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BREAKING: Wisconsin flips top Michigan class of 2025 DL commit

BREAKING: Wisconsin flips Michigan top class of 2025 DL commit

Wisconsin landed a commitment from class of 2025 defensive lineman Jaylen Williams on Wednesday.

Williams had committed to Michigan in June. He flips to Wisconsin, instantly becoming one of the program’s highest-ranked commits in its class of 2025.

Related: Everything Luke Fickell said about the Phil Longo firing, Badgers’ offensive plan moving forward

247Sports ranks the four-star defensive lineman as the No. 279 player in the class of 2025, No. 28 defensive lineman and No. 7 recruit from the state of Illinois. His extended offer sheet, now likely irrelevant, includes top programs Florida, Florida State, Miami, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC.

Williams is Wisconsin’s 24th commitment in the class of 2025. The group is now approaching the nation’s top 25. It has a blue-chip percentage of 29%.

This is a much-needed positive headline for Wisconsin amid its ongoing difficulties, headlined by the recent firing of offensive coordinator Phil Longo. Defensive line is a position the program has worked hard to address in this class. With Williams, the group has four players at the position committed.

Luke Fickell and the Badgers staff have flipped multiple highly touted recruits from Big Ten rivals. Williams joins DL Drayden Pavey (Purdue) and tight end Emmett Bork (Michigan State). He is one of what could be several finishing touches to the class. Focus will turn to uncommitted quarterback Carter Smith, who is reportedly deciding between Wisconsin and Florida State.

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Florida moves back up in SEC power poll despite loss to Georgia

Florida gave Georgia a good fight in the first half Saturday, leading to a small boost in the SEC Power Poll from 247Sports after Week 10.

Florida might have lost against Georgia in Week 10, but the Gators received a small bump in 247Sports’ SEC poll on Monday.

The Gators moved back into a tie for the No. 11 spot in the conference with the Arkansas Razorbacks. The 247Sports SEC beat writers put Florida in the same spot two weeks ago, but Arkansas moved up during the Gators’ second bye week.

A 63-31 beating at the hands of Ole Miss knocked Arky back down in the rankings, and Florida’s defense continues to keep games against the best teams in the conference close, even after star quarterback [autotag]DJ Lagway[/autotag] went down with a hamstring injury in the first half.

Georgia and Texas remain on top of the poll rankings, followed by Tennessee and LSU, which both moved ahead of Texas A&M this week. Alabama, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt all stayed put to round out the top half of the conference.

Here’s a look at the complete rankings after 10 weeks of college football action.

SEC Power Poll Week 10

1. Georgia (15) —

2. Texas —

3. Tennessee — +1

4. LSU — +1

5. Texas A&M — -2

6. Alabama —

7. Ole Miss —

8. Vanderbilt —

9. South Carolina — +1

10. Missouri — -1

T-11. Arkansas — -1

T-11. Florida — +1

13. Oklahoma —

14. Auburn —

15. Kentucky —

16. Mississippi State —

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Duke basketball strengthens hold atop 2025 recruiting rankings after Henderson commitment

Following the commitment of Shelton Henderson, Duke remained the No. 1 class for the 2025 recruiting cycle according to 247Sports.

Duke basketball coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] and his program received yet another commitment on Saturday when five-star forward Shelton Henderson joined the Blue Devils’ 2025 recruiting class.

As a result, Duke remained atop the 247Sports’ team recruiting rankings for the Class of 2025.

Henderson is the 15th overall player and the third-ranked small forward in the 247Sports player rankings, meaning all four of Scheyer’s commitments rank within the top 21.

The two most notable members of the class are the Boozer twins, led by No. 2 overall player Cameron Boozer and No. 21 overall player and fourth-ranked point guard Cayden Boozer. Power forward Nikolas Khamenia (No. 19) joined them in late October.

“Duke has been my dream school since I started watching basketball,” Henderson said in a story from 247Sports’ Brandon Jenkins. “I liked Coach Scheyer, Coach Lucas, and the environment. Both coaches told me what they see in me. They feel I can come in and fit right away.”

“I like the atmosphere that they have and the players that they have sent to the NBA. That is my dream, so if they can do it with them, they can do with me.”

The Blue Devils sit ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats, Connecticut Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and LSU Tigers in the 2025 team rankings. Scheyer also finished with the No. 1 class in 2022 and 2024.

Five-star forward, Notre Dame target to announce college decision

Hope she picks the Irish!

Even with Notre Dame set to have a fantastic 2024-25 season, there’s no reason to get complacent with the period beyond that. The Irish want to keep the good times going for as long as possible. Landing one particular player would help that cause in a big way.

Deniya Prawl originally hails from Toronto, but she’s been developing her game at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. She’s become a five-star small forward according to 247Sports and is ranked sixth in the 2025 recruiting class.

The Irish are one of three finalists for Prawl’s services alongside Tennessee and Baylor. She has announced that she’ll make her decision Nov. 11.

As of this moment, the only 2025 commit for the Irish is [autotag]Leah Macy[/autotag], another five-star forward who made her decision in May. While the Irish obviously have a solid player coming in already, it would help immensely to have another one, especially when women’s basketball is getting more attention than ever:

Best of luck to Prawl in making her decision, though we obviously hope she picks the Irish.

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Auburn CB earns 247Sports honors for performance against Kentucky

True freshman Jay Crawford made a giant impact in Auburn’s win over Kentucky, and is being recognized nationally for his efforts.

The Auburn Tigers got back in the win column on Saturday after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 24-10 on the road in Lexington. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak and earned the team their first SEC win of the year.

There were many factors that contributed to the Tigers winning ways, many of which were as a result of what the defense did after being down 10 points early on. Even with that deficit, the defense only allowed 224 total yards on the night.

Some might ask how the defense turned it around. The answer: the play of freshman cornerback [autotag]Jay Crawford[/autotag].

After Auburn cut the lead to three points with a touchdown in the early stages of the second quarter, the Wildcats were seen driving down the field. That was until on a third down, Crawford made an interception on an underthrown ball near the Tigers sideline, which ultimately led to the game-tying field on the ensuing possession.

Over the course of the game, Crawford only allowed a 33% completion rate on six targets towards his assignments, making big plays in the defensive stand and earning him the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week.

Head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] discussed how Crawford has really impressed him over the course of a struggling year, making a statement in his quick development.

“He’s got talent for sure, we knew that. But it’s a maturing process of learning how to practice, how to focus on techniques that you need with every given call. We’re still not perfect at that by any means, playing so many young kids, and even our older kids. But he’s getting better and better each week with ‘All right, I’ve got to play outside tip right here, or I’ve got to play inside tip here, or I need to play off here, or I need to play press bail here.’ All of that stuff is moving really, really fast for a freshman with the hundreds of different calls you make. And not to mention the number of calls, but the call is based on what do they come out in? We’ve got to change that, they’re in a tight formation, that totally changes the call. There’s a lot of moving parts for those young kids. He’s getting more used to the game, more used to the system. You combine that with his talent, and he’s getting better.”

Crawford has become a consistent starter as of lately for Auburn, having started in four consecutive weeks for [autotag]DJ Durkin[/autotag] and his defense. He currently has 12 total tackles to go along with the one interception and four pass breakups in his first season on the Plains.

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Florida drops one place in 247Sports SEC poll during bye week

Following nine weeks of action, Florida is ranked 12th out of the 16 SEC teams, according to the conference beat writers at 247Sports.

Florida’s dominant win over Kentucky moved the Gators into a share of 11th place on the 247Sports SEC Power Poll, but an idle week has the Orange and Blue down a spot to No. 12 following Week 9 action.

The drop has more to do with Arkansas’ 58 points against Mississippi State, which broke the tie, but a strong performance against Georgia in Week 10 could bring things right back to where they were.

The top seven saw very little change. Only Texas A&M and LSU swapped places following the Aggies’ 15-point victory. Alabama stayed put at No. 6 despite shutting out Missouri, 34-0, and knocking the Tigers down a spot to No. 9 on the poll. As a result, Vanderbilt moved into the top half of the conference. The Commodores came up a field goal short of Texas.

Florida has only lost two SEC games this year, one to now-No. 3 TAMU and another to No. 4 Tennessee. Its next four matchups are against No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Texas, No. 5 LSU and No. 7 Ole Miss.

On the other hand, Florida’s two SEC wins have come against the two bottom-dwellers of this week’s poll — No. 15 Kentucky and No. 16 Mississippi State.

Post Week 9 247Sports SEC Power Poll

  1. Georgia (15)
  2. Texas
  3. Texas A&M (1) +2
  4. Tennessee
  5. LSU -2
  6. Alabama
  7. Ole Miss
  8. Vanderbilt +1
  9. Missouri -1
  10. South Carolina
  11. Arkansas +1
  12. Florida -1
  13. Oklahoma +1
  14. Auburn +1
  15. Kentucky -2
  16. Mississippi State

How to watch Florida vs. Georgia

The Gators go up against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Jacksonville. That game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ABC.

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2025 Michigan tight end commit will make official visit to Notre Dame

This would be a huge flip.

Notre Dame has developed a reputation in recent years for its quality tight ends. Another one could be coming to the Irish next season, and it would really would make the fan base happy.

Tight end recruit Andrew Olesh, the top-ranked 2025 recruit in Pennsylvania according to 247Sports, committed to Michigan on July 8 without the Irish having made him an offer. Clearly, something has changed though because Irish Illustrated is reporting that Olesh will make an official visit for the Irish’s Nov. 9 game against Florida State.

If the Irish were to lure Olesh away from the Wolverines, he would be the third 2025 commit that 247Sports has ranked as the best in their respective state. The ones so far are offensive tackle [autotag]Will Black[/autotag] from Connecticut and [autotag]James Flanigan[/autotag], currently the only tight end in that recruiting class, from Wisconsin.

247Sports currently ranks the Irish 13th among the 2025 recruiting classes, so this should bump them up a bit if it happens:

Best of luck to the Irish in efforts to flip Olesh.

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Where Wisconsin’s class of 2025 ranks nationally after landing DT Drayden Pavey

Where Wisconsin’s class of 2025 ranks nationally after landing DT Drayden Pavey

Wisconsin landed a commitment from class of 2025 defensive tackle Drayden Pavey on Tuesday.

The news follows Pavey backing out of his original commitment to Purdue this weekend. Just days later, he now flips to the Badgers — who were among his initial finalists back in July.

Related: Wisconsin updated class of 2025 commits after flipping DT Drayden Pavey from Purdue

Pavey is commitment No. 24 for the Badgers in a class. His addition keeps the group as 247Sports’ No. 28-ranked overall class and No. 10-ranked in the new Big Ten Conference.

Big Ten recruiting classes ranked ahead of the Badgers include Ohio State (No. 1 in the nation), Oregon (No. 9), USC (No. 10), Michigan (No. 14), Penn State (No. 15), Washington (No. 18), Nebraska (No. 23), Maryland (No. 24) and Rutgers (No. 26).

Despite its ranking within the Big Ten, Wisconsin’s class is a strong follow-up output for Luke Fickell after he finished the 2024 cycle with a program-best group. The biggest difference between the two classes are their blue-chip ratios. 2025 is at 21% (5/24) while 2024 reached 50% (11/22). Otherwise, national rankings of No. 28 and No. 24, respectively, aren’t far apart.

Wisconsin will look to bring momentum from its strong play onto the field into the rest of the 2025 recruiting cycle and beyond. A win over Penn State on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium could provide a launching point for the Fickell era with the program.

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Gators creeping up 247Sports SEC poll after beating Kentucky

Florida continues to move up the 247Sports SEC poll following a big win over Kentucky. The Gators are tied for 11th in the conference after Week 8.

The Florida Gators are tied for 11th in the SEC after eight weeks of play, according to the SEC beat writers at 247Sports.

Each week, the 247Sports SEC writers vote to rank each of the 16 teams in the conference and adjust the poll accordingly. Georgia moved ahead of Texas after taking down the Longhorns in convincing fashion, earning all 16 first-place votes.

Florida is tied for the biggest move up the rankings this week with a two-spot jump. Tennessee and South Carolina both moved up two places as well, ranking fourth and 10th, respectively.

Alabama is the big loser this week after looking undisciplined in its loss to Tennessee. The post-Nick Saban era hasn’t been a complete disaster, but it’s clear that the culture is changing in Tuscaloosa. Officials called 15 penalties against the Crimson Tide on Saturday, including a personal foul that turned a late fourth-and-7 into a fourth-and-22

Week 9 247Sports SEC poll

  1. Georgia (16) — +1
  2. Texas — – 1
  3. LSU — +1
  4. Tennessee — +2
  5. Texas A&M — 0
  6. Alabama — -3
  7. Ole Miss — 0
  8. Missouri — 0
  9. Vanderbilt — 0
  10. South Carolina — +2
  11. Arkansas — -1
  12. Florida — +2
  13. Kentucky — 0
  14. Oklahoma — -2
  15. Auburn — 0
  16. Mississippi State — 0

Coming up for the Gators

The Gators are off next week due to their bye week. The next matchup for Florida will be against Georgia on Nov. 2 in Jacksonville. That game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ABC.

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Coveted CB decommits from Rutgers following Florida game day visit

Kaylib Singleton decommits from Rutgers following visit with the Gators this past weekend.

Florida football is in prime position to bring in cornerback Kaylib Singleton after his decommitment from Rutgers.

Singleton, a three-star recruit out of Oakleaf High School in Orange Park, Florida, made a visit to Gainesville this past weekend for the Gators’ 48-20 blowout victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Singleton announced his decommitment on Sunday night.

“I’m truly thankful for the hospitality Rutgers have shown me since my commitment and I appreciate the coaching staff for giving me an opportunity to play for their school,” Singleton said. “I am decommitting and I’ve decided to reopen my recruitment.”

Singleton talks about the Gators

“I would say things have been smooth,” he said when talking with 247Sports last week. “I like their personality, and the way they coach. I talk to them on a personal level, and I feel like they’re real cool people, and real cool coaches. I like being around them, so that’s why I’ve still visited. They have good energy.”

Singleton on the visit to Gainesville

“I like the relationship I built with the players,” Singleton said according to Swamp247 after the visit. “I went to their dorm rooms and stuff, and we talked.”

He went on to say, “I just like the school and football-wise, that’s what stands out to me. Getting to know the coaches, they just got a new coach, Beyah Rasool. I got to know him a lot, and building relationships with them. He was taking us places so I got to talk to him a lot. He was cool.”

Recruiting Summary

According to 247Sports, Singleton is listed as the No. 82 player in the state of Florida and ranked No. 60 in the country at the cornerback position. According to the On3 Sports recruiting prediction machine, the Gators have a 95.1% chance of landing the three-star cornerback.

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