College Football

After a run of 18 commitments over the past three weeks, Rutgers football now has one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation. The Rutgers class, which has five commits who have four-star rankings in the On3 Industry Rankings, is very solid in terms of player projections. According to Rivals, the Rutgers class is ranked sixth in the nation. Per …

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Nobody in the state of Michigan is wishing away the summer that is just now beginning. Yet as the warm months arrive, so too does the inevitability of fall and with that comes Michigan football. Much to the delight of those around Ann Arbor and throughout the country, the Wolverines are the defending national …

Not that Penn State was falling out of contention for having one of the top recruiting classes in the Big Ten in recent weeks, but the Nittany Lions did climb back into a top 10 ranking with a new commitment this week. Penn State received a verbal commitment from four-star cornerback Jahmir Joseph, one of the top recruits overall in …

AUBURN — Auburn football had noticeable holes within its defensive front during spring practice, so coach Hugh Freeze and his staff went to work in April to plug them as best as possible. The Tigers landed three defensive transfers after A-Day in linemen Philip Blidi (Indiana) and Isaiah Raikes (USC) and pass rusher Keyron Crawford (Arkansas State). All three figure …

In the Texas Tech football team’s first scrimmage of spring practice, Joey McGuire had seen enough of 2023 team MVP Tahj Brooks after a couple of carries. McGuire reminded himself that a player who carried 290 times for 1,538 yards last season didn’t need to prove anything in March and April. “Our very first scrimmage, we were going to have …

USATSI Ohio State is making a change to its 2025 nonconference schedule, swapping an October matchup against UConn for a September showdown against HBCU power Grambling State. This will be the first meeting between the Buckeyes and the Tigers as well as Grambling State’s first game ever against a Big Ten opponent.  The Tigers are set to travel to Columbus, …

Ohio State is looking at Caleb Downs, the All-America transfer safety from Alabama, as an additional option for its offensive backfield. It was a possibility Buckeyes coach Ryan Day raised Tuesday, referring to Downs seeing snaps at running back in addition to safety as a potential contingency plan for this fall. “I know that he has the capability to do …

Ohio State’s football training camp starts in less than seven weeks for a season that’s viewed as a make-or-break one for Ryan Day. Three straight losses to Michigan has upped the ante for the Buckeyes coach, but it’s pressure that Day embraces. On Tuesday, he made it clear he believes his 2024 team is ready to meet the sky-high expectations. …

Brady Hart is going from the state champions to the national champs. Cocoa’s junior quarterback announced his commitment to the University of Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Hart is the nation’s No. 7 quarterback in the 2026 class on the 247Sports composite rankings. He also ranked as the No. 15 player in the state and the No. 92 …

The buzz around Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter entering the 2024 college football season is already plenty high. Carter will be entering his senior season with the Tigers after choosing to return for another year at Clemson when many believed he could have been chosen as a high-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Athlon Sports recently announced its preseason All-American …

Jun. 18—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day dropped a surprising nugget into his meeting with the media Tuesday. With depth potentially an issue for the Buckeyes at running back this fall, Alabama transfer Caleb Downs could get some looks. That was a little out of left field because Downs is already an accomplished safety, having been regarded as …

The saying, “Make hay while the sun shines” could apply to coach P.J. Fleck and the Gophers football program, which annually designate a couple of weekends in June as a “Summer Splash” recruiting event. The hope is that showing off Minnesota at its weather best to players on their official visits will assist in enticing them to pick the Gophers. …

The Oklahoma Sooners have been predicted to finish ninth in the Southeastern Conference by Brad Crawford of 247Sports. Crawford predicted final records and finishing order for all 16 teams in the SEC for 247Sports. He picked OU to finish 8-4, landing in ninth place in the conference. Oklahoma’s first season in the SEC could start in impressive fashion if the …

The 2024 football season is still over a month away, and Auburn fans are excited for the possibility of their favorite team taking a giant step forward to reaching College Football Playoff levels of success. The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the Associated Press polls have yet to be released, but ESPN has revealed each FBS teams’ success in …

ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’re looking for tickets to UCF football games this fall, you’re in luck. UCF football season tickets sold out back in May, marking the program’s fastest sell-out in history and its fifth since 2019. UCF’s $88M football stadium expansion project gets green light UCF Athletics announced Monday that a “very limited number” of single-game tickets for …