College Football

Cannonballs continued to land during the Gophers football program’s “Summer Splash” recruiting weekend on Sunday. Peoria, Ariz., offensive lineman Nick Spence started things off with a pledge at 9 a.m. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound, three-star recruit from Liberty High School had offers from Duke, Iowa State, San Diego State and others. “Proud to announce my commitment to Minnesota!” Spence posted on …

It is now two Big Ten offers in the span of a week for David Forster, an athlete prospect who hasn’t even played high school football yet. Last week, Forster was offered by his in-state program of Rutgers. His brother, John Forster, was at Rutgers last weekend for an official visit. David Forster was offered by Rutgers during that visit …

STILLWATER — Mike Gundy is never short on opinions. And this offseason, college football is not short on impactful rule changes. So the Oklahoma State coach has thoughts on the new technology and guidelines coming to the game this season. The three most notable rule changes are: Two-minute warning time stoppages at the end of each half, like the NFL. …

The Georgia Bulldogs aren’t giving up hope on adding a commitment from five-star defensive line recruit Justus Terry. In fact, Terry was previously committed to head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia. However, the elite defensive lineman is now committed to the USC Trojans. Georgia football is not going to stop recruiting Justus Terry until early signing day. “I won’t sign …

Today, I choose to see the bright side. Take that, Darth Vader. I could write about the nearly unrecognizable state of the Big 12, which once supplied football that was as entertaining as you’d find anywhere, or mourn the loss of “Pac-12 After Dark.” Such musings would be a look in college football’s rearview mirror. Let’s set our eyes today …

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football has officially added six transfers to its 2024 roster. The newest Yellow Jackets are TE Josh Beetham (Yorkville, Ill./Michigan), DB Jayden Davis (Suwanee, Ga./Cincinnati), DL Thomas Gore (Nashville, Tenn./Miami (Fla.)), DL Romello Height (Dublin, Ga./Southern California), DB Zachary Tobe (Ocoee, Fla./Illinois) and DL Jordan van den Berg (Johannesburg, South Africa/Penn State). All six have …

Former Jackson State defensive back Kevin Dent was inducted Saturday into the Black College Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Dent was joined in the 2024 class by Joe “747” Adams (Tennessee State); Antoine Bethea (Howard); Waymond Bryant (Tennessee State); Richard Huntley (Winston-Salem State); Lemar Parrish (Lincoln University); and Eddie Hurt (Morgan State). “It is a great honor to …

TAMPA, Fla. – The OT7 Finals kicked off Day 2 of pool play on Saturday with dozens of blue-chip recruits in the 2025 and 2026 classes and beyond descending upon Tampa as competition heated up. Rivals National Recruiting Analysts Sam Spiegelman and John Garcia were on hand for the action. Here’s the latest roundup of rumors from the OT7 Championships. …

SMU took a big hit earlier this week as elite four-star quarterback Keelon Russell flipped his commitment away from Mustangs over to the Crimson Tide of Alabama. The move was one that was not a surprise given the level of interest Alabama has expressed to Russell in the past months and Russell’s openness that the Tide could very well be …

Oklahoma State has dipped into a familiar spot in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to grab a commitment. On the heels of an official visit in Stillwater, McKinney (Texas) three-star defensive tackle Jordan Covington has committed to the Cowboys. He chose Oklahoma State over offers from Kansas, Michigan State, Missouri, Cincinnati, and others. This embedded content is not available in your …

If you ever wanted to see how the sausage is made during spring camp at Ohio State, you can get that chance this season according to a release from the OSU Athletic Department. On August 1, August 2, August 3, and August 4, fans can experience spring camp by buying tickets for $50 each. But there won’t be many tickets …

The arrival of the 12-team College Football Playoff will create opportunities for the Big Ten Conference. However, those opportunities will be accompanied by headaches and debates. The conference needs to be proactive about solving them ahead of time so that member schools and their coaches and players receive clarity well in advance of a potential playoff debate. Let’s consider one …

An Alabama track and field athlete made history on Saturday. Crimson Tide athlete Doris Lemngole won the 3000-meter steeplechase national championship on Saturday, breaking the NCAA collegiate record, meet record and school record in the process with her 9:15.24 time. The previous record was set by BYU’s Courtney Wayment, who set the previous mark of 9:16.00 in 2022. “I didn’t …

The Big Ten enters the 12-team College Football Playoff this year. What about the future, however? What about 2026 and 2027? Will we see, by then, an expansion of the playoff from 12 to 14 teams? The Big Ten might want that, for reasons explained by Mark Rogers at The Voice of College Football. College Sports Wire noted the details …

Class of 2026 four-star quarterback Jaden O’Neal shared some encouraging words about his recent visit with head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. Speaking with On3’s Steve Wiltfong, the California prospect praised Sanders’ coaching style and his approach to recruiting. “Colorado is going amazing,” O’Neal told On3. “One big takeaway is coach Deion is (an) old school coach who …