Category: College Football

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the 7-on-7 world gathers in South Florida for the final national event of the offseason, dozens of top prospects are in town just before or after major decisions in their recruiting process. Rivals takes its first look at the movement coming out of the absurd collection of talent.

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The Orlando-area star just announced a July 11 verbal commitment date at the conclusion of all of his official visits. Six programs remain on the list of contenders for Anderson, but it appears as if Auburn and Louisville are emerging as the primary options to consider down the home stretch. Anderson will pledge on that date to honor his little brother’s birthday.

The emerging 2027 talent, who won defensive back MVP honors at the Rivals Camp Series stop in Atlanta back in May, continues to turn heads with his performances. It has led to a national offer list this offseason, with new tenders from Michigan and Clemson among those commanding attention. The California native, who preps in Alabama, has USC and Oregon high on his list but he is also building relationships with plenty of programs in SEC country like Georgia, Florida and several others. No early decision is in the works.

Bell is all but down to sticking with Florida State or flipping to Auburn. Several other programs once looked like top contenders to change his mind but the SEC program and the flash of freshmen in the secondary of late has his attention. Bell already has game visits planned with each contender, ironically set to see both take on Alabama during the 2025 season. He is also confident in Florida State’s bounce back in 2025.

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FIVE-STAR: @JohnGarcia_Jr and @samspiegs recap who won MVP, who impressed and MORE👀🏆 pic.twitter.com/YVr0KnovWT

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INDIANAPOLIS – The stars came out for the 2025 Rivals Five-Star event at the Indianapolis Colts’ facility this week. Here we break down the top running backs from the event.

Derrek Cooper

Cooper came away with positional MVP honors in Indianapolis. The five-star shined in the 1-on-1 portion of Tuesday’s camp, then took it to a different level as the most productive pass-catcher out of the backfield in 7-on-7 play.

Miami is working toward inking the No. 1 class in the country and intends to keep Cooper in South Florida. Georgia and Ohio State are working feverishly to buck the Canes’ momentum on the recruiting trail.

Javian Osborne

Osborne will be playing a lot of football inside the state of Indiana over the next few years. The Texas-based blue-chipper pledged to Notre Dame last month and showcased his three-down skill-set this week at the Rivals Five-Star.

Osborne was fantastic as a pass-catcher, an area of his game less utilized on Friday nights. The Irish verbal is a three-down back that can bash between the tackles and be a workhorse on early downs and also contribute in the passing game.

CJ Crowley

Cowley stood out as one of the backs with the best top-end speed in Indianapolis. The 2027 four-star out of Alabama was smooth in and out of breaks, had soft hands and fantastic wiggle and acceleration with the ball in his hands between various positional drills, 1-on-1 competition and in the 7-on-7 setting.

Auburn is trending up with the in-state blue-chipper, who returned to The Plains earlier this month. Hugh Freeze has been superb keeping top-end talent such as Cowley in-state since…

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South Dakota State Athletics

South Dakota State running back Nate White has died at the age of 20, the program announced Wednesday. A cause of death has not been released. A sophomore, White transferred in from Wisconsin in January after spending two seasons with the Badgers.

“Jackrabbit football is a brotherhood and today we are all hurting with the shocking news of the loss of Nate White,” South Dakota State coach Dan Jackson said in a statement. “Nate impacted our program with his hard work, determination and overall positive spirit. We grieve with his family and will honor his memory throughout the upcoming season.”

White did not see any action at Wisconsin and moved from wide receiver to running back during fall camp in 2024. He projected to play a role in the South Dakota State offense this 2025 season.

“News of Nate White’s tragic passing has been sad and difficult to comprehend for all of our Wisconsin Badger football family,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said in a statement. “We remember Nate as a friend and teammate and we stand in support of Nate’s family and loved ones.”

White rated as a three-star prospect coming out of Milwaukee (Wisc.) King in the 2023 class. He ranked as the No. 55 running back nationally and No. 1 overall prospect in Wisconsin for that cycle. White signed with Wisconsin over additional known offers from Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Purdue and Vanderbilt.

Whie earned second-team all-state honors by the Associated Press in 2022 after rushing for 1,345 yards and 26 touchdowns on 135 carries through 10 games. He also received conference MVP and offensive player of the year…

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The Oklahoma Sooners have been making noise on the recruiting trail over the last several week, picking up several commitments over the last few days in the 2026 recruiting class. On Monday they added three-star linebacker Beau Jandreau and four-star defensive end Daniel Norman. And now they may be close to locking up another talented defender.

On Tuesday evening, On3’s vice president of recruiting and transfer portal Steve Wiltfong issued a prediction favoring the Sooners for defensive end Jake Kreul.

Kreul is considered a five-star player in the 2026 cycle by ESPN and a four-star prospect by Rivals, On3, and 247Sports. Kreul was just in town for an official visit during the ChampU BBQ and it looks like the Sooners have moved the needle.

He’s a consensus top 100 player in the class and a top-15 EDGE in the cycle. Also notable was a prediction flip on Tuesday night from Orangebloods and Rivals recruiting analyst Cody Carpentier, who switched his projection from Florida to the Oklahoma Sooners.

Kreul is one of the elite prospects in the 2026 cycle, showing a technical refinement to his game. Locked On’s recruiting analyst Brian Smith called Kreul “the most technically advanced high school edge rusher” he’s ever seen.

The IMG Academy has an elite offer sheet from a total of 36 Power Four schools, which includes Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Florida, and many more. And you can see why. He’s an excellent pass rusher with a motor to match. He can win with speed, power, or by utilizing his technique to get by offensive tackles.

Though Oklahoma still has to lock up his commitment and get him signed as the elite recruiting programs continue to push for Kreul’s services, the Sooners have put themselves in a position to land a day-one contributor in Jake Kreul.

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The Oregon Ducks may not have been first to the party when it comes to fast-rising quarterback prospect Bryson Beaver, but they certainly arrived early. 

Since the Ducks showed up, others have followed. 

Oregon offered the former Boise State commit a scholarship a couple of weeks ago, and since then, his recruitment has blown up. Credit to Beaver, who has put the work in, being named one of the top performers at last week’s Elite 11 Finals camp. Additionally, credit to Oregon for recognizing the potential and issuing an offer early. 

Since the Ducks offered Beaver, he has garnered interest from a lot of top schools in the nation, including the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ole Miss Rebels, both of which hosted him on visits earlier this month. 

Now, following Beaver’s official visit to Oregon this past weekend, the 4-star received another SEC scholarship offer, this time from the LSU Tigers. 

We are now in another recruiting dead period, so Beaver won’t be able to take a visit to LSU in the near future, but assuming he keeps his recruitment open through the summer, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him end up in Baton Rouge this fall for a game. 

While Duck fans are eager to get Beaver, who is predicted to commit to Oregon, it’s understandable that he wants to take his time with his recruitment. After blowing up so much in the past month, he certainly deserves to enjoy the process and not feel rushed in his decision. 

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The legal enforceability of a revenue share agreement between a football player and institution is at the crux of a landmark legal case between two Power Four schools that could have wide-ranging implications.

The University of Wisconsin sued the University of Miami on Friday over alleged tampering and tortious interference of a two-year agreement with defensive back Xavier Lucas, a member of the Badgers’ 2024 team. Lucas is not mentioned by name in the lawsuit — only referred to as Student-Athlete A — but all of the details line up after he left Wisconsin in January to join Miami’s football program as the No. 1 cornerback in the transfer portal. 

Wisconsin alleges that Miami intentionally interfered and tampered with Lucas’ deal with the Badgers not long after he received a substantial payment following the deal’s execution. 

“Miami’s interference caused Student-Athlete A to breach the university contract, resulting in great harm to UW-Madison,” the complaint alleges. “Such harm includes, without limitations, loss of a student-athlete with valuable NIL rights who plaintiff UW-Madison anticipated having in UW-Madison’s program for the 2025 football season and beyond. Further harms include the loss of financial benefits UW-Madison stood to receive from Student-Athlete A’s continued participation in its football program.” 

Wisconsin wants compensation for the financial and reputational harm it and collective VC Connect suffered in losing Lucas, but what it really wants is to set a precedent. If successful, Wisconsin’s lawsuit could have a significant impact in decreasing tampering and increasing roster stability in what has been years’ worth of unregulated free agency in college athletics. Its decision to bring a lawsuit at all is…

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First Grayson McKeogh, now Tyler Merrill. Those are two offensive linemen that the Nittany Lions have let slip through their grasp and have ended up with the Fighting Irish. Thus, this continues a slippery slope for the Nittany Lions as they continue to lose traction not just within their state, but in the Big Ten and on a national stage as well.

For the past couple of weeks, it has just been continuous bad news on the recruiting trail as more and more top recruits eschew the Nittany Lions in favor of the men from South Bend. McKeogh and Merrill specifically were Pennsylvania guys and two of the better O-linemen in the cycle.

To make matters worse, another Pennsylvania product in safety Joey O’Brien is said to be leaning in favor of the Irish. His five-star status as well makes it ever more painful, as Penn State fans are sure to notice the lack of one in this cycle thus far.

As the recruiting process grows ever more tense, look for this burgeoning recruiting rivalry to continue as Notre Dame gets ever more aggressive. They are already making moves in the 2027 cycle, extending an offer to a Penn State commit in the past couple of days. Thus the question arises: is Penn State rapidly losing ground in its own state, and will they be able to recover before it’s too late?

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