College Football

With the second NCAA football signing period set to begin Wednesday, here is a rundown of the Greater Cincinnati football stars who already signed with Division I programs in December. They are already on the rosters of their new college teams, and some are on campus. Some of the information from those bios is included here along with previous Enquirer …

The Enquirer reached out to every head football coach in the Greater Cincinnati area, asking them which players on their team are still on the market and would be steals for any college program. This list, originally published a few weeks ago, now includes updates on which under-the-radar football recruits found a college football home and who still needs to …

WEST LAFAYETTE − The future of Purdue football takes its first steps with spring practices soon underway. Coming off a 1-11 season, a lot has changed since the last time the Boilermakers took the field. Out is Ryan Walters as head coach. In is Barry Odom, who brought with him almost an entirely new staff. And almost an entirely new …

The No. 1 Penn State wrestling program has missed out on the nation’s top recruit. It was Iowa, not the three-time defending national champion Nittany Lions, who earned a Tuesday night commitment from Bishop McCort High junior Bo Bassett, widely considered the nation’s top recruit in the 2026 class. Bassett announced that he would be joining the Hawkeyes, his lifelong …

Coming off the most successful season of his tenure in Happy Valley, where does Penn State head coach James Franklin among his peers in the profession going into 2025? Franklin continues to be a coach who inspires debate about his place in the college football world, and there are worthy arguments to be made both in his favor and against …

Savannah Christian’s Elijah Griffin looks over the New Hampstead offense on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Pooler Stadium. Savannah Christian Prep defensive lineman Elijah Griffin is the No. 3 prospect on the USA Today High School Sports Top 100 composite football recruiting rankings for the class of 2025. Griffin was the 2023-24 Coastal Empire High School Sports Awards Defensive Football …

Feb. 4—The first Wednesday in February used to be an unofficial holiday for college football fanatics, at least the subset who follow recruiting closely. Over the years, that group grew from small to a significant portion of the fanbase at places like Ohio State, making National Signing Day a major event from coast to coast that hijacked the attention of …

LSU football has a new director of football operations. JR Belton was promoted to the role on Tuesday, per a report from CBS Sports and 247Sports. He had served as the program’s recruiting director for the duration of Brian Kelly’s tenure in Baton Rouge. In his new position, Belton will work with Kelly and general manager Austin Thomas to oversee …

Opposing fanbases made fun at the expense of Ohio State by claiming them as the “offseason champs” before the 2024 college football season began. It wasn’t meant to be a compliment, but a knife in the back of coming up short on more than one occasion (in their eyes) despite having a slew of talent on the roster. The Buckeyes …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star linebacker from Missouri. Mason Marden of Saint Louis announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from Michigan State. He took to social media platform X to make the Spartans’ offer known. Marden ranks as the No. 59 linebacker prospect in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. He’s …

The sponsor of a Georgia Senate bill that would exempt college athletes from state income tax for compensation they make through NIL deals said he’s “basically calling it the Kirby Smart bill.” Brandon Beach, a Republican who represents Senate District 21 that includes north Fulton County and Cherokee County, said Georgia football and other state programs are at a recruiting …

The close to the recruiting season is officially here for Florida football. February’s National Signing Day is fast approaching. Even though the occasion has lost much of its hype due to the emergence of Early National Signing Day in December, it still presents one last opportunity for Billy Napier and the Gators to secure the final uncommitted recruits — and …

To have one player make it to the Super Bowl from a local high school is quite an accomplishment. But to have two from the same school in the same game is a “rare feat,” says Mallard Creek High School Football Coach Kennedy Tinsley. Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jordan Davis and Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman DJ Humphries both played …

David Pollack sees Clemson as a strong contender in 2025, placing the Tigers at No. 4 in his early top five on The David Pollack College Football Show. He ranked Clemson ahead of Penn State at No. 5 while Oregon, Ohio State, and Texas filled out the top three. Texas, which ended Clemson’s 2024 season with a 38-24 College Football …

All across Arizona high schools on Wednesday, football seniors will be signing national college letters of intent, but they won’t come with the same fanfare as the December early signing period, which closes after 72 hours. The heavy hitters of Division I swept through in December, collecting letters from top high school seniors, then, it seemed, turned their recruiting attention …