College Football

Syndication: Gainesville Sun JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee high school football event of the summer, has come and gone. One hundred of the best prospects in the nation competed at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ facility in one-on-ones and a 7-on-7 tournament. Here are the prospects who boosted their stock the most. ***** RIVALS FIVE-STAR: Live from the Rivals …

The Iowa Hawkeyes boasted one of the nation’s top defenses in the 2023 college football season. Their performance earned Hawkeye defensive coordinator Phil Parker the Broyles Award which is handed out to the nation’s top assistant coach. Iowa’s defense surrendered just 14.8 points and only 282.5 yards of total offense to opponents to rank fourth in scoring defense and seventh …

Michigan State football’s success on the recruiting front continued with another in-state commitment Wednesday. MSU earned a commitment Wednesday from Justin Bell, a 6-foot-8 offensive tackle from Macomb Dakota in the 2025 class. He’s a three-star prospect ranked as the No. 24 player in Michigan and 90th offensive tackle in the country, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. “1000% committed let’s …

Auburn football has failed to live up to expectations since last reaching the SEC Championship game in 2017. Because of this, the program is on its third head coach since 2020. Auburn has failed to reach at least seven wins since 2019, which could change this season says Will Backus of CBS Sports. Backus recently shared his win projections for …

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program picked up a commitment from 2025 four-star outside linebacker Dawson Merritt on Wednesday. The Kansas native chose the Crimson Tide over Nebraska. Merritt took official visits to both Alabama and Nebraska in the month of June. He was a priority target for both programs and the Crimson Tide won out for the blue-chip recruit. …

One of the nation’s top linebackers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of potential schools to just five and Notre Dame has made the cut. Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng is rated as the nation’s top outside linebacker according to Rivals and is the brother of former Notre Dame standout Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who now stars for the Cleveland Browns. On …

Rancho Cucamonga (California) cornerback RJ Sermons Jr. is very much in demand. USC football extended an offer to Sermons, a four-star prospect from the 2026 class. Sermons is rated as a four-star recruit by both the On3 and 247 rankings. He is the No. 18 overall player and No. 2 cornerback in the 2026 recruiting class. He also is the …

One of Auburn’s top pledges has re-opened his recruitment. Carde Smith, a four-star OT from Mobile, shared to X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday that he has backed off his pledge to Auburn and will look to sign elsewhere this cycle. Smith joined Auburn’s 2025 recruiting class on April 10, choosing the Tigers over Florida State and Mississippi State. At the time, …

EA Sports College Football continued Wednesday morning with its rankings week, and they certainly aren’t skimping on any of the fine details. The latest teaser explores the sights and sounds of the brand-new video game and how the various individuals behind it recreated college football’s greatest traditions and moments. Related: EA College Football 25 toughest places to play One moment …

The USC Trojans haven’t had a set-aside specialist to coach special teams under Lincoln Riley. The head coach didn’t think it was worth it to use up one of 10 precious spots on his on-field coaching staff for a special teams coordinator. We refer to 10 coaching spots because that’s what the NCAA allowed in terms of coaches who could …

When you talk about the greatest quarterbacks Notre Dame has ever seen it doesn’t take long to get to Brady Quinn.  The two-time Heisman Trophy finalist now works as a college football analyst on Fox Sports and recently met projected Notre Dame starting quarterback Riley Leonard for the first time. “He’s a big kid,” Quinn said of the 6-foot-4, 216-pound …

The Big 12 debuts essentially a new league in 2024. Gone are founding members Texas and Oklahoma. In the door come former Pac-12 schools Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State. Over the past two years, half the conference has transitioned.  But what the Big 12 lacks in cohesive identity, it makes up for in competitiveness. Every program in the new …

The top prospects in the nation are descending on Jacksonville on Tuesday to get set for Wednesday’s workout at the Rivals Five-Star. We take a closer look at some of those expected to compete against one-another ahead of the marquee event of the summer. WR JAIME FFRENCH vs. DB CHUCK MCDONALD This embedded content is not available in your region. …

While it looked like we were shaping up for a two-man race between LSU and Georgia for Tigers legacy and Milton, Georgia, receiver CJ Wiley, the four-star prospect threw everyone a curveball on Tuesday. Wiley, the son of former LSU and NFL defensive end Chuck Wiley, committed to the Florida State Seminoles, the third team in his list of finalists. …

The 2024 recruiting class was a dramatic one for the Florida football program, which saw its stock drop precipitously heading into the early signing period. But alas, the Gators were able to recover, and despite being among the top schools heading into the home stretch, still finished No. 15 according to 24Sports. That also landed the Orange and Blue at …