College Football

Atlanta? Los Angeles? Miami? Dallas? A longstanding debate in the recruiting world has been which metro area produces the best football players. So now in conjunction with millions of other brackets reaching the round of 16, here’s one more to follow. Our national recruiting analysts picked the top 16 metro areas for high school football talent and seeded them 1-16, …

The news continues to flow in from another busy weekend and, it’s Monday, so that means it’s time for another Recruiting Rumor Mill. YOU DECIDE: What city produces the best high school football talent? MORE RECRUITING: Michigan impresses five-star OT Jackson Cantwell CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …

Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class has begun to receive the national attention it deserves after former Oklahoma commit and four-star running back Jonathan Hatton committed to the Aggies over the Sooners on Saturday afternoon during his visit to College Station. After losing three commits over the past two months, head coach Mike Elko hasn’t wavered, understanding that this is just …

LSU football’s spring game will look different this year. It won’t be televised and it will resemble something closer to a practice, rather than a game. LSU head coach Brian Kelly said there will be live scrimmage action, but it will be controlled and situational. Kelly added there will be a lot more special teams, too. And while it won’t …

Four-star offensive tackle recruit Zyon Guiles has committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks over Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State and Tennessee. Guiles is an elite recruit in the class of 2026. According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, he is the No. 3 player in South Carolina and the No. 14 player at his position. The 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle …

Over the last few weeks, we’ve looked at some of the best high school football recruits from the country’s recruiting hotbeds. The series started with the best 2026 recruits out of Texas and last week we looked at the best juniors coming out of Florida. This time, we’ll head west and look at the Golden State. Here are the top …

Mark Bowman preparing for big visit to Austin Next week, the Texas Longhorns will welcome five-star tight end Mark Bowman to campus for a visit. The California native is one of the best players in the 2026 class and is being pursued by some of the top programs in the country. As Texas looks to add to their offense, Bowman …

The Utah Utes don’t have any prospects committed as part of their 2026 recruiting class yet, but on Sunday they got one from a quarterback in the Class of 2027 — and he’s the brother of an incoming Ute. Thaddeus Thatcher out of Arbor View High in Las Vegas has given his pledge to Utah, multiple outlets reported. Thatcher is …

It had been nine years since Michigan football had managed to secure the No. 1 recruit in the country, but nearly a decade after landing 2016 Paramus (N.J.) Catholic five-star edge rusher Rashan Gary, the Wolverines got 2025 Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood. Now the maize and blue are going for two in a row. On Saturday, the Wolverines …

Notre Dame football started its spring practices this past week, and with that brought not only the excitement for the upcoming season, but also recruits across the country. One of the biggest names to be in South Bend this week was 2026 North Carolina defensive end Rodney Dunham. In a post on social media Saturday afternoon, the nation’s No. 33 …

The Georgia Bulldogs have to replace a lot of talent from the 2024 UGA team. Georgia lost a combined 32 players to the 2025 NFL draft and the transfer portal this offseason, so the Bulldogs have a little bit less experience than normal. “I asked the guys to stand up who have practiced at least three spring practices, so this …

Penn State became the second team to ever finish with 10 All-Americans as the Nittany Lions won the 2025 NCAA wrestling team title on Saturday, their 12 title in the last 14 tournaments. Here is the full list of All-Americans for each weight class, followed by the final team scores. 125 pounds Vincent Robinson (North Carolina State)Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)Luke …

LSU football turned in a hot week on the recruiting trail, pushing its 2026 atop the college football recruiting rankings. Head coach Brian Kelly’s staff picked up three commitments and brought the recruiting class to nine members, highlighted by the 2026 cycle’s top wide receiver Tristen Keys, who chose the Tigers on Wednesday. Two four-star prospects, cornerback Dylan Purter and …

Eddie George talks about TSU QB Draylen Ellis’ leadership qualities Draylen Ellis threw for a career-high four touchdowns in Tennessee State’s 41-17 win over Eastern Illinois Saturday at Nissan Stadium. Reggie Barlow has been hired as the new head football coach at Tennessee State University.Barlow replaces Eddie George, who resigned to take the head coaching job at Bowling Green State.Barlow …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. On Ohio State basketball To Brian: Some might say that Ohio State basketball just quit. Losing isn’t good, but not wanting to even compete is worse. Wishing they could play in the NCAA or NIT but are too banged up to play in the Crown, which starts more …