College Football

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 …

Another busy National Signing Day is in the books and with that are winners and losers on the day. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look: WINNERS Alabama Aeryn Hampton (Rivals.com) The Crimson Tide surged to third in the team rankings after a phenomenal – and busy – day for coach Nick Saban as it was predicted things …

Last week, Greg Schiano agreed to a contract extension with Rutgers football, extending the Scarlet Knights’ head coach to 2030. After returning to Rutgers football in 2020, Schiano has guided the Scarlet Knights to an 18-28 record through 46 games. Rutgers has made small strides in the past four seasons with the program’s all-time wins leader at the helm. Schiano …

Matchups determine games. This season’s College Football Playoff will be no different than others in that respect. It’s possible to have a favorable matchup in one round and be severely outmatched in the next. Last year’s national runner-up TCU is the perfect example. After defeating Michigan in the playoff semifinal the Horned Frogs gave us the most lopsided national title …

AUBURN — A three-star offensive lineman has joined the 2024 Auburn football recruiting class. The Tigers added a commitment late Wednesday evening from Favour Edwin, who is tabbed my the 247Sports Composite as the No. 680 senior recruit in the country and the No. 52 offensive tackle. Out of Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia, Edwin is ranked as …

Florida football coach Billy Napier confirmed Wednesday that associate coach/director of football strength and conditioning Mark Hocke has been demoted. Hocke spent two seasons as the strength and conditioning coach for the Florida Gators under Napier (2022-23) and four more seasons under Napier in the same role at Louisiana (2018-21). He also had strength and conditioning coach stints at Texas …

Chaminade Madonna wide receiver and 5-star Ohio State commit Jeremiah Smith competed in the FHSAA Class 1M state championship on Dec. 7, 2023, at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Wednesday marked early signing day for high school recruits across the country. Highly-touted future college football players signed to play for the likes of Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and other top programs. By Wednesday …

Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has submitted his National Letter of Intent to the Buckeyes, the school announced Wednesday night. Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes in a ceremony earlier in the day, but Ohio State coach Ryan Day was informed that the team had not received his NLI as of the team’s press conference in the afternoon. After a …

Tyler Buchner is moving on from football. The Alabama quarterback announced on social media Wednesday that he plans to transfer to Notre Dame and play lacrosse after the Crimson Tide’s run in the College Football Playoff. Buchner played football at Notre Dame initially before transferring to Alabama, but he was also a top lacrosse recruit. I am excited to return …

The first day of the early signing period was filled with plenty of intrigue and more flips than the dolphin show at SeaWorld. Among those flips was K.J. Bolden, who de-committed from Florida State to sign with Georgia. Bolden, a five-star athlete, is coming off a sensational senior season for Buford High School (Buford, Georgia). Capable of playing as a …

247Sports Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has yet to submit his biding National Letter of Intent to Ohio State as of Wednesday night. This comes after Smith reaffirmed his commitment to the Buckeyes in a signing day ceremony earlier in afternoon, where he appeared to sign his a piece of paper thought to be his NLI. However, the Buckeyes have yet …

Dec. 20—SPRINGFIELD — Aaron Scott Jr. verbally committed to Ohio State more than four months ago. Nothing happened in the meantime to give him any second thoughts about being a Buckeye. “I feel like that was one of the greatest decisions I’ve made,” the All-Ohio cornerback said. “Once I committed and saw how much love it was, I feel like …