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NCAA Changes Rules Around Coaches

The NCAA Division I Council approved a rule change easing restrictions on the limit of countable coaches during practice and games.

Previously, each staff could not have more than 11 coaches providing coaching instruction to players, but moving forward, any coach may provide instruction.

The rule maintains that only 10 assistants and the Head Coach are allowed to recruit off-campus.

NCAA Proposes Changing Transfer Window

The NCAA introduced a proposal to change the transfer portal windows in football and basketball from 45 days to 30 days, with a vote expected on this proposal sometime in October.

Last year, the transfer portal window was shrunk from 60 days to 45 days, and this proposed change down to 30 days largely is based on the data that over 80% of undergraduate basketball players who entered the transfer portal, entered within four weeks of the transfer portal opening.

The 30-day window for a player to transfer after a coach leaves for another remains unchanged.

2026 4-Star QB Troy Huhn Commits to Penn State

Consensus 4-star QB Troy Huhn from San Marcos, CA has committed to Penn State over Texas, Ohio State, and others.

Huhn ranks 81st according to the On3 composite ranking, and with most of the Top 2026 QBs coming off the board early, he was one of the final, elite 2026 QBs to commit.

This is Penn State’s 2nd commitment in the 2026 class.

4-Star WR CJ Wiley Commits to Florida State

4-Star WR CJ Wiley has committed to Florida State over Georgia and LSU, among other offers. Georgia was heavily favored in this recruiting battle, but ultimately Wiley has committed for now to the Seminoles and Coach Norvell.

This is only Florida State’s 6th commitment, but the Seminoles rank 15th in On3’s team rankings and 2nd in the ACC for 2025.

2026 4-Star QB Landon Duckworth Decommits to South Carolina

2026 4-Star QB Landon Duckworth decommitted from South Carolina yesterday after. Duckworth had been committed since this past August.

Duckworth ranks as a Top 100 recruit and 4-star for 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals, with On3 being slightly lower on the QB from Jackson, AL.

South Carolina still has two commitments for the 2026 class.

4-Star ATH CJ Nickson Commits to Oklahoma

Consensus 4-Star ATH CJ Nickson has committed to in-state Oklahoma while also holding offers from Oklahoma State, Georgia, LSU, and Notre Dame.

Nickson is listed as the 5th ranked athlete for On3’s industry ranking, and could see his composite rating jump into the Top 100 if On3 moves him up from his 235 national ranking.

This is Oklahoma’s 18th commitment for the 2025 class, which brings the Sooners into the Top 10 nationally and 6th in the SEC.

4-Star ATH Brandon Finney Commits to Oregon

Consensus 4-Star ATH Brandon Finney committed to Oregon over Penn State, South Carolina, Ohio State, and others.

It looked like Penn State would be the school to beat, but after Finney’s official visit to Eugene, OR, Finney committed to Coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks.

This is only Oregon’s 10th commitment, but the Ducks’ 2025 class ranks 8th nationally and 2nd in the new look Big Ten.

EA Sports College Football 25 Toughest 25 Places to Play Announced

EA Sports released its Top 25 Toughest Places to play in the new College Football 25, which drops July 16, 2024 for those who preorder the Deluxe Edition and July 19, 2024 for those who preorder or buy the Standard Edition.

As for the Top 25, Texas A&M’s Kyle Field ranks 1st. The lone Group of 5 stadium in the Top 25 is Boise State’s Albertson Stadium at 24th.

12 of the SEC’s 16 schools are represented, with only Kentucky, Missouri, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt missing the list.

7 Big Ten schools were represented. 3 ACC schools, as well as Notre Dame, were represented. Utah is the lone Big 12 representative.

4-Star TE Vander Ploog Commits to Washington

Consensus 4-Star TE Vander Ploog committed to Washington yesterday over SMU, Arizona State, Utah, and Oregon.

Ploog is one of the top tight ends, ranking as high for the position as 7th across the various recruiting services on On3.

Ploog cited the relationships he had with the staff at Washington as what ultimately sealed the deal for him.

This is Washington’s X commitment, with a 2025 class which ranks 25th nationally and 8th in the new look Big Ten.

USF TE Teigan Martin Passes Away in Car Accident

USF TE Teigan Martin passed away early Monday morning at the age of 20 in a single-vehicle crash.

Martin died at the scene of the crash, where investigators determined the vehicle was speeding when it crossed over the center line and into the ditch. His funeral services are are being held this Sunday in Minnesota.

Our condolences to the Martin family, his friends, and his teammates for their loss.