College Football

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 …

Georgia won’t have to wait until February to be crowned king of the 2024 college football recruiting cycle. Coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs clinched the cycle’s top-ranked recruiting class on Wednesday during National Signing Day after flipping five-star defensive back KJ Bolden from Florida State at the opening of the early signing period. With Bolden’s commitment, Georgia secured a class …

Dec. 20—The 2024 early signing period for football begins today and WVU is expected to sign around 20 prospects. This story will be updated throughout the morning and afternoon as WVU officially announces its signings. 7:10 a.m. Makai Byerson, DL, 6-4, 270, Richmond, Va./Manchester HS Four-year starter at defensive end and tight end for coach Tom Hall at Manchester High …

Dec. 20—MORGANTOWN — There was clear intention present in West Virginia’s 2024 recruiting class that signed with the Mountaineers on National Signing Day Wednesday morning. In the 22-man class, four signees are wide receivers, five are defensive backs and two are linebackers. It is no coincidence that those signings match up with WVU’s weakest position groups. Head coach Neal Brown …

Christmas came early for many college football programs across the country. Five days before the holiday, Wednesday marked the first day that high school football players could sign their national letters of intent to play at the NCAA Division I collegiate level. And whether months of recruiting was rewarded or the day was spent anxiously hoping a commit didn’t flip, …

EAST LANSING – Jonathan Smith, it seems, pulled it off. In the 22 days since he was introduced as Michigan State’s head coach, he hired most of his staff, including his two coordinators, met with MSU’s current players in the mornings and hit the recruiting trail by afternoon and evening, all the while analyzing he roster, getting a handle on …

Vero Beach signings included Kevin Pollock (Army), Amar Reynolds (Illinois), Chase Stevens (Florida), Xavion Griffin (Western Kentucky) and Tyler Aronson (SMU) on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. VERO BEACH – On the biggest day of the year for high school athletes, six Vero Beach Fighting Indians inked letters of intent to play at the next level on Wednesday afternoon at the …

Dec. 20—MOSCOW, Idaho — Following a Football Championship Subdivision recipe for success coach Jason Eck said was invented by nine-time national champion North Dakota State and adopted by defending national champion South Dakota State, Idaho loaded up on linemen and tight ends among the 28 freshmen it announced in early recruiting Wednesday. Idaho took six offensive linemen, four defensive linemen …

Dec. 20—Quinton Martin Jr. followed in the footsteps of Nick Singleton and J’ven Williams on Wednesday and became the third straight top-rated recruit from Pennsylvania to land with Penn State on Signing Day. Martin, a running back and receiver from PIAA Class 3A champion Belle Vernon, and Wyomissing lineman Caleb Brewer were two of 25 high school seniors to sign …

247Sports Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith submitted his National Letter of Intent to Ohio State late Wednesday night, the team announced. This comes after Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes in a signing day ceremony earlier in the afternoon.  Ohio State coach Ryan Day expressed relief about the situation at his signing day press conference, but was later informed by a …

Dec. 20—Tom Allen didn’t know when he would receive his next professional opportunity after Indiana fired him late last month, but he knew he wanted to coach football again. When Penn State’s James Franklin approached him a few weeks later, he was receptive. “I’m a football coach and I love what I do,” Allen said. “This opportunity that presented itself …

Dec. 20—Del City defensive back LaDainian Fields flipped his commitment from TCU to Oklahoma State hours before the early signing period opened Wednesday. Fields is ranked the No. 95 defensive back in the nation and the 16th in Oklahoma by 247Sports. He committed to the Horned Frogs on Aug. 5 and received an offer from OSU on Dec. 12. His …