Michigan State football picked up a commitment from three-star defensive lineman Mikeshun Beeler from Chicago on Monday afternoon. Beeler, rated as the 1,058th recruit and 115th defensive lineman in the 2024 class in the 247Sports Composite rankings, announced his commitment to the Spartans during a presentation at his high school, Chicago Simeon, on Monday evening, which was broadcast by 247Sports. …
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Pac-12 men’s basketball report: Washington State becomes the top bubble team in the league
The Pac-12 basketball season has unfolded in ways no one anticipated. Remember: USC and UCLA were both picked to finish in the top three of the standings and be solid, comfortable NCAA Tournament teams. The Trojans and Bruins will finish nowhere near those standards. It has been an upside-down year in most of the conference. Arizona is the leader, but …
Read More »Alabama football recruiting under Kalen DeBoer: 2024 updates, rankings, and players to watch from SEC insiders
After 17 seasons as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide and 28 years running college football programs overall, Nick Saban announced his retirement last month. To their credit, the Alabama athletic department acted quickly to land Kalen DeBoer, who just led Washington to the College Football Playoff national championship, as the next Crimson Tide head coach. Now, DeBoer …
Read More »Where Clemson stands in this way-too-early prediction for the 2024 12-team College Football Playoff
College football is in the offseason, with teams adding new talent through recruiting and the transfer portal as they prepare for their upcoming 2024 seasons. This Clemson Tigers team has talent and a top-tier coaching staff, with aspirations to make their long-awaited return to the College Football Playoff. To do so, Clemson will need to be excellent in 2024. That …
Read More »Behind the Pac-2’s attempt to leverage the College Football Playoff amid final expansion negotiations
On Jan. 8, the morning of the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, the commissioners and conference presidents who oversee the organization (known as the CFP Management Committee) met in Houston to finalize what was thought to be a formality. The goal: address the final access point for the expanded 12-team playoff field starting next season. In the wake of …
Read More »IU football recruiting: Carmel OL Evan Parker becomes Curt Cignetti’s second 2025 commit
Two weeks after new Indiana coach Curt Cignetti reoffered a scholarship to Evan Parker, the Carmel junior offensive lineman became the second player — and second offensive lineman — to commit to the Hoosiers in the 2025 class. Carmel offensive lineman Evan Parker The 6-4, 295-pound Parker, a Class 6A Junior All-State selection by the Indiana Football Coaches Association, announced …
Read More »2025 Four-star in-state linebacker Alex Tatsch commits to Penn State
On Sunday evening, Penn State received its ninth commitment from the Class of 2025, which currently ranks as the sixth-best class in the nation according to 247Sports, when inside linebacker Alex Tatsch pledged his commitment to James Franklin and the Nittany Lions. Tatsch, a Latrobe, PA native, is a four-star and top-10 Pennsylvania recruit. His quickness and elite ball skills …
Read More »Five-star CB projected to flip from USC to Georgia
Five-star cornerback recruit Brandon Lockhart is projected to flip his commitment from the USC Trojans to the Georgia Bulldogs. Lockhart is the top rated cornerback in the class of 2026. The five-star recruit plays high school football for Loyola High School in Los Angeles, California. Lockhart is ranked as the No. 9 recruit in his class and the No. 1 …
Read More »Michigan football 2024 assistant coach hiring tracker
Sherrone Moore is working diligently as the new Michigan football head coach, having been out on the recruiting trail while also trying to assemble his new staff. Moore managed to make a few hires early, retaining some previous coaches through promoting them to new roles, while others haven’t been announced, yet have been out on the recruiting trail, offering multiple …
Read More »Notre Dame football set to officially host 4-star 2025 safety
Although Notre Dame football got some bad news on Sunday evening with 2025 defensive end CJ May decommitting, the show must go on. The Irish understand it’s part of the process, after all, it does happen every year. The coaching staff rebounded as they found out that 2025 North Carolina safety JaDon Blairhas set four official visits, on of them …
Read More »Report: LSU football moves on from 2 more off-field staffers
It seems the offseason staff shakeup at LSU isn’t quite done yet. On Monday, it was revealed that defensive line coach John Jancek, who no longer had a clear role on the staff, would not be retained. Later in the day, we learned that two more off-field staffers would not be returning in 2024. According to a report from Football …
Read More »2025 All-American Bowl to Feature Top Upperclassmen Football Players
2024 AAB 25th Anniversary Press Release (Landscape)_20240116.jpg As the nation’s premier high school sporting event for 25 years, the All-American Bowl has historically featured 100 of the top senior high school football players from across the country. The All-American Bowl is played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX and is broadcast annually on NBC and Peacock. The All-American Bowl …
Read More »Outkick suggests Big Ten, SEC break off from rest of college football
College football is entering an exciting time in its history. The sport will now have 12-team playoff with four conference winners given a first round bye. If the new postseason set up sounds familiar, it’s because you saw it for several years in the NFL. Albeit, it came with two six-team leagues with two byes on each side of the …
Read More »Report: LSU assistant John Jancek no longer on staff
LSU completed a full-on overhaul of its defensive staff on Monday as assistant John Jancek, who served as the Tigers’ defensive line coach in 2023, will no longer be on staff. The news was first reported by The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander. Jancek was retained when coach Brian Kelly fired four defensive assistants including defensive coordinator Matt House following the ReliaQuest Bowl, …
Read More »Auburn advances five places in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
The Auburn Tigers earned two key victories last week, and have now returned to a favorable spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Tigers took care of Vanderbilt at home last Wednesday and erased a 13-point first-half deficit on the road at Ole Miss last Saturday to win by 14 points. Because of its recent success, Auburn …
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