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Elite 11 Finalist Trever Jackson commits to Seminoles

In a major snag for Florida State University, Trever Jackson, a standout quarterback and Elite 11 Finalist, has committed to the Seminoles. Jackson, previously aligned with Ole Miss, brings impressive talent to an already talented QB lineup for FSU’s 2024 season.

Florida State has made another significant addition to its roster, securing the commitment of Trever Jackson, a highly-touted quarterback from the class of 2024.

Standing at 6’3″ and weighing 190 pounds, Jackson hails from Winter Garden, Florida. His journey to FSU was marked by a previous commitment to Ole Miss, which he retracted in late October.

This commitment follows the Seminoles’ recent successful signing of Luke Kromenhoek, another top prep quarterback. Both are Elite 11 Finalists. With only two scholarship quarterbacks available for the Orange Bowl, FSU further strengthened its lineup by securing Oregon State’s DJ Uiagalelei, bringing their quarterback count to four for the spring.

Ranked as the No. 348 player nationally and the No. 22 quarterback, Jackson shows promise despite being considered somewhat raw with a high upside. An Elite 11 Finalist, notably winning the “Rail Shot Challenge,” Jackson’s recruitment journey included 28 offers and an official visit to Pittsburgh in the summer of 2023.

His initial top choices were UCLA, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. This latest commitment to FSU marks a significant step in his athletic career and a notable addition to the Seminoles’ quarterback lineup.

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247Sports: Former Texas HC Mack Brown a Top 5 recruiter of all-time

247Sports calls Mack Brown one of the top recruiters of all-time.

Former Texas head coach Mack Brown knew how to recruit. It is one of the many reasons why his Longhorns were able to sustain consistent success for a decade in his time in Austin.

Brown’s teams had nine consecutive 10-win seasons during one stretch of his tenure. It’s that kind of consistency that had many pining for Texas to return back to greatness after its fall off in 2010. Recruiting was the engine that guided Texas to that level of success.

247Sports recently listed Mack Brown in its top five recruiters of all-time. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban won the top spot followed by Urban Meyer, Pete Carroll, Bobby Bowden and a fifth place tie between Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant and Texas’ Mack Brown.

The list puts Brown in elite company, but the recognition is earned. The former Texas head coach secured several top five recruiting classes and five-star recruits over his time in Austin. By winning over big names like Chris Simms, Roy Williams and Vince Young among others, Brown helped build Texas into the brand it is today.

Recruiting established Texas football’s presence in the early 2000’s. It built a legacy for legendary head coach Mack Brown. The Longhorns’ current staff strives to live up to that recruiting standard as it heads toward the SEC.

The top quarterback in the Class of 2025 announces his commitment

The Michigan native has back-to-back state titles in 2021 and 2022 and came four points from a third this past year.

Quarterback Bryce Underwood, a five-star prospect and the consensus top overall player in the Class of 2025, announced on Saturday that he had committed to play for LSU. On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported the announcement.

The Michigan native, who plays for Belleville High School, was the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year in 2022 and National Freshman of the Year in 2021, throwing for more than 5,600 yards and 76 touchdowns between the two seasons. He led his team to back-to-back Michigan Division I state titles in his first two years, and he led Belleville back to the title game in 2023, although his team 36-32 lost to Southfield A&T.

“Ahead of his years physically,” 247Sports recruiting analyst Allen Trieu said in his scouting report. “(He h)as a strong arm with the ability to make throws to any part of the field. Throws a good deep ball and can use touch to give his receivers a chance to go make plays on the ball.”

Underwood had been given offers from schools like Alabama, Michigan, and Colorado, but he ultimately decided on the Tigers.

“LSU felt like home,” Underwood said in Fawcett’s report on the decision. “The relationship I built with the coaching staff is unbreakable. I’ve never felt an atmosphere better than LSU’s.”

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Five-star defensive lineman and Florida commit may not sign on early signing day

McCray, a five-star defensive lineman and one of the top 10 players in the upcoming class, may not make his commitment to Florida official.

Defensive lineman LJ McCray, who is currently 247Sports’ No. 2 defensive lineman in the Class of 2024 and the No. 6 overall player, may not put pen to paper on Early Signing Day on Wednesday.

On3 reported that McCray described it as a “high possibility” that he doesn’t sign on Wednesday.

The defensive lineman, who plays for Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, committed to Florida on October 21. He’s the second-highest recruit in the Gators class.

McCray has visited Florida State and Auburn over the past few weeks, but On3’s report did not elaborate on whether McCray’s commitment to Florida was wavering at all. The Gators have lost four players of four stars or higher over the past month, including five-star safety Xavier Filsaime who flipped to Texas on Monday.

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Texas trending heavily for five-star OT Brandon Baker ahead of commitment date

Recruiting predictions continue to roll in for the nation’s No. 1 offensive tackle in 2024.

Five-star offensive tackle Brandon Baker has a commitment date scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 24. Continue reading “Texas trending heavily for five-star OT Brandon Baker ahead of commitment date”

Miami lands 2025 5-star recruit Armondo Blount

Armondo Blount, a defensive lineman and the No. 4 player in the class, chose the Hurricanes over Ohio State, USC and others.

The Miami Hurricanes landed a commitment from one of the biggest names in the 2025 class on Thursday.

Armondo Blount, a defensive lineman from Miami, Florida, chose the Hurricanes over offers from Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, Florida State, and others.

“We home baby!” the tweet announcing his commitment read.

Blount, the No. 5 player in the country according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 250 pounds.

“A twitched-up defensive lineman,” Andrew Ivins, the 247Sports Director of Scouting, wrote about Blount. “Not the biggest – or longest – of defenders, but can win with his initial get-off and a simple chop of the hands.”

Blount also won a Florida 3A state championship in the shot put as a high school freshman, an event he competed in for the AAU Junior Olympics.

Texas Tech lands 5-star WR commit Micah Hudson

What a huge win for Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders.

Despite starting the season 0-2 with losses to the Wyoming Cowboys and the Oregon Ducks, the Texas Tech Red Raiders earned their first win with the commitment of five-star wide receiver Micah Hudson.

The news was reported by On3 on Monday night. The Texas product has become the highest-rated Texas Tech commit since they began ranking prospects in 2000. According to 247Sports, Hudson is the No. 19 prospect of the 2024 class and the No. 4 player in the state of Texas.

It has been reported that relationships were important to Hudson and head coach Joey McGuire was a huge part of that process. McGuire knows the recruiting trails really well dating back to his time as a high school football coach in the state, where he won three state championships.

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With Hudson now committed to the Red Raiders, their recruiting class jumped to No. 23 class ahead of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 247Sports’ composite team rankings.

Will this move have a ripple effect with players wanting to join the Red Raiders? One player who will be ecstatic is current QB commit Will Hammond, who has been putting up some monster numbers this year for Hutto in the Lone Star State.

Which prospects has Alabama landed over Texas in recent years?

As Alabama looks to win on the football field over Texas, revisit some of the heated recruiting battles between the two programs.

Texas and Alabama are sure to have plenty of recruiting battles in the coming years as the Longhorns will join the SEC in the 2024 season.

Despite Texas being in the Big 12, Alabama has had its fair share of recruiting wins over the Longhorns. Former Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is currently the head coach at Texas,

Since arriving in Austin, Sarkisian has battled Nick Saban and the Alabama coaching staff to keep prospects in the Lonestar state. These two storied programs battle it out on the field and the recruiting trail.

Roll Tide Wire takes a closer look at some of the Alabama-Texas recruiting battles in recent years.

Where Wisconsin football stands in 2024 recruiting rankings

Where do the Badgers stand nationally in 2024 consensus rankings?

Wisconsin and new head coach Luke Fickell have built out a deep 2024 class that currently consists of 20 commits.

According to On3’s latest consensus industry recruiting rankings, the Badgers are in the top 25 for the class of 2024.

Wisconsin currently has five four-star commits in the class, headlined by four-star running back and the highest-rated player in the Badger class Dilin Jones. Jones is a top-ten running back in the class overall, and committed to the Badgers back on July 14.

Who leads the way in the class of 2024? Here is a look at where things stand with most of the classes fully intact:

Ranking the states with the most Top247 prospects in the class of 2024

States with the most Top247 recruits in the class of 2024!

With college football prospects taking most of their official visits in the month of June, July has become the unofficial, official commitment month for some of the nation’s most highly-sought after prospects.

One of the most trusted recruiting services for a long time has been 247Sports. On Sunday, 247Sports released its rankings for the states that have the most Top247 prospects in the class of 2024.

The list isn’t full of too many surprises with the usual states of Texas, Georgia, and California among the leaders of the clubhouse.

Let’s take a look at the richest states in the country for football recruiting in the class of 2024.