After most schools around the country locked in their recruiting classes for 2024 back in the early signing period in December 2023, a few things happened in college football and in the Big Ten. Michigan won the national championship against incoming Big Ten member Washington and both programs lost their head coaches to other coaching opportunities. Jim Harbaugh left Michigan …
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National Signing Day 2024: Michigan, Washington among teams needing to improve recruiting in 2025 cycle
The proverbial bow has been placed on the college football recruiting Class of 2024 as both the early signing period in December and now the traditional National Signing Day have passed. While the traditional signing day on Wednesday was void of much drama, some surprise coaching changes early in 2024 certainly had an impact on how teams capped their 2024 …
Read More »‘You can’t beat the benefits:’ Why Hawthorne LB Andrew Zock chose to attend the Naval Academy
Football defined Andrew Zock’s life through his first 18 years, but his eyes are now looking past the game he loves. That’s why the Hawthorne senior chose to spend his next four years at the U.S. Naval Academy. “The livelong benefits that come with going to an academy, you can’t beat it,” Zock said. “You get a top-tier education, you’re …
Read More »Isiah Pacheco: Looking back at his top performances with Rutgers football
Isiah Pacheco on Sunday night will have the chance to earn his second Super Bowl victory in as many NFL seasons, a remarkable accomplishment for a running back who wasn’t selected until the seventh round of the NFL Draft but has now become a star with the Kansas City Chiefs. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – JANUARY 28: Isiah Pacheco #10 of the …
Read More »College football recruiting rankings: SEC, Big Ten dominate as top classes emerge on National Signing Day
Getty Images In the past, fans were guaranteed a buffet of dramatic storylines on National Signing Day, but changes to the college football calendar have made the first Wednesday in February little more than a formal punctuation to the yearly recruiting cycle. With no major last-minute flips to speak of, the real story of this year’s National Signing Day was …
Read More »UWF Football: Argos sign 23 players on National Signing Day, including three local stars
The Argos are restocking and reloading for the 2024 season. This is second-year head coach Kaleb Nobles’ first full recruiting cycle, after being introduced as head coach in December 2022. That means, for recruits who have signed with UWF football entering the 2024 season, Nobles has been in communication with them every step of the way. UWF signed 23 new …
Read More »Rutgers football lands Bergen Catholic edge rusher Anthony Morales
Anthony Morales committed to Rutgers football on Wednesday. The Bergen Catholic standout was offered by the Scarlet Knights last week. Morales, a talented edge rusher from Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey), joins Rutgers as a Preferred Walk On (PWO). Last season, he posted a career-high in total tackles (41), tackles for a loss (16.5) and sacks (6.5). Morales, who checks …
Read More »National Signing Day 2024: Gage Goldberg, son of WWE legend Bill Goldberg, signs with Deion Sanders, Colorado
Getty Images The son of a WWE legend has officially joined Colorado football for the 2024 season. Boerne (Texas) High School linebacker Gage Goldberg, the son of WWE icon Bill Goldberg, inked his national letter of intent on National Signing Day to play for coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes. Goldberg was set to play for Alabama as a preferred …
Read More »National Signing Day: See where some Pensacola-area football stars signed for college football
Happy National Signing Day to those who celebrate. Escambia and Santa Rosa counties weren’t without some top high school football talent signing to play college football across all levels. Here’s a roundup of players who officially signed to play football at the collegiate level. See someone missing from this list? Be sure to get in touch with PNJ sports reporter …
Read More »SEC commissioner Greg Sankey speaks on problems facing college football: ‘There are no magical answers’
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been a busy man of late. In the past week alone he announced a “joint advisory committee” partnership with the Big Ten and the state of Tennessee filed a pivotal lawsuit against the NCAA that could change the way name, image and likeness is governed going forward in college football. In a Wednesday appearance on ESPN, …
Read More »Grading Kansas football’s 2024 recruiting class: How did the Jayhawks do?
LAWRENCE — Signing day Wednesday proved to be quiet for Kansas football. The Jayhawks, as expected, didn’t announce any more scholarship additions from the high school or junior college ranks. KU did formalize the additions of five more players with college experience from the transfer portal, all of whom had previously committed. In total, combined the signing class for 2024 has …
Read More »Nick Saban joins College GameDay & did Kirk Herbstreit flip Dylan Raiola to Nebraska?
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde examine the news that Kirk Herbstreit may have contributed to quarterback Dylan Raiola flipping from Georgia to Nebraska. In an interview with Rivals, Dylan’s father Dominic Raiola recalls a phone call with Kirk Herbstreit discussing the impact …
Read More »Talibi Kaba breaks down why he committed to Rutgers football: ‘The coaches kept it real’
Rutgers football received a commitment on Tuesday night from Talibi Kaba, a player who might be the most under-appreciated prospect in the state. An elite-level athlete, Kaba pops on tape. He is ranked a three-star by 247Sports and is the No. 12 recruit in New Jersey according to 247Sports. Kaba’s commitment to Rutgers sees him joining the class of 2025 …
Read More »Pensacola Catholic’s Gaston, McLaughlin and Bragg sign with Division I football programs
Linebackers Demontrae Gaston and Turner McLaughlin, along with offensive lineman Ryland Bragg, combined to help Pensacola Catholic attain a breakthrough football season and reach the state semifinals. They were saluted again Wednesday on National Signing Day by Catholic coach Matt Adams and teammates, after the trio all signed with separate NCAA Division I teams. Gatson is heading to the Toledo …
Read More »List of 21 area standouts include Watertown seniors Juven Hudson and Caden Beauchamp
Juven Hudson and Caden Beachamp of Watertown and Aberdeen Central’s athletes Cooper Eisenbeisz, Cooper Fosher, Jett Carlson, Jayden Comstock and Avery Ligon area among 21 area high school football standouts who signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday on National Signing Day. Here’s a list of area signees that have been announced by colleges throughout the upper Midwest. Some colleges hadn’t …
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