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The state of college football recruiting: Top classes, standout prospects, key visits and more
From the top college football prospects who are still taking visits to the teams that have had strong classes, we take a broad look at the recruiting world.
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RECRUITING
CLASS OF 2022
2022 recruiting class rankings: Alabama, Oklahoma rise in top 10
Fresh off the ESPN 300 update, Alabama moves past Notre Dame in search of back-to-back No. 1 classes, while Oklahoma and Georgia are also climbing.
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Which college football recruits in the Class of 2022 rose the rankings?
Two prospects achieved five-star status, but there were several top college football recruits in the 2022 class who climbed the rankings.
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Top Headlines
RECRUITING NOTEBOOK
Breaking down college football's five-star recruits, Arch Manning update and more
We take a look at where things stand with the five-star prospects in the class of 2022 -- as well as the No. 2 prospect in 2023, Arch Manning.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Recent recruiting 'what-ifs' that would change college football
Sam Howell flipping from FSU to UNC and Bryce Young decommitting from USC have had massive ripple effects in the college football world.
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2021 NEWCOMERS
Which college football transfers have made the biggest impact so far?
Alabama, Georgia and Michigan State are among the top college football programs that capitalized from the transfer portal this season.
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Breaking down the five-star freshmen so far this season
There were 14 college football recruits in the 2021 class who earned a five-star rating. How have they played as freshmen so far?
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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK
Arch Manning starts his college tour, the Big 12 expands and more from the week in recruiting
We break down the latest in the recruiting world, from Arch Manning's visit to Georgia to the 25-player signing limit and beyond.
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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK
Predicting where top football recruits will sign, Arch Manning's visits, USC latest and more
How does the firing of Clay Helton impact USC in recruiting? Which schools will Arch Manning be visiting this fall? We break it all down.
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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK
Big weekends for Ohio State and Michigan, NIL reaction and more
We break down which prospects are visiting which college football teams and which schools helped their cases in recruiting after Week 1.
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LIST
2021 college football preseason true freshman All-America team
Tom VanHaaren and Tom Luginbill make their position-by-position picks for the best true freshmen of the 2021 college football season.
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Top Headlines
- No. 5 recruit Brownlow-Dindy picks OU over A&M
- Texas builds on high-powered '22 class with WR
- Source: Incoming OSU QB lands $1.4M NIL deal
- Oklahoma lands Inniss as WR cycle continues
- Aggies land Swedish TE prospect for '23 class
- Burden now third WR to decommit from Sooners
- Hasz, No. 54-ranked recruit in '23, picks Sooners
2022's top recruits
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Top 300 players in the Class of 2022
Walter Nolen is one of the top defensive prospects in the Class of 2022, but who are the other top prospects you should keep an eye on?
Recruiting Class Rankings
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Who leads the nation in recruiting?
Here is the latest rankings of all the top recruiting classes from across the country.
NFL No. 1 picks as CFB recruits (ESPN+)
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What No. 1 NFL draft picks were like as college football recruits
Before they were drafted first overall, how good were Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray as college football recruits?
