College Football

It’s no big secret that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II played a big role in securing an apparel deal between adidas, one of his sponsors, and the Texas Tech athletics department, where he made his name at the collegiate level. Kirby Hocutt, director of athletics, credited Mahomes with getting the agreement between the two parties …

At any other school, a player signing memorabilia for a tattoo artist wouldn’t be news. At Ohio State memorabilia and tattoo artists bring up horrific memories of Tattoogate and the 2010 season that was lost. If you don’t remember, the 2010 season was vacated due to five Buckeyes selling their gold pants (back in the day when Ohio State players …

Five-star tight end Linkon Cure is set to announce his college decision July 1 during the 247Sports Football Recruiting Show, which begins at 5 p.m. ET. You can watch Cure’s commitment live in the video player below.  Kansas State is considered to be the favorite for the in-state product out of Goodland High School as the Wildcats own all five of the …

The state’s highest-rated high school football prospect is ready to make a college decision. Warren Central senior defensive end Damien Shanklin, rated as the No. 48 prospect in the country by 247sports and the No. 5 defensive end, will announce his college decision on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on his Instagram page. Warren Central’s Damien Shanklin poses for a photo …

The Oklahoma Sooners are still working to add defensive line depth for the 2025 recruiting class. Though they’ve earned commitments from interior defensive linemen Trent Wilson and Ka’Mori Moore and Alexander Shieldknight and C.J. Nickson at defensive end, the defensive staff had been in pursuit of other players on the edge. After missing out on Max Granville, who chose Penn …

A University of Utah cheerleader does a flip during the season opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. | Megan Nielsen, Deseret News Utah football’s latest commit in its 2025 class comes from the fertile recruiting grounds in Texas. Shelton “Manny” Fuller announced his commitment to the Utes program on social media Monday, one …

Former Wisconsin football legend Joe Thomas reacted to the Badgers landing a commitment from top-ranked class of 2025 offensive tackle Hardy Watts’ on Monday. It’s safe to say Thomas was excited about his alma mater landing the four-star lineman — who becomes the program’s 22nd overall commitment, fifth offensive lineman and first iOL in the class. “Now we go!!!” Thomas …

The USC Trojans are getting smoked by the Oregon Ducks in college football recruiting. It’s hard to avoid that reality, as unpleasant as it is. Oregon’s collection of four- and five-star football recruits dwarfs what USC has been able to do. Washington and UCLA also have reason to be concerned, alongside USC, about the extent to which Dan Lanning is …

We’ve gathered at this place in history to assess perhaps the most significant migration of programs that’s ever occurred in college football. Realignment has never seen anything like this despite its long, cluttered, painful history. Beginning on Monday, it’s real and it’s spectacular: Texas and Oklahoma are not only playing up a class but playing by a different set of …

The Southeastern Conference is officially expanding its football ranks this season with the addition of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. Not only is the league adding a pair of historic programs to its roster but also some of the top venues in the country. CBS Sports writer David Cobb took a look at the now-16-team conference and ranked each …

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class is already one of the best in the nation, and it could be set to get even better this week. A pair of LSU targets are scheduled to make their decisions in four-star Indianapolis EDGE Damien Shanklin and four-star Lufkin, Texas, defensive lineman Zion Williams. The latter will commit on July 4 this Thursday, while the …

LSU could have one of the nation’s top quarterbacks once again this season as Garrett Nussmeier is set to take over for Heisman winner Jayden Daniels after three years of waiting and some impressive flashes in a backup role. But beyond Nussmeier, the quarterback room is still solid. The Tigers added transfer AJ Swann to a room that already included …

Wisconsin football added top-ranked class of 2025 offensive lineman Hardy Watts to its class of 2025 on Monday. The four-star recruit committed to the Badgers over other finalists Michigan and Clemson. His commitment is a gigantic recruiting win for Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell after the Badgers appeared to be out of the running. Everything seemed to change as recently …

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide football coaching staff put together a historic month in June on the recruiting trail. There isn’t a program in the country that has generated more momentum than Alabama for prospects in the class of 2025. On Monday, as a new month begins, On3 released its top five recruiting winners for June, and to …

Wisconsin landed a commitment from top-ranked class of 2025 offensive lineman Hardy Watts on Monday. Watts chose the Badgers over other finalists Michigan and Clemson. He is commitment No. 22 in the class of 2025, a group that now ranks No. 15 in the nation and No. 5 in the new Big Ten. Related: Wisconsin’s class of 2025 leaps Michigan …