NORMAN — OU added a significant commitment Saturday, picking up 2025 four-star safety Omarion Robinson of Little Rock (Arkansas) Parkview Magnet. Robinson (6-foot-0, 171 pounds) committed to the Sooners over Arkansas and Oregon. He is a four-star prospect and the No. 299 player overall in the class according to the 247 Sports composite. Robinson is the 21st commitment of the 2025 …
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BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) gives the play to the offense as BYU and Oklahoma play at LaVell Edwards stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The Cougars are preparing for Year 2 in the Big 12. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The 2024 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team and individual awards were announced Tuesday, chosen by media …
Read More »Arkansas football misses out on two highly-ranked recruits from Little Rock
FAYETTEVILLE — The latest up-and-down recruiting cycle for Arkansas football continued Saturday with a pair of top recruits from inside the state committing elsewhere and spurning the Razorbacks. Omarion Robinson and Monterrio Elston of Little Rock’s Parkview Magnet High School are headed west. Robinson, the No. 2 recruit in Arkansas and the No. 26 safety in the country according to …
Read More »Why Benedictine offensive lineman Jacobe Ward committed to this SEC program
Benedictine’s Jacobe Ward, one of the top offensive linemen recruits in the country, announced his commitment to play at Auburn in a ceremony at the Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club in Savannah on Saturday evening. The 6-foot-4, 335-pound right tackle had offers from a host of the top programs in the country. He announced his Top 10 list which …
Read More »Kansas State football adds to Fourth of July fireworks with pair of weekend commitments
Kansas State football’s successful Fourth of July weekend continued Saturday when the Wildcats received a commitment from speedy Arkansas running back Monterrio Elston. Elston, a three-star prospect from Parkview Magnet in Little Rock, announced his decision on Instagram, picking the Wildcats over Arkansas and Missouri. He is K-State’s 14th pledge of the 2025 recruiting cycle and the second of the …
Read More »Four-star DB Major Preston talks Ole Miss football commitment
Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels are red hot on the recruiting trail. June was strong on the commitment front and July is looking even better. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy defensive back Major Preston became the third pledge in the first six days of the month in going public with his pledge on Saturday evening. The four-star picked Ole …
Read More »Texas football lands commitment from Kade Phillips, 4-star CB in 2025 class
It was a rough week on the recruiting trail for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff, but Saturday’s commitment of four-star cornerback Kade Phillips helped ease some of those frustrations. Phillips, a 6-foot, 170-pounder from Fort Bend Hightower outside of Houston, picked Texas over LSU, he announced on his social media accounts. Kade Phillips’ 247 ranking He ranks as …
Read More »3-star wide receiver Tavian McNair commits to Utah
Utah Utes fans celebrate Money Parks’ (10) touchdown during the first quarter of their season opener against Florida at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. | Megan Nielsen, Deseret News Utah’s 2025 recruiting class keeps on growing, as the Utes received a commitment from Centennial High (Corona, Cafinfornia) receiver Tavian McNair — the nephew of …
Read More »Defensive back Major Preston commits to Ole Miss football over Colorado, Florida
OXFORD ― Make it four commitments from Florida high schools for Ole Miss football’s 2025 recruiting class. Defensive back Major Preston, who plays his high school football at IMG Academy, announced his verbal pledge to the Rebels on Saturday night. Preston is rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite. He is considered the No. 623 overall prospect in the …
Read More »Athlon has LSU finishing just outside top 5 in preseason SEC standings
With the SEC expanding to 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, divisions are now a thing of the past. That means that LSU won’t just have to win the SEC West to reach the title game in Atlanta; it will have to finish with a top-two record in the league, as well. Athlon recently released its annual …
Read More »ESPN 300 prospect, Mainland defensive tackle Christian Hudson commits to UCF football
DAYTONA BEACH — Christian Hudson toured the college football landscape last month, making stops at Iowa State, Maryland and Iowa in consecutive weekends. But, Mainland’s coveted defensive tackle decided that the best fit was the one closest to home. Hudson, who recently cracked the ESPN 300 list of the nation’s top high school football players, committed to UCF in front …
Read More »EA Sports College Football 25 rankings, takeaways: Colorado overhyped, Michigan’s defense is underrated
We’re less than two weeks away from the release of EA Sports “College Football 25.” With it comes the end of an 11-year drought for the game, and the buzz has been palpable as the long-dormant college football video game community awakes from its slumber. The first gameplay trailer has garnered 2.9 million views on Youtube and subsequent videos showing …
Read More »Benedictine offensive lineman Jacobe Ward sees recruitment skyrocket
College recruiters knew about the potential of Benedictine’s Jacobe Ward before he even started a game for the Cadets, as the offensive lineman had offers from Boston College and Minnesota prior to becoming a sophomore standout for BC in 2021. Anchoring the right side of the line as a tackle, where he protected rising senior quarterback Luke Kromenhoek, the 4-star …
Read More »Three-star OL Jacobe Ward joins Auburn’s 2025 recruiting class
CMTD_AuburnWire_1 As the calendar flips to July, Auburn is beginning to rediscover its spark on the recruiting trail. Two days after three-star tight end Hollis Davidson reaffirmed his commitment to Auburn, [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and his staff have added another talented player to its 2025 haul in three-star OL [autotag]Jacobe Ward[/autotag]. Ward, an offensive lineman from Benedictine Military School in Savannah, …
Read More »LSU continues rebuild of defensive tackle room with 2 commits
When LSU hired Bo Davis in January, I wrote about just how massive the addition was. It’s rare that a position coach can completely move the needle for a program, but that’s what Davis did at Texas. Davis provided the Longhorns with the best interior defensive line in the country, headlined by T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II. According to …
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