College Football

The day we’ve been awaiting for nearly three years is finally upon us. On Monday, the calendar turned to July, and that means that the SEC has officially now expanded to 16 teams with Texas and Oklahoma formally joining the conference on July 1. This also means that the SEC West, which LSU has occupied since the conference moved to …

Phillip Wright III is down to three schools and a decision date locked in. Wright, the No 52-ranked wide receiver in the country out of Destrehan (La.) High School, has narrowed his list of schools down to three finalists. Georgia, LSU and Michigan are all in the mix for Wright, who tells Rivals he will reveal his college commitment on …

Jul. 1—*** The Wildcats are picked way down the list in the expanded SEC. Veteran coach Mark Stoops will use the snub as an extra layer of motivation. … Nine starters return on defense, led by man/mountain tackle Deone Walker. … Four of five starters return in the secondary. Corner Maxwell Hairston ranked among SEC leaders with five picks. … …

Before heading to the SEC spring meetings in late May, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian stopped by his office. From his window, he saw the SEC logos that were being applied to the field at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Recalling that scene a few days later in Destin, Florida, Sarkisian told reporters at the spring meetings that “It’s all happening, it’s becoming …

One of the most transformative days in the history of college athletics is here. The first wave of conference realignment kicks off Monday with Oklahoma and Texas officially joining the SEC — Texas celebrated over the weekend with a Sunday party on campus, featuring a Pitbull concert — and SMU leaving the AAC for the ACC. July 1 also marks …

The Georgia Bulldogs have received a projection to gain a commitment from four-star safety recruit Jaylan Morgan. Morgan, who is a member of the class of 2025, just received a prediction to commit to Georgia via Benjamin Wolk of 247Sports. Morgan plays high school football for Rockvale High School in Rockvale, Tennessee. The Tennessee Volunteers are expected to be Georgia’s …

Few places have the buzz and electricity in the air that Iowa City does on a crisp fall Saturday when the tailgate gets going and a massive Big Ten clash is just a few hours from kickoff. Iowa City and the Iowa Hawkeyes do it right. And it has absolutely created an undeniable home-field advantage for the Hawkeyes when they …

Class of 2026 offensive lineman Bear McWhorter announced his decommitment from Arkansas on Sunday. Wisconsin offered the three-star interior lineman back in March, then had him on campus for a visit during the spring. Related: Wisconsin football’s top remaining targets in the class of 2025 recruiting cycle McWhorter is ranked as 247Sports’ No. 374 player in the class of 2026, …

The Pac-12 era is now over. Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC are officially Big Ten teams as of Monday, while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are heading to the Big 12. Cal and Stanford are now also somehow members of the ACC, and Oregon State and Washington State are the last two teams standing. July 1 is yet another …

The incredibly busy month of June is in the books but recruiting never slows down so it’s time for another Recruiting Rumor Mill from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE: Rankings impact of the Future 50 event ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 61 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …

The Pac-12 era is now over. Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC are officially Big Ten teams as of Monday, while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are heading to the Big 12. Cal and Stanford are now also somehow members of the ACC, and Oregon State and Washington State are the last two teams standing. July 1 is yet another …

UCLA coach Deshaun Foster, center, talks on the sidelines during UCLA’s annual pro day. Under Foster, UCLA’s recruiting staff has tripled in size and embraced new strategies for attracting talent. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times) For years, Chip Kelly’s assistant coaches sounded a we’ll-get-back-to-you refrain with high school recruits as part of an agonizing, slow-speed pursuit. The staff’s …

Three years after the Board of Regents authorized OU’s move to the SEC, the day is finally here. As of Monday, the Sooners are a member of the Southeastern Conference. “We can’t wait to welcome thousands of new people to our community as well as spread Sooner Magic throughout the SEC,” OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said in a statement. …

The Nebraska football team earned another big 2025 recruit as June concludes, almost two months before the start of the 2024 season. Houston Kaahaaina-Torres announced on social media that he is committing to Nebraska. Kaahaaina-Torres made his decision after visiting Nebraska on June 21. The three-star lineman stands at 6-feet-3 and 290 pounds and is the No. 1 player in …