College Football

Whew. If this is the new normal with the continued traction of name, image and likeness and the high-stakes of big-time college football recruiting, I’m not sure some media members are going to last in the business. By now, you know all of the drama surrounding Ohio State’s crown jewel of the 2024 recruiting class, No.1 overall prospect, wide receiver …

National signing day has come and passed without any major surprises. Of course, Michigan landed a commitment from four-star pass rusher Lugard Edokpayi to juice up the class, but that came as no shock with crystal balls trickling in over the past two weeks. Michigan signed 27 recruits for a 247Sports Composite total class score of 261.14 making them the …

SOUTH BEND — Moments before Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman addressed the media on Wednesday’s early signing day, Alabama backup quarterback Tyler Buchner confirmed reports that he plans to return to Notre Dame as a lacrosse player and graduate in May. Earlier in the month, Drew Pyne, the other Irish starting quarterback in 2022, told ESPN he would transfer …

Dec. 21—The Idaho football team signed 28 players to its 2024 recruiting class during National Signing Day on Wednesday. Of those 28, five reside in the Gem State, and 15 have roots in the Pacific Northwest. Idaho also inked several recruits from nontraditional hotbeds such as Anchorage, Alaska, and Raymond, Alberta, Canada. “Those (Ore., Idaho, Wash.) have to be our …

The first day of the early signing period has come to a close, and the Oregon Ducks were responsible for some of the top storylines of the day, almost unanimously named one of the single biggest winners from the celebrated event. Is anyone surprised? Duck fans learned quickly a year ago that Dan Lanning has a flair for the dramatic. …

One of the top players from Idaho in the 2024 class has signed with Michigan State. Three-star interior offensive lineman Rakeem Johnson signed his national letter of intent with the Spartans on Wednesday. The early signing period opened on Wednesday, with 17 prospects in the 2024 class signing with the Spartans. Johnson ranks as the No. 85 interior offensive lineman …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy only met Jaden Allen-Hendrix a week ago. And Gundy immediately noticed the frame of the running back recruit. Six feet, 2 inches and 225 pounds is hard to miss. “He’s a potential 245-pound back,” Gundy said. “He’s just kind of scratching the surface.” That’s what the Cowboys are banking on. OSU landed signatures …

National Signing Day took center stage on Wednesday as the early signing period opened for the 2024 college football recruiting cycle. In an era where the transfer portal has wrestled away some of the recruiting drama from both the December and February signing periods, what will always remain true is that the next generation of stars come from the high …

Auburn has landed its second commitment of the day and it is once again along the trenches. The Tigers announced that three-star offensive tackle Favour Edwin had signed with the program late Wednesday night. He is Auburn’s 20th signee of early signing period. Offensive line coach and Jake Thornton beat out Alabama and Florida for the McDonough, Georgia product, who …

Cam Williams.jpg Notre Dame signed a five-star Pacific Coast linebacker on Wednesday. That’s happened before. The Irish pulled in arguably the best quarterback on the market this offseason. Did that just last winter, too. And they are already watching a consensus four-star recruit in practices, also true last spring with current freshman Kenny Minchey. Notre Dame landed at No. 9 …

Elijah Green was wearing a Tulsa hat and had on a nice pair of sunglasses as one person after another walked up to him and posed for photos. Standing inside the Classen SAS gymnasium, Green had a big smile on his face as he celebrated a special day. It wasn’t just an important moment for him, though. The day also …

EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith showed up to his first signing day news conference sporting a green hoodie. The casual attire seemed to fit a man who has an unassuming persona, an indistinct face and a common name. In a sport populated with attention seekers and loud characters, the new Michigan State football coach doesn’t seem to covet the spotlight …

PROVIDENCE — Justin Denson told himself he wasn’t going to cry. By the time Wednesday’s 3 p.m. signing day ceremony at La Salle took place, Denson was already officially signed to play football at Michigan State. The coaches there woke him up this morning to make sure he was still going to be a Spartan and there wasn’t a last-second …

With Oregon’s move to the Big Ten in Summer 2024 comes a transition to a conference that prides itself on a more physical brand of football than what the Ducks may have been accustomed to in the Pac-12. Even with that in mind, Oregon coach Dan Lanning hasn’t seen much of a need to change his recruiting approach … not …

PISCATAWAY – Greg Schiano identified three areas that Rutgers football looks for when evaluating recruits. The Rutgers football head coach said prospects need to have what the program is looking for from a physical standpoint, cultural standpoint and academic standpoint. Schiano acknowledged that in the past, the coaching staff at times have brought in players who maybe fit one or …