Where former NFL GM ranks Purdy among best young talent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy continues to gain recognition from all corners of the NFL. Former NFL executive Jeff Diamond ranked Purdy, who passed former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia (4,278 yards) for the most single-season passing yards in franchise history with 4,280 last season, No. 6 …

JaDon Blair is one of the most highly-coveted safeties in the country. After official visits this spring and throughout June, the four-star defender has locked his decision in. Blair committed to Notre Dame on Friday, picking the Fighting Irish over the likes of Penn State, South Carolina and others. Virginia Tech, Michigan and Florida State were also finalists for the …

The 2024 season is on the horizon, and Hurricanes fans hope to see a major step forward in Year 3 of the Mario Cristobal era. As Miami keeps adding talent through high school and transfer portal recruiting, UM appears poised to be a major contender in the ACC this season. This summer, we will take a look at a different …

Utah linebacker Sione Fotu, right, and safety Sione Vaki, second from right, celebrate after Utah defeated Southern California in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. Will Utah, the preseason favorite in the Big 12, earn defining road victories like it has the past few seasons in the Pac-12? The Utes start Big 12 play …

Four-Star Friday is back with six standouts who recently joined the elite ranks of four-star prospects. The national analyst team highlighted some recruits who were given a four-star rating just a little while back. MORE FRIEDMAN: Five rankings questions after critical June evaluations ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

Three-star wide receiver Rahim Hutchins Jr. has committed to Memphis football, he announced Friday. Hutchins — from Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas — is ranked as the No. 70 receiver in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. “When I got there (for an official visit in June), it was mind-blowing,” Hutchins told The Commercial Appeal. “It felt …

Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame football landed some extra depth in the secondary and in their 2025 recruiting class on Friday JaDon Blair, a 2025 four-star safety announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish. He selected Notre Dame over the likes of Penn State, Michigan, Florida State and South Carolina, among others. On3’s Hayes Fawcett was the first to report …

Both the North Carolina football and basketball programs are after in-state prospect Kendre Harrison, offering the talented recruit over the past year. While Mack Brown and the football program extended an offer first, the basketball program also offered back in June. Harrison has expressed interest in playing both sports in college and North Carolina is hoping to land the premier …

The Nebraska football team received a resignation letter right before the start of training camp. Defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Evan Cooper resigned on Friday evening. Cooper was entering his second season as the Huskers’ defensive backs coach. The 2024 campaign would have been his 12th consecutive year on Rhule’s staff. He resigned for personal reasons. Cooper’s secondary …

Gadsden City’s Zyan Gibson has burst onto the recruiting scene last spring and this summer, garnering offers from some of the top schools in the country. The Class of 2026 defensive back has an offer sheet headlined by SEC and in-state giants Alabama and Auburn. Tennessee, Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia, LSU, defending champions Michigan and other power conference offers have …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters made recruiting lockdown cornerbacks a priority. On Friday evening, the Boilermakers landed one of the nation’s best in the 2025 class. Columbus, Ohio’s Dawayne Galloway, a four-star cornerback by 247Sports, announced on his Instagram account he’s verbally “100% committed” to Purdue. Galloway becomes the 11th known member of Purdue’s 2025 football recruiting …

Damien Shanklin will be a LSU Tiger. The Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central four-star defensive end announced his pledge to the Tigers on Friday. He took official visits to Tennessee, Ohio State and Alabama in addition to his trip to Baton Rouge. Shanklin originally planned to commit on Aug. 29 but moved his date up since he knew LSU was the …

The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff has already begun to recruit for the 2026 recruiting class. One prospect that the Crimson Tide are an early finalist for is interior offensive lineman Brandon Anderson. On Friday, Anderson listed Alabama in his top seven. The other six finalists were Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech, LSU Tigers, North Carolina State, Tennessee Volunteers, and UCF. …

USC football recruiting might not exactly be terrible. The Trojans could have a top-15 class for 2025. That’s certainly not atrocious. Moreover, USC is taking big swings and is not shying away from high-profile recruitments in the South and other contested regions. However, for all the swings USC takes, the Trojans aren’t hitting it out of the park. That’s what …

LSU’s 2025 class took a hit in the ratings with a couple of key recent decommitments, namely five-star receiver Dakorien Moore and four-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine. It will take some time before the Tigers are pushing for the top class in the country as they were previously, but after landing a trio of commitments this week, they’re back on track. …