it looked as though …

Going into the offseason, Blue Mountain junior wide receiver Chase Guers’ goal was to pick up a Division 1 offer. On May 20, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound speedster achieved that goal when he got an offer from Syracuse. The Orange are coached by Fran Brown, who guided his squad to a 10-3 record last season that included a DirecTV Holiday Bowl …

If college football teams didn’t know who Bryson Beaver was a week ago, they likely are pretty aware now. The 4-star quarterback and Oregon Ducks target had one of the best weeks of all players at the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles over the past few days, being named as the No. 3 performer on the week from On3. …

Powell football defensive lineman Iverson Garcia committed to South Florida on June 18. “First and foremost, I wouldn’t be in this position if it wasn’t for God and my family beside me and my coaches,” Garcia said on his announcement video. “I started my freshman year and it was a rocky road, but we’re getting there. I’m starting the race …