College Football

Penn State is looking to lock up their 2025 recruiting class for the quarterback position still, but that’s not stopping James Franklin and his offensive staff from looking ahead to the next cycle. Right now, the Nittany Lions have already secured one commit for the 2026 class in elite Pennsylvania running back Messiah Mickens. There is no rush as the …

Florida’s coaching and recruiting staff jumped on Enterprise (Alabama) edge rusher Zion Grady following a decommitment from Alabama in January, but the blue-chip recruit couldn’t get to Gainesville until Tuesday thanks to the NCAA calendar. Grady’s first look at the Gators went well, according to Swamp247’s Blake Alderman. He got a chance to see the stadium and meet with position …

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill yells to the team during a practice on the SAB outdoor practice fields at the start of spring camp in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Hill is in his second year calling the defensive shots for the Cougars. This week’s chilly and damp weather for the final spring workouts at BYU is not unlike …

The 2023 TransPerfect Music City Bowl produced $23 million in direct economic impact on Nashville’s economy, bowl officials announced Wednesday. Maryland defeated Auburn 31-13 in the game played on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. Attendance was 50,088, which was the fourth-largest among all college football bowl games in 2023 excluding the College Football Playoff. “We are pleased to see the …

One of Ohio State football’s top defensive line targets, 2025 Texan, Landon Rink, will make his commitment next Wednesday. The Buckeyes are one of three schools that the 6-foot, 2-inch and 270-pound lineman will choose from, as he also has Texas A&M and Oklahoma as his other finalists. Rink is ranked as the No. 312 overall prospect and the 36th …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman is joined by Tyler James of InsideNDSports.com, Dylan Callaghan-Croley of HappyValleyInsider.com and Tim Sullivan of HokieHaven.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE: USC appears to be re-emerging as elite program CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …

A high school football coach in Washington state has stepped away from his role following a controversial tackling drill at practice. Mark Smith has resigned from being head coach at Shelton (Shelton, Washington), a position he has held for 25 years. At issue is that Smith allegedly allowed a tackling drill this spring that was conducted without helmets or pads. …

Billy Napier and Co. have been grinding away at the college football recruiting front since the re-opening of the contact period and the program has its sights set not just on the upcoming 2025 cycle, but also on the following class in 2026. Among those in the latter category is four-star defensive lineman Richard Anderson out of New Orleans (Louisiana) …

The Big Ten is coming off its best season on the football field in years and can call itself the home of the national champions for the first time since 2014 thanks to Michigan’s College Football Playoff run. The team the Wolverines beat to win the title, Washington, is one of four newcomers to the league, and while it won’t …

The USC football program has fresh momentum after landing five defensive prospects on Sunday, March 24. The quality of defensive line coach Eric Henderson and secondary coach Doug Belk has been made apparent with their body of work this past weekend. The two combined to bring in a recruiting gold rush which has instantly and dramatically boosted USC’s class rankings …

Seldom does a Week 2 game determine a team’s postseason fate. One early meeting in Ann Arbor has playoff implications for two blue bloods. The Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines play this season. It’s their first meeting since Texas quarterback Vince Young carried the Longhorns to a Rose Bowl one-point victory in the 2004 season. The winner of the game …

Greg Smith/Rivals.com There was so much news coming out of another busy recruiting weekend that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney: ***** MORE: Five-star David Sanders Jr. to visit Ohio State on March 30 CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: …

The spring practice season is in full swing as Billy Napier and his Florida football program begin their preseason journey toward the 2024 campaign, which begins on Aug. 31 at home against the Miami Hurricanes. Of course, there is still the Orange and Blue game in mid-April and a full summer’s worth of training ahead. Plus, there are still a …

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a fantastic start in the 2025 recruiting class with less than a year until next February’s national signing day. Offensive line recruiting has a chance to be as star-studded and stacked as defensive line recruiting was for 2024. A name that popped up recently for the Oklahoma Sooners is Elgin, Okla. native Antoni Ogumoro. …

Florida football edge rushers coach Mike Peterson is aware of the lack of production from his position group last season. The Florida Gators finished with 22 sacks in 2023, ranking 12th in the SEC. But Peterson views it more of a symptom of the entire defense. “Sacks is a combination of the whole defense,” Peterson said. “You know, it’s not …