College Football

There is so much going on during the busy month of June that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE RUMOR MILLS: Midwest | National MORE GORNEY: QB Dominoes | Elite 11 ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

Jun. 20—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football staff mined the transfer portal with intent this offseason. Real positions of need to address. Like offensive and defensive line. The former was a position Illini coach Bret Bielema said he would never be caught short on again. The latter will have all three of last year’s starters, led by second-round pick Johnny Newton, …

Every year ESPN puts together its college football future power rankings. ESPN’s college football future power rankings is not a one-year projection. Instead, it sets out to predict the best in college football during the next three seasons (2024, 2025, 2026). To help put together the rankings, ESPN comprises three categories of college football future power rankings: quarterbacks, defenses and …

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Vols’ coaching staff received a commitment for its 2025 recruiting class. Offensive lineman Nic Moore announced his commitment on Thursday. “First, I would like to thank God for making this all possible because through him I am blessed to have this opportunity,” Moore said. “I would also like to thank all the coaches …

The No. 1 running back recruit in the class of 2026, Savion Hiter, is visiting the Georgia Bulldogs football program. Hiter plays high school football for Woodberry Forest School in Woodbery Forest, Virginia. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound running back is the top-ranked recruit in Virginia, per Rivals. Hiter is also considered the No. 26 recruit in the country, which means that …

In this new-look Big 12, Iowa State football fans might be wondering: What games should I be looking forward to most? Texas and Oklahoma have darted for the SEC, but a host of schools from the West will be joining the fold this season to make things interesting. The Cyclones return more most production and consistency than almost any other …

Former Oklahoma Sooners football head coach and the current head coach of the USC Trojans, Lincoln Riley, has lost two major commitments on the defensive side of the ball this week. First, it was five-star EDGE Isaiah Gibson, who recommitted from Southern Cal on Tuesday. Gibson was ranked as the number one edge-rusher in the 2025 recruiting class, according to …

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide football coaching staff have turned out an incredible month of June on the recruiting trail. Between official visits, commitments, and hosting camps, DeBoer and his team have generated a lot of buzz in the industry. DeBoer and the Tide hosted one of the prized recruits in the class of 2025 during this midweek …

The future is bright for the Oklahoma Sooners. Brent Venables and his staff have been recruiting at a very high level since his arrival in Norman. Each of his first three recruiting classes has ranked in the top 10 of 247Sports team recruiting rankings. Even the 2022 class after it deteriorated following the departure of Lincoln Riley. The Sooners have …

Recently Phil Steele released his annual digital college football preview magazine, and in the magazine was a power ranking of every Division I football team. Out of 134 teams, where does LSU rank? LSU was ranked as the No. 20 team on the power poll. That is good for the eighth-highest-rated team from the SEC. Georgia (1), Texas (4), Alabama …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended a preferred walk-on offer to in-state class of 2025 safety Nolan Anderson on Wednesday. The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin product ventured to Madison for an unofficial visit earlier today before receiving his first Big Ten offer. The 5-foot-10 180-pound three-star is a rising senior at Menomonee Falls High School. 247Sports considers Anderson an athlete, but both On3 and …

The hype surrounding Colorado football true freshman Jordan Seaton continues to grow ahead of the offensive tackle’s debut college campaign. On Tuesday, Athlon released its 2024 preseason All-Big 12 teams and the Buffs’ rookie phenom earned fourth-team honors. Seaton, a former five-star prospect out of IMG Academy, is expected to protect quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ blind slide this fall as Colorado’s …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 pass-catcher Dveyoun Bonwell-Witte on Wednesday. Wisconsin has accelerated its 2026 recruiting efforts over the last few days. Bonwell-Witte joins RB Jaeden Hill, WR Madden Williams and ATH Jakob Weatherspoon as the most recent crop of 2026 prospects to earn offers from UW. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver represents Washington …

Five-star defensive line recruit Justus Terry is projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Terry recently decommitted from the USC Trojans. Terry would be one of the defining pieces of Georgia’s class of 2025 if the Bulldogs can sign him. Terry was previously committed to Georgia and is ranked as the No. 7 recruit in the nation. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound …

Late in the first quarter of Michigan football’s 34-13 conquest of Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game, ESPN announcer Chris Fowler bellowed, “Welcome back, Donovan Edwards!” In that moment, the Wolverines’ star was nearing the end zone for the second time that night, on a 46-yard touchdown sprint that showcased the natural talent of a player who had …