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BRADENTON, Fla. – Rivals.com national analysts Marshall Levenson and Adam Friedman drove across Florida following the Rivals Five-Star to take in the UA Future 50 this weekend. Here is the recruiting buzz they gathered from the event’s media day. ***** RIVALS FIVE-STAR: RB analysis | QB analysis | Offensive commitment predictions | Prospects on flip watch | Best one-on-one matchups …

Notre Dame football may have unearthed another gem in recruiting in its own backyard. Fort Wayne safety Brandon Logan, who is committed to Vanderbilt baseball, was offered by the Irish on Friday evening. The 6-foot and 180-pound prospect isn’t ranked, but that has a lot to do with his decision to play another sport at the collegiate level. Only two …

OXFORD ― Several key Ole Miss football recruits have left the Rebels’ 2025 recruiting class this week. On Friday, Akylin Dear delivered the biggest blow. The four-star running back told On3 that he’s backing off his commitment to the Rebels. Dear, a Quitman High School product, had been Ole Miss’ lone top 100 pledge. Listed at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Dear …

Following a busy week of recruiting buzz, Penn State is heading into another weekend feeling good with a new commitment on the board for the Class of 2025. Penn State started off the weekend by receiving a commitment from four-star wide receiver Jeff Exinor Jr., from Maryland. Exinor committed to Penn State over offers from in-state Maryland, Virginia Tech, and …

Class of 2025 high-three-star Jeff Exinor Jr. has committed to Penn State. Exinor currently attends McDonogh School in Owing Mills, Maryland and whittled down his list of more than 20 scholarship offers to two finalists before making his final decision: PSU and Maryland. However, it was the Nittany Lions’ long-standing relationship with Exinor that ultimately made the difference Interestingly, Penn …

The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions are the no. 9-ranked team in EA Sports College Football 25 with an overall rating of 88. The rating unveiling follows a week-long reveal in which the video game shares its offense and defense power rankings. The Nittany Lions, with a top-10 defense and a top-15 offense, have cemented themselves as one of the …

NORMAN — OU football landed its fourth commit in June on Friday. Three-star offensive lineman Darius Afalava committed via Instagram Live to the Sooners over Michigan State, Utah and Washington. Afalava made an official visit to OU on June 7. At 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, Afalava ranks as the No. 3 player in Utah and the No. 26 interior offensive lineman nationally …

The upcoming 2024 college football season will be interesting for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Not only does the program have to recover from a headline-worthy coaching change, but there was significant roster turnover and the landscape of college football is impacted by serious change. When legendary head coach Nick Saban announced his decision to retire, the Crimson Tide moved quickly …

USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley joined former Penn State tight end Adam Breneman on the latest episode of Next Up. Lincoln Riley gets candid about his coaching journey from his early days as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech, how he shaped Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray into Heisman winners at Oklahoma, and his shocking exit from OU …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 100 of the top players in the 2025 and 2026 classes, along with a few select 2027 prospects, were here at the Rivals Five-Star this week. Here is a look – and prediction – on where the top uncommitted defensive prospects could be headed. ***** RIVALS FIVE-STAR: RB analysis | QB analysis | Offensive commitment …

July 1ould be an incredible day of celebration for the Oklahoma Sooners. The day marks the school’s first official day as members of the SEC. A number of festivities will take place in Norman and Tulsa to commemorate the day. While Brent Venables and his staff will be excited and celebrating the move into the new conference, they’ll also focus …

Jordon Davison, the prolific running back for the Mater Dei Monarchs (San Ana, Calif.), is headed to Eugene, Oregon. The four-star talent chose the Ducks over several top-tier programs, including Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama, making his announcement on Friday in San Ana. It’s another major recruiting victory for head coach Dan Lanning, who is preparing for the Ducks’ first …

247Sports Alabama landed a commitment on Friday from four-star cornerback Dijon Lee, the No. 40-ranked player in the 2025 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports. Lee’s commitment solidifies the Crimson Tide’s standing as the second-ranked recruiting class ahead of Georgia and inches the program closer to jumping Ohio State for the No. 1 class in the cycle. “The reason why I …

The coach’s name has changed. Recruiting success hasn’t. Kalen DeBoer added another name to his powerful recruiting Class of 2025. Five-star cornerback Dijon Lee has committed to playing for the Crimson Tide. Per the Tuscaloosa News on June 28: The 6-foot-4, 190-pound prospect out of Mission Viejo, California is the 20th commitment in coach Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide’s 2025 …

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks kicked off the weekend in style on Friday, landing a pair of blue-chip commitments in a matter of minutes. The first one to come was 4-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma, who is rated as the No. 230 player in the 2025 class, and No. 28 DL. His commitment came just a few minutes before …