College Football

Utah celebrates their 34-32 win against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Three-star Hawaii linebacker Max Fonoimoana committed to Utah on Sunday morning, and will join his brother, Brock Fonoimoana, in Salt Lake City after they serve missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have made a scholarship offer to an in-state linebacker. Jase Reynolds is a class of 2026 prospect from Elkhorn North High School out of Omaha, Nebraska. “After a great camp talk with (coach Matt Rhule) and (linebacker coach Rob Dvoracek), I’m very blessed to receive an offer from the University of Nebraska!!” In 11 games last season, …

2026 Charlotte Independence High School linebacker Dallas Brannon was offered by USC football last month. He took his visit with the Trojans this past weekend, as football recruiting heats up in the month of June. Brannon is a 6-2, 207-pound athlete who also holds offers from UConn, Duke, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Wisconsin …

Auburn football has built a solid 2025 recruiting class to this point in the cycle, and is looking to do the same with its 2026 haul. Auburn is in good standing to land one of the top linebackers of the 2026 class as four-star LB Shadarius Toodle includes the Tigers in his top-10 schools list. Several schools joining Auburn in …

On Friday, the USC Trojans officially offered quarterback Jared Curtis from Nashville Christian School (TN). The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Curtis is rated as the number one quarterback in the 2026 class, the top player in the state of Tennessee, and the ninth-best player in the country, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Alabama, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami, North Carolina, Notre …

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star running back recruit Jaylen McGill. McGill is a member of the class of 2026. McGill plays high school football for Mountain View Prep in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He previously played for Broome High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The talented running back is the fifth-ranked recruit in the South Carolina in …

We’re almost at the halfway point of June and several high-profile Florida football recruits have made their college decision. In the past two weeks, Sumner offensive tackle Ziyare Addison committed to Oregon, Wiregrass Ranch cornerback Graceson Littleton committed to Clemson and Atlantic running back Deandre Desinor announced that he is headed to West Virginia. Most of the players on the …

Two-sport stars aren’t new to LSU. Many will remember Chad Jones, who was All-SEC on the gridiron and won a national championship on the baseball field. More recently, Maurice Hampton was a member of both squads. That’s the vision LSU athletics tried to sell to five-star safety Jonah Williams this weekend. “Jonah Williams is the definition of a two-sport star,” …

The Gophers football program held is second “Summer Splash” recruiting weekend, and on Sunday coach P.J. Fleck and his staff began receiving commitments from players who made their official visits to campus. The first players to commit from the group of 13 visitors were a pair of offensive linemen: Mark Handy, a three-star recruit from La Cueva High School in …

The Big 12, as you once knew it, is long gone. Half of the membership from the original dozen teams vamoosed. The conference’s name itself might be the next to go. What’s in a name? Money, in this case. The Big 12 preserved its name even while it operated with 10 and later 14 teams. Now, that it’s back to …

Adam Friedman/Rivals.com The Rivals Five-Star is June 25-26 in Jacksonville, and the top high school football prospects from across the country will compete against each other in the summer’s marquee event. Many of these competitors are known quantities after competing at other events, but others have had fewer opportunities against elite competition and will have a chance to boost their …

A few weeks ago, I locked myself in my film cave and meticulously analyzed every snap of coaches’ film to evaluate the six quarterbacks stepping in to replace the outgoing 2024 first-round picks from the 2024 NFL Draft. Some took a long time (new Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel), while others, thanks to a smaller sample size, were much shorter, though …

The Colorado Buffaloes have a talented group of receivers in Boulder, arguably the best in the 16-team Big 12 Conference. Pro Football Focus college analyst Max Chadwick thinks so, ranking Travis Hunter and Co. on his list of college football’s top 10 best receiving corps. The black and gold were the only team in the Big 12 to make the …

The SEC just got more dangerous. Football powerhouses such as Georgia and Alabama already call the conference home. But now OU and Texas, two heavyweights from the Big 12, are also in the mix. The SEC boasts numerous teams capable of reaching the College Football Playoff. And with the 2024 season set to begin in late August, the conference hierarchy …

The Tuesday commitment of Michael Thomas III gives Rutgers football a high-level athlete with elite attributes. Thomas from Donovan Catholic (Toms River, New Jersey) has elite speed, great footwork, strong hands, a solid frame, and excellent hands. He is the kind of player who could be special for Rutgers. He is a multi-sport athlete, recording a 10.76-second 100-yard dash in …