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21 minutes ago
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2 Ohio State Buckeyes skyrocket in updated recruiting rankings
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the reigning national champions and have a top-10 recruiting class nationally. They also boast arguably the top two players in all of college football with wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs. Advertisement But Ryan Day's program received even more good news Monday, as On3/Rivals updated their class of 2026 player ratings. Two future Buckeyes made the "biggest risers" list - and both are now among the nation's top prospects. Previously the nation's No. 96 overall prospect, Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) offensive tackle Sam Greer jumped to No. 14 - a staggering jump that will make him a five-star recruit on Signing Day. But that wasn't all. Juniperro Serra (California) edge-rusher Khary Wilder was "not rated" in the previous ratings, but jumped all the way up to No. 38 overall. Advertisement Several programs saw a commit or two jump up the list, including Notre Dame, Georgia, Oregon, Florida State and others, but no program has more to celebrate than Ohio State. The Buckeyes are, once again, reloading with the 2026 class.
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29 minutes ago
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Ohio State Gets Good News on Coveted Star Running Back
Ohio State Gets Good News on Coveted Star Running Back originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Different college football programs appear to be getting very positive signs from one of the top 2026 running backs on the recruiting trail. One of those is the Ohio State Buckeyes. Advertisement On3's Steve Wiltfong reported Sunday that Derrek Cooper's family had a terrific weekend visit with the Buckeyes. 'Everything was amazing in Ohio,' Cooper's mother Tonya Brinson told Wiltfong. The recruiting insider described Cooper as "one of the headliners" at the Ohio State campus over the weekend. Cooper has visited the Buckeyes multiple times during his recruitment process. The Buckeyes have three-star running back Favour Akih committed in the 2026 class, but the program is still trying to land another pledge from a top tier back. Advertisement Ohio State Buckeyes football head coach Ryan Day© Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wiltfong suggested the Miami Hurricanes, Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide are also pushing for Cooper. On3's Chad Simmons wrote on June 13 that the Bulldogs were confident where they stand in the recruitment of the top running back. Simmons, though, also wrote Cooper's mother would play "a significant part" in his college decision. So, it's not at all a bad thing that she had a great time at Ohio State. The 247Sports Composite rankings have Cooper rated as the No. 2 Florida recruit in the 2026 class. The recruiting rankings from ESPN and Rivals have him as the No. 1 running back in the class. Advertisement The running back is also a consensus top 100 recruit for 2026. On the 247Sports Composite rankings, Cooper is rated as the No. 30 overall prospect. Related: Ohio State Pushes to Land 'Dream Trifecta' in Heated Battle This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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20 hours ago
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College football betting: Full list of over/unders for every CFB team at BetMGM
The 2025-26 college football season is rapidly approaching, as the Ohio State Buckeyes (+525 at BetMGM) look to defend their national championship. Heisman hopeful QB Arch Manning leads the Texas Longhorns (+500 favorite to win the College Football Playoff), and Georgia (+700), Penn State (+700), Oregon (+900) and Clemson (+900) are expected to be in the playoff mix as well. But which teams are expected to have the best regular seasons? Below, we've listed all of the over/unders for the college football teams listed at BetMGM, ordered from greatest to least. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are one of four teams with the highest win total at 10.5. Here are the season win totals listed for every college football team at BetMGM: Over/under 10.5 Notre Dame Ohio State Oregon Penn State 9.5 Alabama Boise State Clemson Georgia Liberty Miami (FL) Texas 8.5 Arizona State Indiana James Madison Kansas State Louisville LSU Memphis Michigan Navy Ole Miss SMU Tennessee Texas Tech Toledo Tulane UNLV 7.5 Army Auburn Baylor Buffalo UConn Florida Florida State Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Illinois Iowa Iowa State Kansas Louisiana Missouri Nebraska North Carolina Ohio San Jose State South Carolina Texas A&M Texas State Utah UTSA USC Washington Western Kentucky 6.5 Bowling Green BYU Cincinnati Colorado Colorado State Duke East Carolina Fresno State Houston Jacksonville State Miami (OH) Minnesota NC State Northern Illinois North Texas Oklahoma Oregon State Pitt South Alabama South Florida TCU Virginia Virginia Tech 5.5 Air Force Appalachian State Arizona Arkansas Boston College Cal Central Michigan Coastal Carolina FIU Hawaii Louisiana Tech Marshall Michigan State Old Dominion Oklahoma State Syracuse Troy UCF UCLA UTEP Vanderbilt Washington State West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 4.5 Akron Delaware Eastern Michigan Florida Atlantic Kentucky UL-Monroe Maryland Middle Tennessee Missouri State New Mexico State Sam Houston State San Diego State Southern Miss UAB UMass Utah State Wake Forest Western Michigan 3.5 Ball State Georgia State Kennesaw State Mississippi State Nevada New Mexico Northwestern Purdue Rice Stanford Temple Tulsa 2.5 Charlotte 1.5 Kent State
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20 hours ago
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Prayers Pouring In For Ex-Ohio State Football Player Sunday
Prayers Pouring In For Ex-Ohio State Football Player Sunday originally appeared on The Spun. Prayers are pouring in for a former Ohio State Buckeyes football player on Sunday. Ex-Ohio State Buckeyes lineman George Fitzpatrick transferred to Kansas State following the 2024 season. Fitzpatrick, who was recruited as an offensive tackle out of high school, spent most of his time at guard in Columbus. He saw playing time as a backup guard during the College Football Playoff. Fitzpatrick announced his intentions to transfer in early January, but he stuck with the team through the College Football Playoff championship run. Fitzpatrick announced his decision to transfer to Kansas State a couple of days following the national championship. On Sunday morning, a current Ohio State football player asked everyone for prayers for his former teammate. "I know it's a bit late and people might not receive this, but I just wanted yall to keep our former buckeye George Fitzpatrick in your prayers. I'm not going to go deep into it for respects of his family, but please pray for a speedy recovery and no complications. God Bless," he asked. Prayers are pouring in for the friends and family members of the former Ohio State football player. "Sending prayers," one fan wrote. "He is in our prayer circle and has our support. God bless..." one fan added. "Prayers to him and family hoping everything is ok," one fan added. "Thoughts and prayers for him and his family," one fan added. "Once a buckeye always a buckeye, prayers up," one fan added. "Prayers to him for whatever he and his family is going through. Hopefully everyone is okay," one fan added. Our thoughts are with him and his friends and family members as they go through a difficult time. Prayers Pouring In For Ex-Ohio State Football Player Sunday first appeared on The Spun on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
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a day ago
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Kirk Herbstreit On Arch Manning Being Eased In As Texas Longhorns QB: ‘Their Plan Is Working To Perfection'
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit says the Mannings and the Texas Longhorns have managed ... More the Arch Manning situation perfectly. "Their plan is working to perfection at this point." (Photo) Kirk Herbstreit is probably the most recognizable voice in college football these days. The 55-year-old color commentator has been around for decades as a staple of ESPN's college football programming. The former Ohio State quarterback has been a key analyst on College Gameday since 1996 and has grown his portfolio over the years as he's emerged as the top color commentator for ESPN and ABC's top college football games along with his work during Thursday night games on NFL on Prime. In other words, when Herbstreit talks football, you take notice. With the college football season near, the hype surrounding the 2025 season is better than ever due to the College Football Playoff and the debut of Arch Manning as the Texas Longhorns' starting quarterback. There's no bigger game on the regular season schedule than when the Longhorns visit Columbus in the season opener to take on the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The storylines write itself – Manning is entering the season with arguably the most hype of any college football player all time because of his last name, the Buckeyes are the defending champs with a new quarterback (likely Julian Sayin) and the Longhorns are looking for revenge after Ohio State eliminated them from the Colleg Football Playoff last season. 'I thought the Mannings were very intentional with their selection of where Arch, coming out of high school, could have gone to any school in the country,' says Herbstreit in a one-on-one interview. 'I thought they were intentional on going to Texas to play for (Steve) Sarkisian, to go to a place where Quinn Ewers was already established. Knew that he'd be able to kind of ease his way in, instead of, like a lot of guys, just thrown right into play.' The 21-year-old Manning is entering his third season in Austin as a redshirt sophomore. He saw a decent amount of action last season while serving as the backup to Quinn Ewers, starting two games while appearing in a total of 10 of them. In limited action as a starter, Manning went 2-0 while starting games against Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State. In those two games started, Manning threw four touchdowns (with one rushing touchdown) against two interceptions. For the season, he threw nine touchdowns against two interceptions for a 67.8% completion rate with four total rushing touchdowns. As Herbstreit notes, Manning was eased into playing and now enters his third season at Texas with a sizable amount of snaps under his belt. It also doesn't hurt that one of the strengths of the Longhorns is their defensive unit, which ranked third in the country last season. However, they do feature four new starting offensive linemen in the lineup. 'I think they wanted him to kind of simmer and marinate a bit and then be ready to go in year three,' says Herbstreit of Manning. 'I think their plan is working to perfection at this point. If you notice, he's not all over social media. He's not all over the NIL space, and that's all by design and how they've gone about it. They know that the Manning name creates unprecedented hype, and they've tried to keep that under wraps the best they could.' Although the Buckeyes are the defending champions, it's the Longhorns – not Ohio State – that's considered the favorites to win the national championship. Some of that has to do with the Longhorns' established core coming off of back-to-back semifinals appearances in the College Football Playoff and a lot of it has to do with the inclusion of Manning, who is considered the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy in his first year starting. 'I thought they've done an amazing job,' says Herbstreit of how Manning has been handled. "Now they can't protect it, now it's out, now it's here we go. He's had two years to get himself ready for it, which I'm a fan of. He dabbled last year in enough games where he's not a complete rookie. 'We have no idea what to expect from him, Herbstreit continues to say of Manning. 'He stepped out, played against Georgia last year. He played in some games where he had to start when Quinn Ewers was down, I think it's allowed him to kind of know what it takes to run that offensive of Sarkisian." As Herbstreit prepares for another season as one of the top football analysts in the game, he's partnering with Purina Pro Plan to narrate their 'Fueled By' video series. The 'Fueled By' series" details the special relationships that athletes have with their dogs, with Herbstreit, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and USWNT stars Rose LaVelle and Sophia Smith featured in the series. Herbstreit is a well-known lover of dogs, as he has four golden retrievers of his own. His most well-known dog, Ben, traveled with him to games. Ben was a certified emotional support dog and traveled with Herbstreit to Austin, Texas when he covered the Longhorns' game against the Georgia Bulldogs in October of last season. Ben passed away in November of 2024 due to leukemia. 'Dogs have always been a big part of my life,' says Herbstreit. 'Over the last two or three years, I started to travel with with one of my dogs, and it got a lot of attention and and then he passed away suddenly with cancer, and then I took my younger one out. A lot of people saw that. Pro Plan approached me just about building a relationship, a partnership, and then they told me about the Fueled By series, where we're going to visit with some athletes. It was kind of a natural fit for me with with one dogs and feeding them the right nutrients and the right food.' Herbstreit interviewed Kittle, LaVelle and Smith for the series and said he had 'fun' getting to know the relationship that they have with their dogs and the key role their pets play in providing happiness for them. 'Just to see whenever they they would talk about their dogs, just to see their eyes kind of light up about how they look forward to getting home from the stress of their job and the demands and expectations of their job,' says Herbstreit. 'Then they walk into that house, and there's their best friend waiting for them. I think we can all relate to that.' The Ohio native details why dogs and pets play such a pivotal role in the well-being of athletes, calling it an 'unbreakable bond.' 'Especially athletes, the world that they live in, the scrutiny they deal with, the social media, good and bad – your dog's not part of that – your dog is just a loving being,' says Herbstreit. 'I've always had an appreciation for that. Having four sons, all of which now have moved out of the house, and having our dogs, our dogs are basically like our kids. I treat my dogs like family.' As Herbstreit notes, athletes – with all of the pressure they have to deal with – can go home and unplug with their dogs. 'There's almost like a, 'I can unplug and I can just be at home with my friend,'' says Herbstreit. 'It's a friendship that they all talked about, and there's no, 'Oh, you won the game. Hey, you lost the game, I'm upset.' It's just the same relationship no matter what. That draws them closer because of the stress that they all deal with in their jobs.'
