College Football

We are in the portion of the year where college football news is a bit slow, but recruiting news is picking up. As we inch closer to National Signing Day monitoring the class of 2025 becomes more and more important. Unfortunately, a star out of the state of California made his announcement today and he pledged his commitment to another …

Bill Bedenbuagh has struck again. This time, his efforts netted Rivals four-star interior offensive lineman Darius Afalava, who committed to the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday. Afalava is an incredibly gifted offensive line prospect who is probably even better than his ranking suggests. He’s a three-star prospect on the 247Sports composite, but Rivals considers Afalava a four-star prospect and the No. …

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program may be under new leadership in 2024, but the team remains elite. Though rankings and polls have not yet been released for the upcoming season, EA Sports has revealed its overall rankings for the top 10 teams for its upcoming game, EA Sports College Football 25. Though the legend Nick Saban retired, new head …

Clemson football’s season starts in less than 65 days, and quarterback Cade Klubnik is confident the Tigers will be prepared for 2024. The junior is attending the Manning Passing Academy this weekend, one of the top offensive football camps in the country, at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and spoke with the Clarion Ledger’s David Eckert about the upcoming year. Klubnik …

Darius Afalava toured programs all across the country and had some great experiences but nothing could beat Oklahoma. So after a lot of thinking – and heavily considering Utah as well – the Sooners landed his commitment on Friday. “I just think the whole philosophy,” Afalava said. “A lot of schools can claim that they care about the whole family …

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 …