College Football

AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Head Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko grabs his 15th 2025 commit with three-star wide receiver Tristan Norman. The Alabama native’s commitments move the Aggies to No. 8 in the 2025 recruiting class per the 247 Sports rankings. Norman is the first receiver to commit to this class and will hopefully get the ball rolling for a few more …

Florida State football concluded its official visits over the weekend. About 13 prospects came to campus for the exit meeting on Sunday, as they all will figure out their decision over the summer. FSU currently has six verbal commits in the class of 2025. Head coach Mike Norvell hopes that number will double before the start of the 2024 season. …

Jun. 24—Joplin High School head football coach Curtis Jasper has named five men who will serve as assistant coaches for the 2024-25 season. They are: —Jim Cessna: A 2017 graduate from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, who was a three-year starter at center on the offensive line. He helped lead his team to the Middle Atlantic Conference championship in 2015, …

amaripng.png The spring transfer portal window is closed and a lot of movement has come to an end as rosters are being finalized for the fall. Here is a look at the five biggest tight end acquisitions from the transfer portal this offseason. 1. AMARI NIBLACK, Texas Niblack’s move from Alabama to Texas is made even bigger since Texas is …

Expectations can make or break a program. Low expectations serve as motivation to prove all the doubters and naysayers wrong for some, while the weight of lofty expectations can prove too much to overcome for others. That’s why, at the end of every season, there’s a team that went 5-7 with a delighted fan base and a group of people …

The 2024 season for the Alabama Crimson Tide begins on Aug. 31 in Tuscaloosa against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Not only does that game kickoff the new season, it begins a new era of Crimson Tide football as Kalen DeBoer takes over as head coach, replacing the legendary Nick Saban following his retirement. In Week 2, Alabama will stay at …

The North Carolina Tar Heels will have a starting quarterback under center not named Sam Howell or Drake Maye for the first time since 2018 this upcoming season. But the future of the position looks bright in Chapel Hill. With Bryce Baker coming in for the 2025 class, the Tar Heels have secured another commitment at the position. Class of …

It was a busy weekend on the recruiting trail for the Nittany Lions, with a few commitments and a couple of de-commitments. Several people expected Penn State’s recruiting activity to pick up around this time, and they were correct. Commitments came in from safety Braswell Thomas and running back Jabree Wallace-Coleman. Those were significant commitments for James Franklin and Penn …

The Oklahoma Sooners came under some fire when they extended Brent Venables contract and gave him a slight salary bump. The new deal added two years to his original contract. But many questioned why the Sooners would do this. 16-10 in his first two seasons and 0-2 in bowl games are the facts. But the context to the facts is …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said his team is better on and off the field than last year and that he plans to stay at Colorado long after his sons leave for the NFL but that he needs to become a little more patient as a coach in his second year on the job in Boulder. Sanders made these comments …

Michigan football recruiting is heating up in a big way as it finishes up the slate of 2025 official visit weekends during the offseason. Of those who made it to town for ‘Victors Weekend’ is 2025 Stockbridge (Ga.) linebacker Chase Taylor. Taylor’s recruitment has been somewhat close to the vest but he appeared to be between Michigan, South Carolina, in-state …

Four-star pass rusher Zion Grady has committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Grady decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide after Nick Saban’s retirement. Grady was previously projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Grady’s commitment helps strengthen Ohio State’s No. 1 recruiting class. The Buckeyes have commitments from 19 prospects in the class of 2025. Not too far behind Ohio …

Third-generation legacy recruit Vernell Brown III has always been linked with Florida, but now experts believe the Gators are the favorites to land the four-star Jones High (Orlando) wide receiver down the stretch. Blake Alderman of 247Sports submitted a crystal ball pick for Brown in favor of Florida on Sunday with a confidence level of six. National recruiting analyst Tom …

ATLANTA – NCAA president Charlie Baker is looking to the federal government for help in solving one of the most pressing questions surrounding the landmark $2.8 billion House antitrust settlement. How Title IX fits into the House settlement, which will pave the way for a new collegiate revenue-share model if approved, has loomed over college athletics since agreed to in …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 commit cornerback Rukeem Stroud flipped his commitment to the University of Central Florida on Monday afternoon. Stroud originally committed to Wisconsin on June 1 after an official visit to the program. But he recently received an official offer from in-state UCF on Saturday and has now flipped his commitment. The four-star recruit is ranked by …