College Football

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 …

Rivals.com There were 25 Power Four commitments on July 4 as it has become one of the biggest commitment days of the year. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney ranks the 10 most important pledges of the day. MORE GORNEY: Recruiting Rumor Mill | Biggest decommitments of June | Who won ACC recruiting in June? | Who won SEC recruiting …

It is no secret that the Florida football program faces a veritable gauntlet of opponents this season — especially with the addition of the Texas Longhorns (as well as the Oklahoma Sooners). It should come as little surprise that many rank the Gators’ 2024 schedule among the most difficult this fall. On3’s Andy Staples mentioned the plight of the Orange …

The Miami Hurricanes have continued an impressive run on the recruiting trail recently, adding four-star offensive lineman Seuseu Alofaituli out of high school football powerhouse Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) SJ made his official announcement on X, formerly Twitter, picking the Hurricanes over notable programs such as Nebraska and Michigan. Alofaituli is the latest significant commit for head coach Mario …

The University of Florida’s football program has an illustrious history that spans decades, with a superlative run of success from starting when Steve Spurrier took over in 1990 to the departure of Urban Meyer after the 2010 campaign. During that span, the Gators produced a prodigious amount of athletic talent — never mind that Florida is still the only team …

Michigan football had seemed like it was surging in terms of recruiting but as of late, the momentum has waned. The Wolverines slowed things down for Princeton (N.J.) Hun School four-star linebacker Kamar Archie, which allowed both Rutgers and Clemson get back into the fight. With a former high school teammate already in Ann Arbor in freshman defensive tackle Owen …

The Florida football program has a challenging season ahead of it, facing one of the toughest schedules in the sport this fall. The Gators will require some outstanding play from its cornerstone pieces if they want to earn a bowl game bid this coming winter. The Athletic’s college football staff put together a list of X-factor players for all 16 …

The top uncommitted player on LSU’s 2025 recruiting board is set to decide within the next two weeks. DJ Pickett, a five-star safety from Zephyrhills, Florida, and the No. 1 defensive back in America will decide on July 17 between a final four that includes LSU, Georgia, Oregon and Miami. On3 ranks Pickett as the No. 6 player in the …