The recruiting process is coming to an end for North Carolina 2025 defensive lineman Trajen Odom. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 275-pounder will make official visits to Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Auburn and Georgia before making his final decision according to this report by On3. The Buckeyes have been after the nations No. 296 overall prospect and 33rd defensive lineman …
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Wisconsin football offers another top class of 2026 defensive lineman
Wisconsin football extended an offer to four-star class of 2026 DL Gabriel Hill on Monday. Hill was the second 2026 defensive lineman to receive an offer from the Badgers on Monday, joining four-star EDGE McHale Blade. Both 247Sports’ composite ranking and On3’s industry ranking have Hill as a four-star recruit. The Naperville, Illinois native has received offers from some of …
Read More »Wisconsin secures official visit with top 2025 OT target Nolan Davenport
Wisconsin top class of 2025 target OT Nolan Davenport will officially visit the Badgers the weekend of May 31. The program offered Davenport back on April 28. The Massillon, Ohio native is currently a four-star recruit. 247Sports’ composite ranking has the offensive tackle as the No. 588 player in the class of 2025, No. 47 player at his position and …
Read More »USC offers 2027 tight end Mark Bowman, aka ‘Baby Brock Bowers’
USC knows quality when it sees it. Consider 6-foot-4, 215-pound incoming sophomore tight end Mark Bowman from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana (California). Bowman has received an offer from the USC Trojans. The 16-year-old — dubbed “Baby Brock Bowers” — also wears No. 19 and reminds a lot of people of the three-time All-American and first-round NFL draft pick. …
Read More »Kalen DeBoer talks adding Kadyn Proctor back to Alabama football roster
Following the news that legendary head coach Nick Saban would be retiring as the leader of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, several players decided it was time to move on from Tuscaloosa—one of the notable being offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor. After spending just a couple of months back home with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Proctor changed his mind and announced …
Read More »No. 2 running back in California picks UCLA over USC
Hesperia (California) Oak Hills High School has an exciting prospect. 2025 four-star running back Karson Cox has committed to the UCLA Bruins and Deshaun Foster over crosstown rival USC. UCLA won the recruitment over a few other schools as well: Arizona State, SMU, Kansas and Oklahoma State. The 6-foot-0, 190-pound Cox averaged over 10 yards per carry with over 2,500 …
Read More »Hail Yes!’: 5 biggest questions facing Michigan football in 2024
• Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producer: Kirkland Crawford • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: apgarcia@freepress.com Apple Podcasts | Spotify On this episode: As things quiet down for the summer, Rainer and Tony sit down to answer the five biggest questions facing Michigan football this season. Of course, the biggest question starts at the quarterback position, but what might this offense look like …
Read More »Wednesday’s Spring Football Previews: Lehigh, Golden Gate, and Gulf Coast take the field
Spring football continues for Southwest Florida football teams, and the New-Press and Naples Daily News will keep you up to speed on local team’s outlooks, key departures, and names to keep an eye on for the 2024-25 season. Here’s a look into the games being played on Wednesday, May 22. Gulf Coast at Everglades (Miramar) The Gulf Coast Sharks compete …
Read More »What will $700 million buy? Penn State football’s Beaver Stadium to be renovated by 2027
Penn State football will be getting all of its $700 million home renovation over the next three years. The university’s board of trustees, as expected, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve the bulk of a Beaver Stadium facelift − a massive expenditure that will re-make the West side of the 64-year-old building. The vote passed by a 26-2 margin with three …
Read More »Dan Orlovsky says C.J. Stroud was ready for NFL because of Ryan Day, Ohio State football
Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky gave Ohio State football another recruiting pitch on Tuesday’s edition of “The Pat McAfee Show.” Orlovsky was asked about an NFL rookie quarterback’s mindset and communication skills during organized team activities and mini camps, and how much a rookie can retain during the transition from college football to the pros. “One …
Read More »2025 4-star LB Kelvion Riggins releases statement regarding future visits
When Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko was hired back in November, One of his primary goals was securing as many early commitments as possible the 2025 recruiting class, as four-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins became the first prospect to choose the Aggies under Elko’s new leadership. Still viewed as an underrated prospect, Riggins is a high motor down hill backer …
Read More »Joe Yukica banquet: Raycraft built Merrimack football on discipline, character
May 21—MANCHESTER — Coach Kip Jackson brought a host of his Merrimack High School football players over to meet Joe Raycraft after the banquet. They all wanted to thank him. “Without you, coach, they wouldn’t be here,” Jackson told Raycraft. Raycraft, who started the Merrimack High football program in 1973, received the Andy Mooradian Award for his outstanding contributions to …
Read More »Where Penn State ranks in ESPN’s post-spring Top 25
Now that spring football practices are in the rearview mirror, the next round of assessments of teams heading into the 2024 season is making the rounds. Penn State is hoping for big results this fall with a new offensive coordinator looking to inject new life into the offense and a new defensive coordinator looking to simply keep things chugging along …
Read More »Kirby Smart reportedly ‘gave his blessing’ for Jaden Rashada to file lawsuit
John Talty of CBS Sports reports that Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart approved of Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit against Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier and others. “Rashada informed Georgia coach Kirby Smart of his intention to file the lawsuit, according to sources, and Smart gave his blessing,” said Talty. It makes sense that Rashada disclosed the matter to Smart …
Read More »USC is the most dominant football program in PAC 12 history, but who is second?
Each Monday, I appear on the weekly Trojan Conquest live show on The Voice of College Football with Mark Rogers—the voice of college football—and Trojanswire editor Matt Zemek. This week, we dove into the all-time Pac-12 football rankings. The rankings, based on several metrics such as all-time winning percentage, bowl victories, conference championships, national championships and much more, were heavily …
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