LSU might not have the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, but when it comes to quality over quantity, the Tigers are in pole position. According to On3, LSU leads the country in average recruit rating. The average LSU commit is rated 92.63, just ahead of Oregon at 92.35. Alabama, whose class ranks No. 1 overall, is fourth with …
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Meet Ohio State football’s Brandon Inniss: What to know about the WR ahead of 2024 season
Brandon Inniss is heading into his second season as a part of Ohio State’s wide receiver room. The former five-star will make his 2024 debut at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 when Ohio State takes on Akron. He is joined in OSU’s wide receiver room by players such as Emeka Egbuka, Carnell Tate and freshman five-star Jeremiah Smith, among others. Here’s …
Read More »Red River Recruiting: A mid-year analysis
In the midst of a slightly calmer stretch of the recruiting calendar, I figured I would take a look at the recruiting rankings to compare recruiting classes as we hit the mid-year point. And what’s better than getting some conversation going amongst some of the heated rivalries of college football? First up is the Red River rivalry of Texas and …
Read More »Where Clemson’s 2025 recruiting class ranks after huge commitment from 4-star Bryce Davis
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have secured a major addition to their 2025 recruiting class. Four-star defensive end Bryce Davis committed to Clemson on Saturday, picking the Tigers over Georgia, Duke, and South Carolina. According to 247 Sports composite rankings, Davis is the No. 59 overall player and No. 8 defensive lineman in his class. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound …
Read More »Paul Finebaum calls Brent Venables ‘very underrated’
SEC media days have come and gone for the Oklahoma Sooners, their first go-around participating in media days in their new conference. Brent Venables and the Sooners had a successful week in Dallas, showing they won’t back down from the challenge that the SEC presents. One of the most influential voices in the SEC has been very complimentary of OU …
Read More »Former New Mexico State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. drowns in Utah
Jul. 21—Andre Seldon Jr., a Utah State transfer cornerback, drowned at Porcupine Reservoir in Cache County, Utah, the program announced on Saturday. He was 22. Seldon was a captain and two-year starter at New Mexico State the past two seasons, one of the key figures in the Aggies’ football resurgence. He initially spent the spring at TCU before ultimately deciding …
Read More »10 things to know about the new Big Ten
Jul. 21—These days the “big” is much more accurate than the number in the name of the football conference that is home to Ohio State. The Buckeyes are still part of the Big Ten, but this summer it is underoing its most extensive membership change since forming in 1896. With every league member set to be in Indianapolis this week …
Read More »Where Texas football is projected to finish according to SEC media poll
For the first time, the 2024 SEC media days included recently added conference members the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns. The move from the Big 12 has been brewing for nearly three years, but the move became official back on July 1st. When the two schools decided to leave the Big 12 in 2021, the majority of people thought that …
Read More »ACC Football Kickoff to play out with teams wanting in the Big Ten
As the Big Ten begins its annual football media day event this week in Indianapolis, the ACC will be holding its mid-summer ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina at the same time. While the Big Ten welcomes four members from the Pac-12 as new conference members this season, the ACC will be welcoming in two new members from the …
Read More »Texas A&M senior Shemar Turner believes the Longhorns ‘game is just going to be different’
Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner speaks to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports The Lone Star Showdown is back on the gridiron later this year as Texas A&M hosts Texas at Kyle Field. On Thursday at SEC media days in Dallas, Aggies senior defensive lineman Shemar Turner was asked …
Read More »Huskers to host 2026 defensive back next weekend
A class of 2026 recruit has scheduled a visit to Nebraska next weekend. JJ Dunnigan is a 6-foot-2 defensive back from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, KS. Dunnigan will be in Lincoln on July 27 to meet new defensive backs coach John Butler. Butler is taking over for Evan Cooper, who resigned last week for personal reasons. The new Cornhusker coach …
Read More »Three Buffs make College Football News’ preseason ranking of top 25 Big 12 players
Led by quarterback Shedeur Sanders at the No. 1 spot, three Colorado Buffaloes standouts made College Football News’ preseason ranking of the Big 12’s top 25 players. Cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter slotted in at No. 3, one spot behind Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II, and safety Shilo Sanders snuck in at No. 23. While three is a …
Read More »Why Colorado football’s Chidozie Nwankwo is the ‘Block Bully’: ‘Can’t double-team him’
Oct 22, 2022; Annapolis, Maryland, USA; Houston Cougars defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo (10) reacts after stopping the Navy Midshipmen on fourth down at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. LAS VEGAS — Tank Jenkins has played a lot of college football. The Houston offensive lineman is entering his seventh year of eligibility and has appeared in 39 career games (28 starts) for …
Read More »Last year, I picked Michigan football to win it all. This year? It won’t win the Big Ten.
Before anybody in the Ann Arbor area gets too offended by what they’re about to read, I have to establish my bona fides. That’s right: Last summer, I was bold enough to predict Michigan football would win the College Football Playoff come January. Lucky guess? Probably. There was logic behind the luck, though: It genuinely looked like the Wolverines had …
Read More »New QBs, new coach and good vibes: 4 observations from Washington’s 7-on-7 football camp
WASHINGTON — Washington hosting its annual high school football fest has been a summer staple for the last 17 years. But for the first time in the event’s history, Darrell Crouch isn’t the Panthers head coach. Crouch retired at the end of last season, following a decorated 19-year career at Washington that saw 156 victories and 16 playoff appearances. Former …
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