College Football

The North Carolina Tar Heels will have a starting quarterback under center not named Sam Howell or Drake Maye for the first time since 2018 this upcoming season. But the future of the position looks bright in Chapel Hill. With Bryce Baker coming in for the 2025 class, the Tar Heels have secured another commitment at the position. Class of …

It was a busy weekend on the recruiting trail for the Nittany Lions, with a few commitments and a couple of de-commitments. Several people expected Penn State’s recruiting activity to pick up around this time, and they were correct. Commitments came in from safety Braswell Thomas and running back Jabree Wallace-Coleman. Those were significant commitments for James Franklin and Penn …

The Oklahoma Sooners came under some fire when they extended Brent Venables contract and gave him a slight salary bump. The new deal added two years to his original contract. But many questioned why the Sooners would do this. 16-10 in his first two seasons and 0-2 in bowl games are the facts. But the context to the facts is …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said his team is better on and off the field than last year and that he plans to stay at Colorado long after his sons leave for the NFL but that he needs to become a little more patient as a coach in his second year on the job in Boulder. Sanders made these comments …

Michigan football recruiting is heating up in a big way as it finishes up the slate of 2025 official visit weekends during the offseason. Of those who made it to town for ‘Victors Weekend’ is 2025 Stockbridge (Ga.) linebacker Chase Taylor. Taylor’s recruitment has been somewhat close to the vest but he appeared to be between Michigan, South Carolina, in-state …

Four-star pass rusher Zion Grady has committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Grady decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide after Nick Saban’s retirement. Grady was previously projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Grady’s commitment helps strengthen Ohio State’s No. 1 recruiting class. The Buckeyes have commitments from 19 prospects in the class of 2025. Not too far behind Ohio …

Third-generation legacy recruit Vernell Brown III has always been linked with Florida, but now experts believe the Gators are the favorites to land the four-star Jones High (Orlando) wide receiver down the stretch. Blake Alderman of 247Sports submitted a crystal ball pick for Brown in favor of Florida on Sunday with a confidence level of six. National recruiting analyst Tom …

ATLANTA – NCAA president Charlie Baker is looking to the federal government for help in solving one of the most pressing questions surrounding the landmark $2.8 billion House antitrust settlement. How Title IX fits into the House settlement, which will pave the way for a new collegiate revenue-share model if approved, has loomed over college athletics since agreed to in …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 commit cornerback Rukeem Stroud flipped his commitment to the University of Central Florida on Monday afternoon. Stroud originally committed to Wisconsin on June 1 after an official visit to the program. But he recently received an official offer from in-state UCF on Saturday and has now flipped his commitment. The four-star recruit is ranked by …

The Michigan football recruiting train is on a roll, its latest stop, Marrero, Louisiana. That’s where the Wolverines picked up Jacob Washington, the four-star Class of 2025 wide receiver from Archbishop Shaw who committed to U-M on Monday afternoon after he took an official visit to Ann Arbor over the weekend. “👀………..#GoBlue,” he posted on X (formerly Twitter) to make …

Completion of the new football-only facility on the USC campus is about a year and a half away. Lincoln Riley shared his thoughts on the new construction, noting this piece of infrastructure was very important to him during the hiring process and central to him joining the Trojans. On an episode of the Riley Files here at Trojans Wire from 2022, our …

After moving up his commitment date a matter of days ago, four-star interior offensive lineman Dontrell Glover announced his decision on Monday afternoon. Glover officially committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida State, giving Kirby Smart yet another major recruiting pickup in the month of June. Glover is listed at 6-foot 2, 315 pounds, and plays …

Lipscomb Academy offensive lineman Chauncey Gooden has committed to Deion Sanders and Colorado football, according to a post on Gooden’s X account, formerly Twitter. Gooden, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound senior offensive lineman, is the No. 7 recruit in Tennessee for the class of 2025 and the No. 19 interior offensive lineman in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. He listed …

SOUTHFIELD — It has been a while since we saw a high school football game. Sitting here in late June, we are closer to the beginning of the 2024 high school football season than we are to the end of the 2023 season. Still, this past weekend was an opportunity for 70 of the top graduating seniors to put on …

The final weekend of the summer official visit season was a huge success for Ohio State football. The Buckeyes hosted multiple prospecst and grabbed a commitment from offensive lineman Jake Cook on Sunday. The good news for OSU continued on Monday, as Alabama defensive end, Zion Grady, verbally committed to Ohio State. At 6-foot, 4-inches and 235-pounds, Grady is ranked …