College Football

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley could have said he is extremely concerned about his line depth, both offensive and defensive, heading into the 2024 college football season. He chose not to in an interview with Steve Wiltfong of On3 Sports. “That and the offensive line in terms of building those groups into what you want them to become, those …

Things are about to get more crowded on the sidelines of college football games, in a good way. On Tuesday, the NCAA’s Division I Council voted to remove limits to coaching staff members and support personnel that can be on the field during practices and games. For OSU, that means that more than 25 assistants or support personnel could be …

The tide of three-star prospects continues to flow to East Lansing, as new Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith picked up his 11th commit — all of whom are three-stars — on Tuesday evening. Maryland cornerback Aydan West pledged to the Spartans via a livestream. The Quince Orchard standout, out of Gaithersburg, Maryland, is rated as the No. 91 cornerback …

Former NFL star and “Undisputed” talk show co-host Keyshawn Johnson has riled up the college football world after predicting the Colorado Buffaloes to go 9-3 en route to winning the Big 12 title next season. The popular Fox Sports talk show is known for its sometimes unpopular sports takes, though Johnson has taken a lot of flack for his opinion. …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee high school football event of the summer, has arrived. On Tuesday, the 100 prospects set to compete at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ facility rolled through media day. National Recruiting Analyst Marshall Levenson sorts through some of the biggest news coming out of the event. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: LIVE from media day | …

Jun. 25—BROOKINGS — South Dakota State is enjoying an incredible summer on the recruiting trail. That’s not exactly a surprise. The Jackrabbits are, after all, coming off a second straight FCS national championship and will take a 29-game winning streak into their season opener at Oklahoma State on Aug. 31. They wouldn’t have accomplished all of that if they weren’t …

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue football set the foundation of its 2026 recruiting class over the weekend with a major quarterback commitment. Downey (Calif.) rising junior Oscar Rios committed to the Boilermakers last Friday. The multi-talented 6-3, 175-.pound quarterback is the first commitment in the 2026 class. He joins 2025 commit Sawyer Anderson of Dallas Parish Episcopal as quarterback prospects in Purdue’s …

The countdown to August 31 is down to just 67 days, putting Nebraska offensive lineman, No. 67 Joey Mancino today in the spotlight. The redshirt junior out of Holmdel High School in New Jersey is entering his fourth season with the program. Through his first three seasons, Mancino has appeared in two games both coming last season including a start …

In recruiting, it’s never too early to go after upcoming classes and Ohio State football is on top of its game. One of the Buckeyes biggest targets is a local product, Avon Lake offensive tackle, Maxwell Riley. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 263-pound lineman narrowed down his recruiting list on Tuesday to just seven schools: Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida State, …

Rival fans have to find some other way to cope with Michigan football’s recent success now that the Wolverines are starting to fill out the 2025 recruiting class. One of the area of opportunity they’ve had in recent months has been to make fun of the Wolverines’ recruiting ranking, which was quite low — especially for a defending national champion …

Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor should be familiar with the media day routine now as he enters his second season. SWAC Media Day is scheduled for July 16 at the Sheraton-Birmingham hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. Jackson State, which went 7-4 last season, is looking to wrest the SWAC championship back from national Black college champion Florida A&M. Joining Taylor at …

Michigan State has added to its 2025 recruiting class for the eleventh time on Tuesday. The Spartans have gained the commitment of Aydan West, a defensive back from Gaithersburg, Maryland. West, a mid 3-star prospect, held power conference offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Maryland, Penn State, Pitt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia. https://x.com/AydanWest0/status/1805749162107093086 West will bring …

The Class of 2025 for the Oregon Ducks football program is getting stronger and stronger as the summer goes on. According to a report from On3.com, the Ducks just received a huge commitment from 4-star athlete/defensive back Brandon Finney. Whether Finney remains in the secondary is still unanswered, but Oregon has plenty of time to make that kind of decision. …

Class of 2025 four-star defensive back Brandon Finney is a Duck. The McDonough High School (Owing Mills, Maryland) standout defensive back announced his commitment to Oregon on Tuesday night. Finney took an official visit to Eugene this past weekend to check out Oregon in person. The trip was enough for head coach Dan Lanning, defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Tosh Lupoi, co-defensive …

As we have seen multiple times over the last few recruiting classes, Notre Dame football tends to go after players with football bloodlines. One of those recruits is Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, brother of former Irish star linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 205-pound Florida star is seen as of the remaining top priorities for Notre Dame, and made an official …