College Football

Savannah Christian’s Elijah Griffin looks over the New Hampstead offense on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Pooler Stadium. Savannah Christian Prep defensive lineman Elijah Griffin is the No. 3 prospect on the USA Today High School Sports Top 100 composite football recruiting rankings for the class of 2025. Griffin was the 2023-24 Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards Defensive Football …

Feb. 4—The first Wednesday in February used to be an unofficial holiday for college football fanatics, at least the subset who follow recruiting closely. Over the years, that group grew from small to a significant portion of the fanbase at places like Ohio State, making National Signing Day a major event from coast to coast that hijacked the attention of …

LSU football has a new director of football operations. JR Belton was promoted to the role on Tuesday, per a report from CBS Sports and 247Sports. He had served as the program’s recruiting director for the duration of Brian Kelly’s tenure in Baton Rouge. In his new position, Belton will work with Kelly and general manager Austin Thomas to oversee …

Opposing fanbases made fun at the expense of Ohio State by claiming them as the “offseason champs” before the 2024 college football season began. It wasn’t meant to be a compliment, but a knife in the back of coming up short on more than one occasion (in their eyes) despite having a slew of talent on the roster. The Buckeyes …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star linebacker from Missouri. Mason Marden of Saint Louis announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from Michigan State. He took to social media platform X to make the Spartans’ offer known. Marden ranks as the No. 59 linebacker prospect in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s …

The sponsor of a Georgia Senate bill that would exempt college athletes from state income tax for compensation they make through NIL deals said he’s “basically calling it the Kirby Smart bill.” Brandon Beach, a Republican who represents Senate District 21 that includes north Fulton County and Cherokee County, said Georgia football and other state programs are at a recruiting …

The close to the recruiting season is officially here for Florida football. February’s National Signing Day is fast approaching. Even though the occasion has lost much of its hype due to the emergence of Early National Signing Day in December, it still presents one last opportunity for Billy Napier and the Gators to secure the final uncommitted recruits — and …

To have one player make it to the Super Bowl from a local high school is quite an accomplishment. But to have two from the same school in the same game is a “rare feat,” says Mallard Creek High School Football Coach Kennedy Tinsley. Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jordan Davis and Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman DJ Humphries both played …

David Pollack sees Clemson as a strong contender in 2025, placing the Tigers at No. 4 in his early top five on The David Pollack College Football Show. He ranked Clemson ahead of Penn State at No. 5 while Oregon, Ohio State, and Texas filled out the top three. Texas, which ended Clemson’s 2024 season with a 38-24 College Football …

All across Arizona high schools on Wednesday, football seniors will be signing national college letters of intent, but they won’t come with the same fanfare as the December early signing period, which closes after 72 hours. The heavy hitters of Division I swept through in December, collecting letters from top high school seniors, then, it seemed, turned their recruiting attention …

Texas A&M linebacker Tristan Jernigan is entering his second season with the program and will likely see the field at a higher rate in 2025. As a late addition to the 2024 recruiting class, coach Mike Elko, just a month on the job, kept Jernigan’s commitment as the Tupelo (MS) native signed with the Aggies over Alabama in the final …

Ohio State football is coming off one of the most impressive seasons in college football history and a national championship in its pocket, but it appears now that the pie is done baking, everyone wants a piece. We know that defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles is off to State College, Pennsylvania to call the Penn State defense. Shortly after that announcement, …

USATSI Louisville legend and former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch is joining the Cardinals staff as wide receivers coach, 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz confirmed. Branch has been with the program in an off-field capacity for the past three seasons and will take over the role from Garrick McGee. First-year North Carolina coach Bill Belichick hired McGee to be the Tar Heels …

It is obvious Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian is one of the best coaches in college football. Sark is a good recruiter, he’s good at player development and at program building. But, while he has reached the college football playoff semifinals the past two years, Sark has yet to win a national title. Ari Wasserman of On3.com took …

Penn State has never been closer to the national championship during the modern era than it was in 2024. The Nittany Lions reached the College Football Playoff semifinals for the first time in the debut season of the 12-team field before falling to eventual national runner-up Notre Dame in the final moments of the Orange Bowl. Unlike several teams in …