College Football

Jun. 25—BROOKINGS — South Dakota State is enjoying an incredible summer on the recruiting trail. That’s not exactly a surprise. The Jackrabbits are, after all, coming off a second straight FCS national championship and will take a 29-game winning streak into their season opener at Oklahoma State on Aug. 31. They wouldn’t have accomplished all of that if they weren’t …

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue football set the foundation of its 2026 recruiting class over the weekend with a major quarterback commitment. Downey (Calif.) rising junior Oscar Rios committed to the Boilermakers last Friday. The multi-talented 6-3, 175-.pound quarterback is the first commitment in the 2026 class. He joins 2025 commit Sawyer Anderson of Dallas Parish Episcopal as quarterback prospects in Purdue’s …

The countdown to August 31 is down to just 67 days, putting Nebraska offensive lineman, No. 67 Joey Mancino today in the spotlight. The redshirt junior out of Holmdel High School in New Jersey is entering his fourth season with the program. Through his first three seasons, Mancino has appeared in two games both coming last season including a start …

In recruiting, it’s never too early to go after upcoming classes and Ohio State football is on top of its game. One of the Buckeyes biggest targets is a local product, Avon Lake offensive tackle, Maxwell Riley. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 263-pound lineman narrowed down his recruiting list on Tuesday to just seven schools: Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida State, …

Rival fans have to find some other way to cope with Michigan football’s recent success now that the Wolverines are starting to fill out the 2025 recruiting class. One of the area of opportunity they’ve had in recent months has been to make fun of the Wolverines’ recruiting ranking, which was quite low — especially for a defending national champion …

Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor should be familiar with the media day routine now as he enters his second season. SWAC Media Day is scheduled for July 16 at the Sheraton-Birmingham hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. Jackson State, which went 7-4 last season, is looking to wrest the SWAC championship back from national Black college champion Florida A&M. Joining Taylor at …

Michigan State has added to its 2025 recruiting class for the eleventh time on Tuesday. The Spartans have gained the commitment of Aydan West, a defensive back from Gaithersburg, Maryland. West, a mid 3-star prospect, held power conference offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Maryland, Penn State, Pitt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia. https://x.com/AydanWest0/status/1805749162107093086 West will bring …

The Class of 2025 for the Oregon Ducks football program is getting stronger and stronger as the summer goes on. According to a report from On3.com, the Ducks just received a huge commitment from 4-star athlete/defensive back Brandon Finney. Whether Finney remains in the secondary is still unanswered, but Oregon has plenty of time to make that kind of decision. …

Class of 2025 four-star defensive back Brandon Finney is a Duck. The McDonough High School (Owing Mills, Maryland) standout defensive back announced his commitment to Oregon on Tuesday night. Finney took an official visit to Eugene this past weekend to check out Oregon in person. The trip was enough for head coach Dan Lanning, defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Tosh Lupoi, co-defensive …

As we have seen multiple times over the last few recruiting classes, Notre Dame football tends to go after players with football bloodlines. One of those recruits is Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, brother of former Irish star linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 205-pound Florida star is seen as of the remaining top priorities for Notre Dame, and made an official …

With just a few remaining spots left in Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class, the Irish can be picky about who they will accept a commitment from. One of those players is Texas wide receiver Tanook Hines, who announced his top six schools along with a decision date of July 8th. Notre Dame is battling Texas, USC, Baylor, Texas A&M …

Three-star cornerback Tre Poteat, the son of a Super Bowl champion, committed to Tennessee football on Tuesday. His father, Hank Poteat, was a star at Pitt and a nine-year NFL veteran as a cornerback and return specialist. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Cleveland Browns. Hank Poteat was on the …

Louisville once took Purdue football’s head coach, and now the Boilermakers are taking back some of Jeff Brohm’s weapons. Hammond Morton receiver Lebron Hill announced Tuesday he has flipped his commitment to Purdue. The move came three weeks and one day after Hill committed to Louisville, and 18 days after his official visit to West Lafayette. More: Purdue football completes …

Oklahoma Sooners freshman defensive lineman David Stone was the centerpiece of Brent Venables’ 2024 Recruiting Class in Norman. The former five-star was a huge get for Venables and Todd Bates out of IMG Academy. The 2024 class was loaded with talent along the defensive line, so figuring out who is the best is no easy task. But On3 has the …

The idea of having a college football recruiting signing day in December just doesn’t make sense. Coaches are being hired and fired. This throws a monkey wrench into all sorts of recruiting plans. We could just let the coaching carousel run its course in December and then have both a signing period and a transfer portal window in mid-January. One …