College Football

There has been a lot of consternation in and around Ann Arbor about Michigan football recruiting in the light of name, image, and likeness. NIL completely changed the game and though it appeared years ago that the Wolverines would be one of the most poised to take advantage of such a new initiative, the maize and blue have fallen behind. …

Four-star class of 2025 cornerback Chuck McDonald has committed to Alabama football, McDonald told On3 on Saturday. The 6-foot-0.5, 190-pound McDonald chose Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide over a total of 27 offers, including from Georgia, USC and Oregon. The Santa Ana, California, native is the seventh-ranked prospect in California and the ninth-ranked cornerback. Nationally, he ranks as the …

Four former Colorado Buffaloes football players will take the field in the first-ever UFL playoffs. Those who reached the postseason are wide receiver Devin Ross (Michigan Panthers) and linebackers Robert Barnes (San Antonio Brahmas), Drew Lewis (St. Louis Battlehawks) and Carson Wells (St. Louis Battlehawks). Ross, the only non-linebacker of the four, hasn’t seen much action this season with the …

The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff has been on a roll on the recruiting trail. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide landed a commitment from 2025 four-star cornerback Chuck McDonald. McDonald chose the Crimson Tide over other programs like Georgia Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. McDonald took an official visit to Alabama over the weekend. He enjoyed the visit enough …

Wisconsin basketball landed a commitment from class of 2025 center Will Garlock on Saturday. Garlock is a Middleton, Wisconsin native and chose the Badgers over other offers including Iowa, Marquette, Penn State and Virginia Tech. He commits on the heels of an unofficial to Wisconsin earlier this week. Related: Ranking the highest rated recruits in the history of Wisconsin football …

Michigan football currently has one tight end committed in the 2025 recruiting class in Alcoa (Tenn.) three-star Eli Owens. And the Wolverines have their sights set on another big prize in the 2025 recruiting class in Central Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh four-star Andrew Olesh, rated by 247Sports as the No. 84 player in the country overall. Olesh isn’t committed, but …

One of the top uncommitted LSU targets in the 2025 class recently set a commitment date of Aug. 30, and now he’s impressing at the OT7 seven-on-seven camp. Jaime Ffrench was named the MVP on the first day of the event, and he made quite an impression on scouts at the camp. Ffrench, a five-star receiver from Mandarin High School …

It wasn’t that long ago that, first. 2025 Palatine (Ill.) four-star defensive tackle Jaylen Williams appeared to be a Michigan football lock; but then his recruitment to the maize and blue appeared to wane a bit. However, things have turned around in a big way in recent weeks. As a matter of fact, Williams is on campus in Ann Arbor …

Florida football received some good news from the recruiting front on Friday when On3 announced that the Gators picked up a recruiting prediction pick. Four-star wide receiver Naeshaun Montgomery out of Miami (Florida) Central in the 2025 cycle was the player named by Keith Niebuhr. The rising high school senior was on campus last weekend for an official visit, the …

Auburn football’s offense will improve this season thanks to a historic wide receiver class from high school recruiting and several transfer portal additions. The biggest question surrounding Auburn’s wide receivers is “Will Payton Thorne get them to their full potential?” While it is still early to tell, Thorne has a factor about him that should work out in his favor. According …

Following an official visit with the Florida football program last weekend, the Gators extended a scholarship offer to punter Alex Asparuhov — an unrated recruit in the 2025 cycle out of Fresno (California) San Joaquin Memorial. The 6-foot-3-inch, 190-pound specialist’s main contacts were game-changer coordinator Chris Couch and senior analyst Joe Houston coming into last weekend. The news was announced …

The Sunshine State has long been one of the epicenters of college football but in recent years, the in-state programs have not been quite as impressive as in years past. Nonetheless, Florida boasts a robust rotation of seven Football Bowl Subdivision schools traditionally headlined by the Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles and Miami Hurricanes. However, the collegiate gridiron landscape is …

Jun. 8—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Bret Bielema famously got his start in college football as a walk-on. The Prophetstown native tried out at Iowa. Not only did he make the team, but he earned a scholarship, was a starter and eventually became a team captain. Being a walk-on is an important part of Bielema’s coaching origin story. Now, there is …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson is joined by Tim Verghese of InsideNebraska.com, Landyn Rosow of AggieYell.com and Matt Clare of RedRaiderSports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …

Auburn football continues gaining momentum in recruiting four-star safety Anquon Fegans ahead of his July commitment date. 247Sports’ Tom Loy and Christian Clemente have submitted “crystal ball” predictions in favor of Auburn adding Fegans to its 2025 class. The 6-foot, 185-pound defensive back is a consensus four-star prospect, consistently profiling as a top 60 prospect in the country and top …