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Mike Norvell: “Very Confident” In Florida State’s Preparation for Week 0 in Dublin

Florida State is taking on Georgia Tech in Week 0 in Dublin, Ireland on August 24th, and coach Mike Norvell believes that Florida State is ready for the logistical challenges that come with playing ‘across the pond.’

Norvell described it as a process that took “probably a year and a half … to prepare everything.”

Norvell said that the staff has taken multiple trips to make sure everything is ready to go and that the entire staff is putting the players in the best position possible to succeed, and that’s he very confident in a smooth transition for a game so far away.

4-Star CB Ben Hanks Jr. Commits to Florida

4-Star CB Ben Hanks Jr. committed to Florida yesterday over Miami, Georgia, Louisville, and others.

For Hanks, his relationships with a couple of the coaches, namely Billy Napier and Will Harris, were hugely important for Hanks’ commitment to the Gators.

Hanks is ranked as high as the 72nd ranked prospect and 10th ranked CB for the 2025 class according to On3. According to the On3 industry composite, Hanks is ranked as the 102nd ranked prospect nationally and 11th ranked player at his position.

This is Florida’s 7th Blue Chip commitment and 13th overall commitment for the 2025 class, a class which ranks 20th nationally and 10th in the SEC.

Arkansas’ Sam Pittman Expresses Concern for QB Taylen Green

Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman recently shared that Boise State transfer Taylen Green was not as accurate in the most recent scrimmage as Pittman was hoping or as Green had been in past practices and scrimmages.

Pittman did acknowledge that the protection from the offensive line was not as good, either, which likely has something to do with his accuracy concerns.

One player and position group who played well according to Pittman was DE Landon Jackson and the entire defensive line, who evidently gave Green and the rest of the offense problems.

4-Star WR Shamarius Peterkin Commits to Virginia Tech

4-Star WR Shamarius Peterkin committed to Virginia Tech yesterday over NC State, North Carolina, and others.

Peterkin joins WR Micah Matthews as 4-star wide receivers committed to the Hokies for the 2025 class.

He is ranked 279th nationally and 45th for the WR position in the 2025 class.

This is Virginia Tech’s 16th commitment in the 2025 class, for a class which ranks 34th nationally and 6th in the ACC, just ahead of Stanford and North Carolina.

Clemson QB Cade Klubnik Shares Biggest Change in Offense

Clemson QB Cade Klubnik is going into his second season as the full-time starter for the Tigers, and he recently shared what has changed the most since last season.

And for Klubnik, the biggest difference is the mindset and experience. Last season, Klubnik pointed out the youth and inexperience on the team, especially on the offense, but almost 80% of last season’s offensive production returns for Clemson.

RB Phil Mafah, WR Tyler Brown, and TE Jake Briningstool all headline as top returning options, as well as QB Cade Klubnik, obviously.

2026 4-Star LB Tieson Ejiawoko Commits to Texas Tech

Composite 4-star LB in the 2026 class, Tieson Ejiawoko, committed to Texas Tech over offers from Houston, North Texas, Oregon State, Washington State, and others.

Ejiawoko earned a Texas Tech offer back in January and was in Lubbock for a pool party even this past month.

Ejiawoko said he was impressed with the facilities and had a lot of fun spending the day with the coaching staff. And now, within a month he is committed to be a Red Raider.

The On3 industry composite ranks Ejiawoko as the 397th ranked prospect nationally and the 31st ranked LB in the 2026 class.

He is Texas Tech’s first commitment for the 2026 class.

CBS Sports Ranks the Conferences

CBS Sports power ranked the 9 remaining conferences after the Pac-12’s dissolution.

Unsurprisingly, the Top 2 conferences are the SEC and the Big Ten.

Here’s the rankings below:

1. SEC

2. Big Ten

3. Big 12

4. ACC

5. AAC

6. Mountain West

7. Sun Belt

8. Conference USA

9. MAC

3-Star DL Mykah Newton Flips Commitment from NC State to Miami

3-Star DL Mykah Newton has flipped his commitment from NC State to Miami after originally committing to NC State back in July.

Newton said that he believes the entire Miami staff is amazing and that the program is on the rise.

The On3 industry composite ranks Newton as the 831st ranked recruit nationally and the 86th ranked DL for the class.

This is Miami’s 21st commitment of the 2025 class, which currently ranks 12th nationally and 3rd in the ACC behind only Clemson and Florida State.

On3’s 10 Most Impactful Big 12 Players For 2024

On3’s Jesse Simonton ranked his Top 10 most impactful players in the Big 12 going into the 2024 season recently, which Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter headlines.

Quarterbacks Cam Rising from Utah and Jalon Daniels from Kansas were honorable mentions, as were Cincinnati’s DT Dontay Corleone, Arizona’s OL Jonah Savaiinaea, and Kansas’ RB Devin Neal.

Here is his list below:

1. Travis Hunter (CB/WR, Colorado)

2. Ollie Gordon (RB, Oklahoma State)

3. Tetairoa McMillan (WR, Arizona)

4. Wyatt Milum (OL, West Virginia)

5. Shedeur Sanders (QB, Colorado)

6. Noah Fifita (QB, Arizona)

7. Tahj Brooks (RB, Texas Tech)

8. RJ Harvey (RB, UCF)

9. Jeremiah Cooper (DB, Iowa State)

10. Tacario Davis (CB, Arizona)

3-Star RB Demon June Commits to North Carolina

3-Star RB Demon June has committed to North Carolina over East Carolina, Georgia Southern, James Madison, and other offers.

June is ranked right around the 100th ranked RB in the 2025 class depending on which recruiting service you look at.

June is North Carolina’s 14th commitment in the 2025 class, which ranks 36th nationally and 8th in the ACC.

Other Commitments/Decommitments

Unrated K Rocco Graziano commits to Oregon

Unrated QB Landon Walker commits to Navy