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Jared Curtis, the No. 1 quarterback recruit for the 2026 class according to 247Sports Composite Rankings, recommitted to Georgia on 247Sports’ YouTube channel and ending a tight recruiting battle with Oregon. Curtis originally committed to Georgia in March 2024 but backed off this past October; however, he reaffirmed his pledge to give the Bulldogs a blue-chip quarterback for the upcoming cycle. 

Curtis would be the highest-ranked quarterback to sign with Georgia out of high school since Justin Fields in 2018 — the No. 2 ranked player in the 2018 recruiting class.

Georgia’s success with quarterbacks on the recruiting trail goes back a few years now. The Bulldogs secured a commitment from a pair of four stars (Ryan Montgomery, 2025; Ryan Puglisi, 2024) who will occupy the depth chart this fall. 

Here’s more on Curtis from 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins: 

Refined and polished passer that matches a higher floor with a higher ceiling. Possess not only the desired build for the position, but also elite pocket-passing qualities to go along with some slick athleticism. Has both the arm and the eyes to constantly tax defenses. Smooth mechanics result in pin-point accuracy on the basic throws while a powerful base helps serve up lasers to both the second and third levels. Adept at altering the velocity and trajectory when needed. Side steps pressure with subtle movements to stay pass-ready and will drop the elbow to sling it around incoming bodies. 

Curtis’ commitment helped Georgia’s class jump nine spots to No. 17. He joins a recruiting class that already…

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Mississippi’s No. 22 recruit from the 2026 cycle is heavily considering Auburn after trimming his list.

Auburn remains in the running to land a three-star offensive lineman from Mississippi after he revealed his final four.

Dalton Toothman, a three-star offensive lineman from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, announced his final four over the weekend, which includes Auburn. Hugh Freeze and the Tigers’ coaching staff will need to battle in-state programs Ole Miss and Mississippi State, as well as ACC power Clemson, to land his signature.

“#AGTG I would like to thank God for putting me in this position and I’m truly grateful for all the coaches throughout this journey that have blessed me with an incredible opportunity. With that being said, this is my Final 4,” Toothman shared via X (Twitter) on Sunday. ‘

Ahead of his commitment date, which has not been set at the time of publishing, Toothman will take an official visit to every school in his top four. As has been the case with several of Auburn’s top targets, Toothman will kick off his official visit tour on May 16 in Auburn. He will then visit Clemson on May 30, Ole Miss on June 6, and Mississippi State on June 13.

Toothman is listed as a three-star offensive lineman by 247Sports and On3 and ranks as high as the No. 16 recruit from Mississippi for the 2026 cycle. 247Sports has not logged a crystal ball prediction for Toothman, but On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine favors Auburn with an 86.4% forecast.

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Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has experienced a lot of changes in the past few years — from his career to his personal life. As he prepares for his first season as the North Carolina football coach, he sat down with Tony Dokoupil from “CBS News Sunday Morning” to discuss his dad’s influence in his career, drafting Tom Brady and several other topics.

Although he is not known for being a fan of interviews, Belichick was relaxed enough to wear a tattered Navy sweatshirt while his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, sat just a few feet away. His career is not over yet, but he recently published a book called, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.”

Here are the top five moments of the interview. 

His girlfriend crashed the interview

Belichick has been dating Hudson for over two years. Although he is not big on social media, she has posted multiple pictures with him, including some on his 73rd birthday earlier this month, and some of him dressed as a fisherman while she poses as a mermaid.

Belichick described her as his “creative muse” in his book, and Hudson identifies herself as the “Chief Operating Officer of Belichick Productions” in her email signature. Their relationship is not a secret, but they are private about certain matters. 

As Dokoupil put it, Hudson was “a constant presence” during the interview, and she jumped in when Belichick was asked about how they met.

“We are not talking about this,” she said without further explanation.

Their relationship has been controversial, particularly because of the age gap. However, Belichick is not concerned with outside opinions.

“I’ve never been too worried about what everybody else thinks,” he said. “I just try to do what I feel like is best for me and…

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With spring football now behind us, and the Oregon Ducks headed back into the offseason for a couple of months, we look off of the gridiron for content. No longer are there practices or interviews to write about, but fortunately in the world of college football, there’s always something.

Whether it’s recruiting cut-downs, commitments, schedule updates, or everyone’s favorite thing: a ranking, the news cycle in college football never ends. As we start to lean into the offseason, we’re going to dive headfirst and do something that will get the conversation rolling amongst fanbases in the Big Ten Conference: rank things.

To start, let’s look at the helmets that every team in the conference wears.

This is not the first time that we’ve looked at the Big Ten helmets and decided to rank them all, but with several teams introducing new looks this past year, it felt like a good time to revisit things and update the list. You can look at our past ranking here.

Of course, putting together a definitive ranking on a topic that changes week to week is a bit difficult. In today’s day and age of college football — thanks in large part to Oregon — very few teams have just one set of jerseys that they wear each and every week. Like the Ducks, many have at least one or two alternates that they throw on throughout the season. To account for this, we went through the last year and picked out our favorite helmet that each team wore.

Here’s the ranking that we came up with:

No. 18 — Nebraska Cornhuskers

Nebraska may be a program that is steeped in tradition, but the helmet is traditionally boring, in my opinion. A cornhusker is such a unique mascot, why in the world are we not doing something more creative than a capital letter? Some schools put no effort into uniforms, and it drives me crazy.

For more Nebraska news and coverage, check…

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Hiring a college football coach isn’t a science. In fact, the whole process is closer to a complete gamble. 

Sure, administrations can do their research and go through the whole vetting process. Good athletic directors will leave no stone unturned when trying to fill a vacancy. But even the most can’t-miss hire can backfire in college football. 

Sometimes schools just swing big and miss — or they may be forced to settle after striking out on other targets. Or they just completely whiff on someone they thought would pan out. Whatever the case may be, there are a lot of ways to fumble a coaching search. 

There have been plenty of notable mishaps throughout this sport’s history. Some didn’t work out when contextualized with the gift of hindsight. Others were dead on arrival. With peak offseason in full swing, here’s a look back at 15 of the worst coaching hires from the past decade of college football. 

15. Chris Ash, Rutgers (2016-19)

Record: 8-32 

Ash inherited a bit of a mess left by his predecessor Kyle Flood, but it became apparent rather quickly that Ash was ill-prepared to right the ship in his first head coaching job. Ash only won more than two games in a single season once, and the Scarlet Knights failed to win a single Big Ten game in three out of four seasons under Ash. He was fired midway through the 2019 campaign, and after a brief stint at Texas in 2020, he recently made his return to college football as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. 

Record: 5-6 

Rolovich had the unenviable task of replacing the great Mike Leach, who left Washington State for Mississippi State after eight years with the Cougars. Compounding matters was the COVID-19 pandemic in Rolovich’s first year; it’s understandable that Washington State went…

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Spartans have extended an offer to an elite tight end prospect from South Dakota in the 2027 class

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a big-time tight end prospect from South Dakota.

The Spartans have extended an offer to tight end Cooper Terwilliger of Pierre, S.D. in the 2027 class. Terwilliger announced his offer from the Spartans via a post on social media platform X.

Terwilliger is listed as a four-star prospect with a rating of 94.22 on 247Sports’ composite rating system. He ranks as the No. 10 tight end and No. 1 player from South Dakota in the 2027 class. He is also listed as the No. 136 overall player in the country.

Michigan State is one of nearly 20 schools to offer Terwilliger, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCF and Wisconsin.

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Former Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis has medically retired from the NFL after one year with the New York Jets, announced Wednesday. Travis spent the 2024 season rehabbing a serious leg injury suffered at FSU that cost the Seminoles a shot at the national championship, but ultimately was advised to walk away. 

Travis announced the decision to walk away in a lengthy handwritten note posted to social media. 

“On November 18th, 2023, my life and career took an unexpected turn,” Travis wrote. “I gave everything I had to the rehab process, but despite my efforts, my leg never responded the way we hoped. After much prayer and consultation with my doctors and medical team, I have been medically advised to retire from the game I love so deeply.” 

Florida State was undefeated in 2023 going into a November nonconference matchup with North Alabama on Senior Day. The No. 4 Seminoles were seen as a lock for the CFP if they won out. However, Travis was tackled awkwardly on a run by a UNA defender and had to be carted off the field in an air cast. He was diagnosed with a fractured and dislocated left ankle that ended his season. 

Since that moment, Florida State’s program has crumbled. The Seminoles managed to finish the regular season undefeated, but became the first undefeated power conference team to ever miss the College Football Playoff after Alabama jumped them. 

“That was the decision, was Alabama at four,” then-CFP selection chair Boo Corrigan said. “Florida State is a different team than they were through the first 11 weeks. Coach [Mike] Norvell, their players, their fans — an incredible season. But as you look at who they are as a team right now without Jordan Travis, without the offensive dynamic that he brings to it, they…

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Paris Melvin Jr. is a dual threat.

(This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo)

Notre Dame has made an offer to Paris Melvin Jr.

Melvin Jr. is a defensive back and return specialist out of the Houston area, and he has been recruited by Fighting Irish associate head coach and running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider.

The Cypress Springs High School student is a four-star athlete who has received over 20 offers, including from schools like Michigan, Oklahoma and Cal.

Melvin Jr. stands 6’0″ and is 170 pounds. Rivals has him ranked as the 37th best player in Texas and 12th best defensive back in the state.

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