College Football

NORMAN — Since the regular season ended, it’s been a roller coaster of roster turnover for OU football. Cayden Green announced he was entering the portal during a bowl practice, Dillon Gabriel transferred to Oregon and the Sooners rebuilt their offensive line from scratch. Head coach Brent Venables also made the defensive line a significant priority entering the SEC and …

Four-star wide receiver recruit Travis Smith Jr. walked the red carpet at the University of Georgia on his official visit to Athens. Smith Jr. is a priority recruit for the Bulldogs. He walked the red carpet alongside Georgia head coach Kirby Smart in a must-watch video. Travis Smith intends to announce his commitment on July 13. Smith is a member …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team was voted as one of the top dark horse programs to win the Big Ten in The Athletic’s weekly newsletter this past week. They sent out a survey asking what under-the-radar Big Ten team could win the conference, excluding its main favorites (Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State). Related: Big Ten football championship betting …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Greg Sankey could have said: We’re not interested in further expansion. He didn’t say that. When I asked the SEC commissioner this week about the conference’s appetite for additional growth beyond 16 teams, Sankey kept the door cracked to the idea. I should add, he didn’t express a rabid desire to expand immediately. But I exited …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Nine prospects decommitted from Power Five programs in May and Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney issues a Sting Factor for each of them. MORE GORNEY: Ten programs hosting huge visit weekends | Recruiting Rumor Mill ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

DETROIT – Rivals was in attendance for the National College Showcase at Wayne State in Detroit on Thursday. Several college assistants and head coaches were in attendance for the event. Minnesota coach PJ Fleck, Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith, Michigan coach Sherrone Moore, Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker and several others were seen checking out the talent. Here’s a rundown …

Florida football has been grinding away on the high school recruiting trail under the direction of head coach Billy Napier and his army of staffers. The program’s efforts are beginning to show signs of success thanks in part to a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports for four-star quarterback Will Griffin out of Tampa (Florida) Jesuit in the 2026 cycle. UPDATE: …

The updated state rankings for the 2025 class have been released. Take a look at who ranks No. 1 in each state. NOTE: Rivals currently has rankings for 36 states plus Washington D.C. More states could be added for the 2025 class during future rankings updates. ***** RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK MONDAY: Who should be No. 1? TUESDAY: Five-Star Countdown | …

When it comes to the best quarterback rooms in college football there is little doubt that the Texas Longhorns would be among them. After all, they have a former five-star signee as the starter and his backup was the No. 1 overall prospect of the 2023 recruiting class. Even with Quinn Ewers returning to the Longhorns for the 2024 college …

Auburn football’s weekend has become much more interesting. Six of Auburn’s top 2025 targets are in town this weekend for official visits, and one of Alabama’s top 2026 recruits is set to join them on Sunday. JaMichael Garrett, a four-star linebacker from Gulf Shores High School (Alabama) shared on X (formerly Twitter) Friday night that he will close out the …

The Fighting Irish football program kicked off June 2024 on a positive note, with Noah Grubbs, a four-star recruit in the class of 2026, committing to the team. It’s a big recruiting win for the Irish and head coach Marcus Freeman and quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli, who landed the 6-foot-5 talent out of Lake Mary (Fla.) over Michigan, Florida, Miami …

The Texas Tech football team added another piece to its 2025 recruiting class. Gil Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound cornerback out of Fort Bend Ridge Point, announced his commitment to the Red Raiders through social media on Saturday. Jackson is listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and held offers from the likes of Vanderbilt, Air Force, Alabama State and Army. …

One of the biggest coaching moves Ohio State made this offseason was to promote James Laurinaitis to linebackers coach. This move has already paid dividends on the recruiting trail as the Buckeyes landed a commitment from 2025 four-star linebacker Tarvos Alford in late March. In the 2026 class, Ohio State has put out offers to 12 linebackers thus far.  Amongst …

BLOOMINGTON – Leaning into momentum created by Curt Cignetti’s hiring and subsequent team-building success, IU Athletics plans to alter the footprint of Memorial Stadium’s student section. In an effort to centralize that section, as well as bring it closer to the band and DJ providing gameday atmosphere, Indiana will expand the traditional student section on the northeast side of the …

Now that we’ve entered the month of June, it’s time to begin thinking more about Colorado football’s 2024 season opener against the North Dakota Bison. The Buffs are currently favored by about one touchdown, signaling that many are expecting a fairly close game on Aug. 29 at Folsom Field. Recently, new NDSU football head coach Tim Polasek, who was hired …