With National Signing Day coming and going on Wednesday, college football programs have largely finalized their 2025 recruiting classes. Only two top 100 prospects in 247Sports’ Composite rankings entered Wednesday unsigned, as the vast majority of players signed to their respective teams in the early signing period from Wednesday, Dec. 4, through Friday, Dec. 6. A large portion of players …
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Green Bay area high school athletes make college plans official on National Signing Day
The Northern Michigan University football team has gone a combined 0-22 the last two seasons while being outscored by an average of 30.6 points per game during that span. Perhaps all NMU needs is some more Green Bay area talent to help turn things around and win a game for the first time since November 2022. The Wildcats signed five …
Read More »UGA football named as smartest NIL spender
Several insiders have named the Georgia Bulldogs as the college football team that spent their name, image and likeness (NIL) money the best on recruiting in the 2025 cycle. Georgia finished with the No. 2 recruiting class in the country behind the Texas Longhorns. Several NIL collectives in the SEC, Big Ten and ACC along with Power Four personnel staffers …
Read More »247Sports ranks three Wisconsin Badgers among college football’s top transfers
Three Wisconsin Badgers made 247Sports’ recent ranking of the 100 most impactful transfers to move during the winter window. Those additions: former Ball State tight end Tanner Koziol (No. 67 overall), Kentucky edge rusher Tyreese Fearbry (No. 82) and Tulane defensive lineman Parker Petersen (No. 88). Meanwhile, former Badgers defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. (Illinois) was the one departure to …
Read More »UWF brings in solid number of players on National Signing Day, including three local alums
Now in his third recruiting cycle as head coach of the University of West Florida football team, Kaleb Nobles has come to expect the unexpected. With the current landscape of college football and the transfer portal – with players leaving whenever they want to almost go wherever they want – college coaches have to be ready to add more players …
Read More »FAMU football gets the ‘right people and fits’ in sizeable 2025 National Signing Day class
James Colzie III is tailoring his second Florida A&M football team to become who and what he wants it to be. A significant step to accomplishing that was Wednesday’s National Signing Day, where the Rattlers are projected to add 27 new players for the 2025 football season thus far. According to a signing day document provided by FAMU football, 24 …
Read More »Final Big Ten football team recruiting rankings for the class of 2025
Yesterday was an uneventful National Signing Day for the Nebraska Cornhuskers class of 2025. The class officially closed with 20 signees, 12 of whom were listed as 4-star prospects and the remaining eight players as 3-star recruits. The first Wednesday in February used to be the time when all the action took place, as signees announced their schools on national …
Read More »Signing Day: See which colleges the top high school athletes from the Savannah area signed with
Richmond Hill fielded one of the toughest football teams in the Coastal Empire this season, and Tuesday’s Signing Day celebration on campus showed why as six athletes put pen to paper, joining Thomas Zimbalatti (Murray State) and Caleb Easterling (Furman), who signed in December. Here’s a look at the Wildcats who signed Wednesday, along with athletes from a number of …
Read More »Why Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s glad to have coordinator back, QB coach added
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti was just as proactive about keeping his coaching staff intact as he was retaining his key players. The Hoosiers’ nine returning on-field coaches all received new deals with raises in December. The ink wasn’t even dry on those contracts when defensive coordinator Bryant Haines received an additional pay bump. During a virtual news conference …
Read More »Former Notre Dame GM Chad Bowden breaks down his reasons for bolting to archrival USC
SOUTH BEND — Chad Bowden, newly installed as USC’s football general manager, shed light Wednesday on his decision to leave Notre Dame after four seasons and a runner-up finish in the recent College Football Playoff. “Notre Dame did everything they could to keep me there,” Bowden said at the Trojans’ National Signing Day news conference in Los Angeles. “USC, for …
Read More »Who are NFL draft prospects from the Senior Bowl to know?
. It is Super Bowl week, which comes just after Senior Bowl week, so there was a lot for me and cohost Seth Cox to talk about in the latest edition of the podcast. The main focus of the show was about the Senior Bowl and the standouts from the week and the game. But we began with a discussion …
Read More »Gators sign CB Onis Konanbanny on national signing day
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School cornerback Onit Konanbanny made things official on Wednesday, national signing day, by putting pen to paper on the financial aid agreement and revenue share contract that replaced the national letter of intent in college recruiting. Konanbanny flipped his commitment from Tennessee on Tuesday following a strong pursuit from Florida over the winter. An official visit to …
Read More »Eastern Washington loads up on transfers, defensive players on National Signing Day
Feb. 5—After its December class tipped toward high school athletes and offensive players, Eastern Washington’s February football signing class tilted the opposite direction. Of the 16 more signees the Eagles announced Wednesday — the official National Signing Day for college football players — 11 are transfers and 11 have been brought in to play defense. The signing class brings Eastern’s …
Read More »Dakota Wesleyan football signs 24 prospects in 2025 recruiting class
Feb. 5—MITCHELL — The Dakota Wesleyan University football team announced its first wave of its 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday, signing 24 prospects on National Signing Day. “We have a pretty good group so far that have decided (DWU) is a place they want to be,” Tigers head coach Alex Kretzschmar said. “Our coaching staff put a lot of time …
Read More »Penn State adds FCS head coach to Jim Knowles’ defensive staff
On Tuesday, Penn State’s new defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, made his first public appearance as the Nittany Lions’ DC. A few new additions to Knowles’ defensive staff were announced the next day, notably a Penn State alum and current FCS head coach. Greg Gattuso, who led Albany for the past 11 seasons, told reporters at a press conference Wednesday afternoon …
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