College Football

It’s been a long time coming but Michigan football managed to secure a top-priority target kicking off the month of June. Recruiting has been a big deal for the maize and blue but the Wolverines haven’t had much to show for it. Sitting at five commitments entering the most pivotal month, the hope for the period where Michigan started hosting …

First-year Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith went back out West to pick up the Spartans’ second commitment so far this summer. Three-star offensive lineman Drew Nichols of Murrieta Valley in southern California announced his commitment to the Spartans on social media Monday. He committed after taking an official visit to East Lansing this past weekend, according to 247Sports, and …

Michigan State has extended a scholarship offer to a quarterback from Florida that has picked up interest from numerous big-time programs. Three-star quarterback Michael Clayton of Sanford, Fla. announced on Monday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. He plays for Seminole High and is a prospect in the 2026 class. Clayton ranks as the No. 29 quarterback in …

Wisconsin landed a commitment from class of 2025 tight end Nizyi Davis on Monday. The three-star tight end chose the Badgers over Big Ten rival Purdue. His other top offers include Michigan State, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville and West Virginia. Related: Ranking the highest rated recruits in the history of Wisconsin football Davis is 247Sports’ No. 774 player in the class of …

Floyd Boucard has heft and bulk. The 6-foot-3, 315-pound three-star defensive lineman, per the 247Sports Composite, is playing high school football in Miami. Tom Loy of 247Sports and Scott Schrader of On3 have both predicted that he will commit to the USC football program. Boucard is originally from Montreal, Quebec, and grew up playing hockey before transitioning to football. He transferred from …

Every recruiting cycle there are high profile recruitments that take center stage. They can vary from program to program, but the blue-blood schools regularly find themselves in these high-leverage recruiting battles. In the 2023 cycle, it was the battle with Notre Dame for five-star safety Peyton Bowen. In the 2024 cycle, it was the David Stone recruitment. In the 2025 …

Jun. 10—CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema made recruiting the state of Illinois a priority when he took the Illini job in December 2020. Neighboring states were important, too, when it came to Illinois’ roster-building efforts. The inroads Bielema and his staff have made on that front were evident Sunday and into Monday morning with three commitments in the Class of 2025 …

LSU has been on quite a heater to start the 2025 recruiting class, holding 11 commitments — headlined by five-stars Bryce Underwood and Caden Durham — in a class that ranks as high as No. 2 nationally, depending on the service. But this is the time of year that can really make or break a class. The June official visit …

USATSI True freshmen no longer have the type of outsized impact on college football they did five years ago. The era of Jake Fromm and Tua Tagovailoa tangoing in the second half of a national championship game, or Trevor Lawrence leading Clemson to a perfect record and a title a year later, has given way to super seniors and transfers-for-hire.  …

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program received some positive news on the recruiting trail on Monday afternoon. 2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Michael Carroll announced his commitment to Alabama. Carroll chose the Crimson Tide over other programs like the Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, and Penn State Nittany Lions. Carroll took an official visit to Alabama this weekend. The native of Doylestown, …

The recruiting process is a long road that can go back and forth weekly with different schools pushing for top prospects. Auburn is one of those schools that is constantly working its hardest, which is keeping them in the race for talented players. One of those players is four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman, who is currently committed to the Tigers’ …

The Oregon Ducks started the week of on a high note, landing a commitment from 4-star offensive tackle Ziyare Addison, who just took an official visit to Eugene over the weekend. Addison is rated by 247Sports as the No. 140 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 14 OT in the nation. Standing at 6-foot-5, 290 pounds, Addison …

Football coach Ryan Silverfield and his coaching staff aren’t the only ones trying to bring four-star quarterback Antwann Hill Jr. to Memphis. Hill was in Memphis for an official visit this past weekend and posted a photo on his social media of his photoshoot in a Tigers uniform. That drew interest in Instagram from a pair of rappers who apparently …

“Running backs don’t matter.” It’s a phrase that’s become prevalent in football over the last decade as analytics and advanced statistics have become more important at every level of the sport. The argument is that while the position matters, no running back is that much better than any other. While the idea has proven to be accurate at the NFL …

Ziyare Addison, one of the state’s premier offensive lineman, announced his commitment to Oregon on Monday morning. Sumner’s 6-foot-5, 280-pound tackle took an official visit to Oregon this past weekend and posted his decision on his X account with the words, “I’M HOME!!!” Addison is No. 28 on the USA Today Florida Network top 100. He is No. 1 offensive …