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Alabama lands commitment from four-star athlete Derick Smith
Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured the biggest recruiting victory of his tenure on Monday. Four-star athlete Derick Smith (No. 29 in the 2025 ESPN 300), the third-best athlete in the cycle, became the highest-ranked prospect to pledge to the Crimson Tide following DeBoer’s arrival in Tuscaloosa. Smith attended Alabama’s […]
Continue readingSources: Star Alabama safety Caleb Downs headed to portal
More Teams. More Games. Alabama’s Caleb Downs returns Chattanooga’s punt 85 yards to the house for a touchdown. (1:14) Alabama safety Caleb Downs, a second-team All-American in his freshman season, is headed to the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Downs earned a starting safety spot as a true freshman in 2023 and […]
Continue reading‘Business decision’: Alabama WR Isaiah Bond commits to Texas
More Teams. More Games. Jalen Milroe airs it 34 yards to Isaiah Bond for a big first down for Alabama after halftime. (0:27) Alabama transfer wide receiver Isaiah Bond has committed to Texas, which he called a “business decision” in the wake of coach Nick Saban’s retirement. “Just like the business world, you make the […]
Continue readingRyan Williams, No. 9 overall recruit, decommits from Alabama
More Teams. More Games. Michael Wilbon explains why he believes NIL and the transfer portal pushed Nick Saban away from Alabama and college football. (1:34) Just hours after it was known that Nick Saban was retiring as Alabama’s head coach, five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams told ESPN on Wednesday that he has decommitted from the […]
Continue reading2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25
More Teams. More Games. Now that the college football season is over, ESPN names its way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 season. (1:56) The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with two nail-biting semifinals that weren’t decided until the […]
Continue readingZion Grady is 7th 2025 ESPN 300 football recruit to pick Alabama
Four-star defensive end Zion Grady, who is No. 41 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300 and a product of Charles Henderson High School (Alabama), committed to the Crimson Tide on Sunday. He chose Alabama over in-state rival Auburn, as well as Florida State and Georgia. “A place that’ll make me feel like I’m home,” Grady […]
Continue reading2025 ESPN Junior 300 rankings: Top classes, scheme fits, under-the-radar prospects
While there are no changes at the very top as QB Bryce Underwood and offensive tackle David Sanders remain ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. We saw movement inside the top 10 and several prospects make their first appearance inside the coveted rankings. DT Elijah Griffin and WR Dakorien Moore are now in the top […]
Continue readingWatch highlights by top college football recruits: Week 9
Penn State’s defense enters play Saturday ranked second in the FBS both in total defense and scoring defense and is a big reason the Nittany Lions are off to a 6-1 start. Mandarin High School (Florida) cornerback Jon Mitchell (No. 137 overall) will join that defense next year as one of 12 ESPN 300 pledges […]
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Austin Peay freshman Jeremiah Collins dies in single-car crash
Jeremiah Collins, an 18-year-old defensive back, was driving too fast while exiting a highway and his pickup truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a grassy area, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release. Police said there were no signs of impairment at the scene. Collins was transported to a […]
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