College Football

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

247Sports Nebraska defensive backs coach Evan Cooper has resigned from his position for personal reasons, 247Sports confirms. The Cornhuskers have worked quickly to identify a replacement and are expected to hire former Buffalo Bills defensive backs coach John Butler, ESPN reports.  Cooper’s departure is untimely, however. Nebraska’s fall camp starts at the end of July and opens its 2024 season …

AUBURN — Auburn football recruiting now has five offensive linemen committed in the Class of 2025, with three-star recruit Jacobe Ward being the latest pledge. Ward, listed at 6-foot-4, 335 pounds, committed to Auburn via social media Saturday. He’s rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 682 overall player and the No. 44 interior offensive lineman in nation. He’s …

The football world received some terrible news Saturday morning with reports that three former college players and high school teammates were killed in an auto accident, including the NFL’s Khyree Jackson. The former Oregon cornerback was a fourth-round selection by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was 24. The NFL family is deeply saddened and devasted by …

Throughout the history of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, dozens of players rank among the elites of their respective positional units. However, it’s the relationship between those players that result in championship wins and the creation of dynasties. A recent ranking by Brad Crawford of 247Sports listed the top-50 all-time playmaking duos in college football history. One former Crimson …

In case you missed it, the Ryan Day, James Laruinaitis, and the Ohio State football program picked up one whale of a commitment for the linebacker room when 5-star prospect Riley Pettijohn chose the Buckeyes Saturday. And everyone rejoiced. He’s the third of a solid group of linebackers to join the 2025 cycle, and it was a bit of a …

Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson, the 108th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, died in a three-car crash that also killed two of his high school teammates early Saturday morning in Maryland. He was 24. State Police said Jackson and Isaiah Hazel, 23, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on …