College Football

USC football recruiting might not exactly be terrible. The Trojans could have a top-15 class for 2025. That’s certainly not atrocious. Moreover, USC is taking big swings and is not shying away from high-profile recruitments in the South and other contested regions. However, for all the swings USC takes, the Trojans aren’t hitting it out of the park. That’s what …

LSU’s 2025 class took a hit in the ratings with a couple of key recent decommitments, namely five-star receiver Dakorien Moore and four-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine. It will take some time before the Tigers are pushing for the top class in the country as they were previously, but after landing a trio of commitments this week, they’re back on track. …

The Tigers are on a roll. Missouri football secured a verbal commitment from four-star wide receiver Donovan Olubode on Friday, marking the second blue chip receiver based in the state of Florida to pledge to Eli Drinkwitz’s Class of 2025 in as many days. Olugbode — who is originally from Naperville, Illinois — committed to the Tigers on the heels …

LSU has seen its standing in the 2025 recruiting rankings fall a bit in recent weeks, but it’s picked up quite a bit of momentum to start the July 4 weekend. The Tigers landed a trio of commitments capped off by the addition of four-star EDGE Damien Shanklin, who committed to the Tigers on Friday. Shanklin, an Indianapolis prospect, is …

IMG Academy wide receiver Donovan Olugbode committed to the Missouri Tigers on Friday over Florida, Oregon, USC and Washington. Olugbode announced his decision live on 247Sports’ YouTube channel surrounded by his family. He reviewed each of his top five schools with national college football recruiting analyst Tom Loy before revealing his choice. “Billy Napier, him being a receiver guy, coming …

The state’s top high school football prospect is headed to bayou country for college. Warren Central defensive end Damien Shanklin, ranked as the No. 48 prospect in the country by 247sports and the No. 5 defensive end, announced his commitment to LSU on Friday on his Instagram page. The 6-5, 245-pound picked LSU over Alabama and Ohio State. He took …

If you didn’t know, Notre Dame football added 2025 North Carolina safety JaDon Blair to its recruiting class on Friday afternoon. Although he committed to the Irish, it wasn’t without a bit of decision day trolling. Blair had multiple hats on the table when he made his choice, but before he made the announcement, he trolled Penn State and Michigan. …

Loss after loss, East Union football could feel the 2023-24 season slipping away. The Lancers would finish with a 3-7 overall record prompting the firing of the head coach and a search for someone who could lead them to victories. That’s where Rodney Daniels came in. “I saw the position vacant here and I hopped right on it,” Daniels said. …

Brian Kelly gave Texas a “Welcome to the SEC” present as he and his recruiting staff have flipped a four-star defensive line commit for the 2025 recruiting class. Brandon Brown is a 6-foot-1, 286-pound, four-star defensive lineman from Melbourne, Florida, where he plays for Eau Gallie High School. Brown committed to the Texas Longhorns on December 19, 2023, and has …

Tylon Lee is entering his senior year with a verbal commitment. Lee, a USA Today Top 100 recruit in the class of 2025 from Pace – slotting in at No. 38 overall – and the fourth-best edge-rusher in that Top 100 list, posted on social media on Friday that he has committed to the University of Central Florida. Lee took …

During fall Saturdays last year, Pac-12 official John Morton would gaze up at the stands, the sights and the sun and feel something else wash over him during the conference’s impending demise. Sentimentality. Melancholy. A sense of loss.   The CPA from the Pacific Northwest had spent 13 years as a Pac-12 on-field official. The 2023 season was his last …

Notre Dame football won out a huge recruiting battle on Friday afternoon, as 2025 North Carolina safety JaDon Blair committed to the Irish. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 190-pound back-end player committed to Notre Dame over Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Louisville, Penn State, Florida State and Michigan. During his commitment, he teased the hats of the Nittany Lions and Wolverines, giving …

Nov 3, 2018; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers players celebrate with students after beating the Texas A&M Aggies at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Auburn football has experienced several uncharacteristic seasons recently, but the magic of Jordan-Hare Stadium remains. Auburn has not won more than six games in a season since 2019 but has played in several …

During one of Ohio State football’s camp sessions this summer, an offer went out to 2026 in-state Avon athlete, jakob weatherspoon. The 5-foot, 11-inch, 172-pound prospect saw his recruiting take a major jump following the Buckeye offer. Penn State, Wisconsin, Notre Dame and others followed Ohio State’s, showing that it was deserved. Ranked as the nation’s No. 196 overall player …

Shortly after being named head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, Deion Sanders landed a commitment from class of 2025 wide receiver Winston Watkins Jr. The blue-chip prospect decommitted in November, but Colorado remains in the hunt as Watkins included the Buffs in his top 16 on Thursday. A 247Sports composite four-star recruit out of Venice, Florida, Watkins is listed at …