College Football

A Penn State football legacy has committed to the Nittany Lions. LaVar Arrington II, the son of former Penn State All-American LaVar Arrington, announced his commitment to Penn State on Thursday via Instagram. REQUIRED READING: Penn State football recruiting: Why 2025 class is overlooked, undervalued … and rising Arrington II is a three-star recruit in the 2025 recruiting class, tabbed …

Muskogee quarterback Jamarian Ficklin was The Oklahoman’s 2023 All-State Offensive Player of the Year. One of the top quarterbacks in Oklahoma high school football has made his college decision. Muskogee’s Jamarian Ficklin announced his commitment to Texas State on Thursday. Ficklin led Muskogee to the Class 6A-II state title as a junior last season and was named The Oklahoman’s All-State …

Nov 25, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Damari Alston (22) breaks free of Alabama Crimson Tide defenders during the second quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports The SEC has received a facelift this summer by adding former Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference. As the Sooners and Longhorns enter the …

SMU has started their month of July on a tear and it gets even better today, on July 4. A day after landing their headlining quarterback piece of their 2025 class, they now add a big offensive tackle to block for him. Houston (Texas) Lamar four-star offensive tackle Dramodd Odoms is off the board and headed to SMU, he announced …

USATSI Stacking the ACC coaches against each other is an incredibly difficult task, and that’s not just because there are now 17 teams in the league after the offseason additions of Cal, Stanford and SMU.  Heading into 2024, the ACC is a wildly disparate league when it comes to coach rankings; it’s easy to pick out a couple names for …

Class of 2025 three-star linebacker Myles Johnson announced that he was decommitting from the Alabama Crimson Tide. The news came just hours after 2025 four-star athlete Zymear Smith decommitted from the program. Johnson had been committed to Alabama since October. However, he had taken official visits to the Florida Gators and Ole Miss Rebels in June. Many had expected that Johnson …

It was an Independence Day commitment for Zion Williams, the four-star defensive lineman from Texas giving his verbal to LSU on the Fourth of July. Williams is the thirteenth commitment for LSU in a class that is now No. 9 in the nation according to 247Sports. A 6-foot-5, 330-pound defensive lineman from Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas), Williams is the No. 174 …

247Sports Three-star linebacker LaVar Arrington Jr., the son of former Penn State linebacker Lavar Arrington, committed to the Nittany Lions on Thursday. The younger Arrington chose Penn State over fellow finalists Tennessee and UCLA, which both received official visits during the month of June.  A product of Charter Oak High School in Covina, California, Arrington Jr. is the No. 61 …

Jul. 4—LeROY — Camden Hungerholt pulled Todd Hoffner aside briefly last Saturday before they walked into a restaurant. It was part of “Mav Day” at Minnesota State University, Mankato, a day for potential Mavericks football recruits to talk to coaches, see the program’s facilities and see the MSU campus. Hungerholt and Hoffner were headed to a dinner with other potential …

Ohio State football has been killing it on the recruiting trail and although they haven’t gotten a commitment from everyone on its wish list, it has been close. The most recent commitment though is a tad more depressing than most and a bit surprising. Justin Hill is a four-star edge rusher in the Buckeye backyard of Cincinnati, Ohio. The consensus …

Michigan State’s new coaching staff landed a home run when they were able to fend off Washington to bring Oregon State transfer tight end Jack Velling over to East Lansing from Corvallis. Velling has got a lot of praise for his outstanding play in his first two seasons with Oregon State. Now, it looks like the National Football League is …

In many ways, 2012 feels like it was yesterday, and in others, a lifetime away. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith took to Twitter on his trip down memory lane in regards to the 2012 Orange Bowl. Winding the clock back, a young Geno Smith was merely a junior at West Virginia. Smith had helped guide the Mountaneers to a respectable …

College football is drastically changing the game in 2024 with another sweeping round of realignment changes and the first expansion of the College Football Playoff. With all of the changes now in effect, it has never been easier to make the College Football Playoff than ever before as the field grows from four teams to 12. It would seem that …

When the 2024 college football season begins, the SEC will look a little different. The conference now includes two former Big 12 powerhouses, Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. As a result, the conference is home to one of the biggest rivalries in college football, which many fans will highlight on the schedule. CBS Sports ranked the top rivalries in the …

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