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Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Commitments have started to pick up steam in the 2026 cycle and as a result, programs are getting a better idea of which targets are the most important moving into the spring portion of the cycle. Here are the must-get targets for each Big Ten program in the 2026 class. BIG TEN RECRUITING RANKINGS: 2025 | 2026 RUMOR …

Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne knows why DeVonta Smith is “elite.” It’s not the former Alabama and current Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver’s stats. It’s not Smith’s accolades – the Heisman Trophy, a College Football Playoff national championship, a Super Bowl championship. All of that, Byrne said, is the product of who Smith is as an athlete. All of that can …

CARROLLTON, Ga. – The Under Armour All-America camp tour kicked off in Atlanta over the weekend and several elite prospects updated their own recruiting plans after their workout. MORE: Commitment predictions for eight of the top prospects in the Southeast CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

LSU football’s coaching staff remained mostly intact following the 2024 season. The only change came at tight ends coach, with Slade Nagle leaving to take the offensive coordinator job at Houston. With Nagle out, LSU hired Alex Atkins to fill the role. Atkins spent the last several years at Florida State, serving as the Seminoles’ offensive coordinator. Along with coaching …

Unlike the two teams that played in Super Bowl LIX, several NFL franchises lack their long-term answers at quarterback and enter the offseason looking to upgrade at the position. While NFL scouts consider this a down year in terms of top-end draft prospects at QB, there are still expected to be multiple quarterbacks selected in the first round of the …

© Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images When five-star superstar Travis Hunter shockingly flipped his commitment from Florida State to Jackson State on signing day, he talked about playing for the best to ever do it. He was talking about playing for Deion Sanders, learning from him, soaking in everything Sanders could teach him about playing cornerback not only for college but …

Before the Dallas Cowboys announced Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach, one exciting name had emerged as a potential candidate: Colorado’s Deion Sanders. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke to Sanders early in the process, although the conversation eventually didn’t go anywhere. On “The Rich Eisen Show” on Friday, Sanders admitted that he gave his conversation with Jones some significant …

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables faces a critical season in 2025. He’s had two 6-7 seasons in three years at the helm, sandwiched around a 10-3 mark in Year 2. His first season in the SEC was nightmarish, as OU looked overmatched almost every week. The former Clemson and Oklahoma defensive coordinator was brought back to Norman to get …

LSU football was active in college football’s 2025 transfer portal. According to 247Sports, the Tigers signed the top-ranked transfer class in the country. LSU head coach Brian Kelly promised that LSU would be aggressive — LSU came through on that promise. “We believe that this group now is such that we can compete for a championship,” Kelly said. LSU addressed …

Signed, sealed, and delivered. On last Wednesday’s National Signing Day, Sammy Mitchell IV officially signed his letter of intent to join Florida A&M’s 2025 football team. The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder out of Davie’s Western High School will play defensive end for the Rattlers. Mitchell won’t arrive on FAMU’s campus until the summer after he graduates from Western on June 2. But …

Four years, four remarkable and unthinkable years of seismic change in college football, and nothing is sacred. Not even Top 25 polls, which have become all but marginalized — save for a point of debate in the sport of arguing. College football is now all about the top 12, or the 12 teams that make up the College Football Playoff. …

Nebraska football has emerged as a top school for 2026 athlete Danny Odem. Odem had positive reviews about the program in a conversation with Rivals.com’s Tim Verghese earlier this week. Odem is the 44th overall corner in the 2026 class and the 77th overall player in his class from the state of Florida per the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is …

Jorden Edmonds, a four-star cornerback recruit from Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, has set a Feb. 19 commitment date, which is his birthday. His top choices are the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Oklahoma Sooners, and Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama is Georgia’s biggest competitor for Edmonds as they have been making him a top priority within this recruiting …

Growing up in central Ohio, Jaystin Gwinn’s dream was to play football at Ohio State like his father, Anthony, and uncles Justin and Jayson. Now that the Westerville Central senior has accepted Ohio State’s offer to become a preferred walk-on, he’s one step closer. His achievement was celebrated during a National Signing Day ceremony last Wednesday at Central. “This means …

On Monday, the PNJ released a list of 16 area Florida High School Athletic Association flag football players to watch for during the 2025 season. You’ll notice we didn’t rank them. That’s where flag football fans come in. The PNJ sports staff has narrowed down the list. Now, who do you think will be the Pensacola-area Flag Football Player of …