College Football Recruiting Articles - Page 17

The Michigan football team just won the national title a few months ago, and that should help them with recruiting. However, their 2025 class has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. It’s still extremely early in the cycle and there is a lot of time for this to change, but the Wolverines […]

The Michigan football program is beginning a new era with Sherrone Moore taking over as head coach. Jim Harbaugh won a national title and then left to become the coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. However, Michigan has now been hit with some recruiting violation penalties from the NCAA that stem back to the COVID-19 […]

New Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer had his first chance to show Crimson Tide fans what the 2024 team will look like on the field at their spring game on Saturday. Obviously it’s still hard to know how DeBoer will fare when the actual season rolls around, but his 2025 recruiting class is in […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently trying to pull off the difficult balancing act between preparing for the upcoming 2024-25 college football season while simultaneously laying the framework for future iterations of the team. Day’s squad is coming off of a relatively successful year that saw Ohio State football […]

Last season was a tough one for the Ohio State football team despite incredible early season success. Coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes lost their final two games of the season to Michigan football and Missouri football and decided to attempted to fix the problem with a boatload of high-profile transfers including Will Howard from […]

High school class of 2025 wide receiver Jayvan Boggs has withdrawn his commitment to Ohio State football, via Hayes Fawcett of On3. The four-star prospect out of Cocoa, Florida recorded 93 receptions for 1,504 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Boggs’ de-commitment is a major blow to the Buckets, who sported the No. 1-ranked 2025 […]

The Colorado football program had a roller-coaster year in 2023-24. Head Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes finished last in the Pac-12 standings. Thus, Sanders’ Colorado football recruiting efforts have come under scrutiny, but he cleared things up in a press conference with reporters.   Deion Sanders has brought in some of the nation’s top recruits […]

The Alabama football team is coming off of an SEC championship season during which there has been a lot of roster turnover. New head coach Kalen DeBoer is reloading on the fly and Alabama football fans are being patient with the process so far. There are still plenty of loose ends to tie up with […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders, known for his expertise in college football recruiting, has taken a unique approach to talent acquisition since joining the Buffaloes in late 2022. Instead of traditional off-campus visits, Sanders has adopted an unusual strategy that has caught the attention of the recruiting circuit. “Coach Prime did not conduct any […]

Ohio State football has taken a step closer to landing 2025 class 4-star prospect tight end Nate Roberts after he whittled down his list to five schools, including the Buckeyes. Roberts now has only Ohio State, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Oklahoma Sooners, and Ole Miss Rebels. “I would like to thank each school […]

Next year is going to be an interesting one for the Alabama football team. For the first time in awhile, the Crimson Tide will not have Nick Saban as their head coach. The legend retired after the 2023 season, and Kalen DeBoer is now the head coach of Alabama. He is already doing a good […]

Ohio State has reportedly self-reported minor recruitment infractions involving Ohio State football to the NCAA, per Joey Kaufman of the Columbus Dispatch. The infractions are Level III by nature, which is the least serious among all tiers of NCAA violations. The violations took place over the course of five months, during which Ohio State football […]

Johnny Manziel recently opened up about his personal life since the release of his documentary on Netflix. But the former quarterback has recently gone further and opened up about other aspects of his life. One notable topic was the truth bomb he dropped about Texas football recruiting him. During a guest appearance on Club Shay Shay […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has lofty ambitions for the program, and they will be heavily tested in the deep SEC. He is loading up on premium talent from both the transfer portal and recruiting pool to ensure that the Longhorns build off their College Football Playoff appearance from last season. The field is […]

Penn State football’s highly touted 2025 recruiting class has another commit. Three-star wide receiver prospect Lyrick Samuel announced his commitment Monday on Twitter. “I will like to thank every program that has taken the time to show an interest in me. After deep consideration and conversations with my family I have decided that I will […]

Nebraska football made a move that officially puts the Cornhuskers in the Brady Smigiel sweepstakes. Smigiel, who is a five-star quarterback prospect for the 2026 college football season, just received an offer from the Big Ten school, per Cornhuskers Wire. “The Nebraska Cornhuskers have made a scholarship offer to a California quarterback. Brady Smigiel is […]

The Michigan football team is preparing for its first national title defense since the 1998 season when the Wolverines dropped two early games to Notre Dame football and Syracuse football, who was led by Donovan McNabb at the time. For Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, the theme of the 2024-25 season is Moore’s now-famous catch […]

The Michigan football team has been fortunate to have Blake Corum as their running back for the past few years, but he is now off to the NFL. Corum is one of the most decorated backs that the Wolverines have ever had, and he will be tough to replace. Next season, Donovan Edwards should get […]

The University of Michigan may have won the national championship when they beat Washington in the title game, but the decision by head coach Jim Harbaugh to leave the Michigan football program has cost them a four-star recruit. 💙 pic.twitter.com/bQGOjBee0b — J4 (@jadensmith200) February 11, 2024 Linebacker Jaden Smith had committed to the Wolverines in […]

Notre Dame football is adding another legacy player. The Fighting Irish are getting the son of former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Elijah Burress is committing to Notre Dame, per ESPN. Elijah is a wide receiver, just like his father. He caught 25 passes for 434 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games as a […]

Last year did no go as planned for Caleb Williams and USC football, to say the least. Legitimate College Playoff aspirations melted into despair as the program suffered extreme humiliation in its final season in the Pac-12. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was not even enough to push the Trojans into the top tier of […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a hugely important offseason for the future trajectory of the program. Day has found himself the subject of immense criticism and hot seat speculation this winter following Ohio State missing the College Football Playoff this […]

This next season will be a critically important one for Ohio State football and head coach Ryan Day. With Jim Harbaugh finally returning to the NFL, the Buckeyes will be expected to supplant Michigan as the class of the Big Ten once again. Their latest recruiting coup should only reinforce the belief that they are […]

The college football transfer portal has quieted down big time in the past few weeks. However, the recruiting front never ends. On Monday, the Stanford football team got a massive addition with Class of 2025 quarterback Bear Bachmeier committing to the program, choosing the Cardinal over Oregon, Arkansas, and Michigan State, per Pete Thamel of […]

Oregon football is scheduled to take its talents to the Big Ten Conference this upcoming season, and Coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks are preparing for battle with an excellent offseason recruiting haul so far. The Ducks ranked sixth in the country among all NCAA football teams in the 2024 Rivals.com recruiting rankings. Coach Lanning […]

Kalen DeBoer is ensuring that the Alabama football program is still full of top-end prospects. After the departure of Nick Saban, one would think that the Crimson Tide’s recruitment would get weaker but that is not at all the case. A young prospect out of Mater Dei High School carries a four-star rating and could […]

The Nebraska football program has seen a lot of turnover since Matt Rhuke became the head coach. Perhaps the biggest addition was Dylan Raiola, who decided to flip his commitment and join the Nebraska football program in the offseason. The highly-recruited quarterback was previously committed to Georgia, but the decision to come to the Cornhuskers […]

The Washington football program has basically fallen apart since losing the National Championship to Michigan. Not only did the Huskies lose their head coach, but a plethora of top players have transferred or entered the 2024 NFL Draft. With that said, the Oregon football team has greatly benefited from this fiasco, as they’ve acquired a […]

Nebraska football’s Dylan Railoa was widely considered to be the top quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, but rankings started to scatter in the fall. Raiola was the No. 1 quarterback in the class for quite some time, garnering comparisons to the NFL’s Patrick Mahomes. When Raiola’s recruiting got murky, with the decommittment from Georgia, […]

Five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams has canceled his official visit to Texas football, after making trips to Tuscaloosa and College Station, per Matt Galatzan at Longhorns Country. Williams was committed to Alabama before the retirement of Nick Saban but decided to reopen his recruitment. Texas A&M and Auburn have jumped into the picture as possible […]

The Class of 2025 just got another major shake-up in the college football world. One of the top quarterbacks in the class, George MacIntyre, held a commitment ceremony on Monday. The Brentwood Academy star has now officially decided to play for Tennessee, choosing them over LSU and Alabama. Georgia, Michigan, and Clemson were also potential […]

The rich are getting richer. Texas football added to its stellar 2025 football recruiting class, as the school landed a commitment from 4-star athlete Lance Jackson on Sunday. Jackson chose the Longhorns over Tennessee and Arkansas. “I just know they will get me to my full potential,” Jackson said, per On3. “I love the way […]

The college football transfer portal continues to spin with the recent change of coaches. Nick Saban’s retirement was a stunner, and Kalen DeBoer went from Washington to Alabama, causing another ripple effect. On Friday, Julian Sayin, the top-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2024, entered the transfer portal after committing to Alabama. Now, it looks […]

Penn State football is considered elite in terms of facilities and play on the field, but it’s been left behind on the recruiting side for years. The Nittany Lions haven’t been able to acquire top-level talent like Big Ten foes Ohio State and Michigan. This changes with a massive boost to its recruiting budget. They […]

Former Oregon State wide receiver Silas Bolden has committed to Texas football, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. “BREAKING: Former Oregon State WR Silas Bolden has Committed to Texas, he tells @on3sports. The 5’8 165 WR totaled 80 catches for 1,076 yards & 4 TDs in his time with the Beavers Will have 1 […]

The ethical lines have always been blurred, and at times nonexistent, in college sports, but modern transfer portal rules and the emergence of NIL deals (name, image likeness) have made it even easier to poach players from other schools. Florida State football just got caught allegedly trying to use these tools to their advantage. “NCAA […]

The college football season came to a close on Monday night as Michigan football defeated Washington in the national title game. Now, the offseason is upon us. The worst time of year for college football fans. Roughly seven months before we get to watch college football again. For programs around the nation, it is already […]

The LSU football team is set to lose Malik Nabers and Jayden Daniels to the 2024 NFL Draft. But, Brian Kelly’s program just added five-star recruit Dominick McKinley, as he decided to flip his commitment from Texas A&M to LSU, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. ‘BREAKING: Five-Star DL Dominick McKinley tells me he has Flipped […]

The Oklahoma football team has a lot of talent to replace this offseason before they join the SEC in 2024. The Sooners have lost their entire offensive line already, and they are going to have to hit the transfer portal and have young guys step up because of that. Some good news in that department […]