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Report: Nebraska Paying $1M to Cancel Home-and-Home with Tennessee

According to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, Nebraska is paying $1M to cancel the home-and-home it had scheduled with Tennessee for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Nebraska was supposed to host Tennessee in 2026 before traveling to Knoxville in 2027, but ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that Nebraska canceled the series due to Nebraska’s desire for eight home games in 2027 during planned renovations at Memorial Stadium.

Tennessee AD Danny White made his disappointment clear on Twitter, sharing, “we are very disappointed that they didn’t want to play these games, especially this close to 2026.”

Given how close it is, finding a home-and-home is going to be particularly challenging for Tennessee, as White explained, “you typically need 6, 7, 8, 9 years in advance to try and find that kind of arrangement.”

White also shared with the media, “we will make the most of it. If we are playing a neutral site game back in Nashville, Charlotte, or Atlanta, I think it will be a great experience for our fans and our players. … I know we will have some fans disappointed if we lose a home game in Neyland. Our goal is to try and replace this with another home and home. I just don’t know if that’s possible. … As it sits right now, there’s not a single opponent available to do that.”

Texas’ Steve Sarkisian Confirms No More Spring Games for Longhorns

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian recently spoke with media personality Kay Adams to share that Texas was joining the ranks of plenty of schools to cancel their spring game.

Coach Sarkisian shared that his approach for the offseason is going to be a little different, and likened it to NFL OTAs.

Texas joins several other schools, like USC, Nebraska, and Ohio State to either cancel or significantly alter their spring game as growing concerns over tampering in the spring window continue. An additional concern is that by adding more games as part of the calendar with the expanded College Football Playoff, that players’ bodies need the rest from the increasing wear-and-tear that is only compounded with another game only a few months after the season ended.

Florida Promotes Russ Callaway to Offensive Coordinator

ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that Florida’s Billy Napier is shaking up the coaching staff by promoting Co-OC Russ Callaway to the full Offensive Coordinator title.

Coach Callaway was previously serving as the Co-OC and TEs Coach alongside the other Co-OC and OL Coach Rob Sale.

This is a quick rise for Coach Callaway, who went from an off-field role in 2022, to TEs coach for 2023, and then Co-OC in 2024 before becoming the full OC in 2025.

Kentucky Names Nate Fuqua Defensive Analyst and OLBs Coach

Kentucky has hired Nate Fuqua away from Cincinnati as a defensive analyst and OLBs Coach. Fuqua has spent the past two seasons with Cincinnati as a Co-DC and OLBs Coach.

Kentucky HC Mark Stoops shared a press release, which said, in part, “he brings a lot of experience, as he’s been a defensive coach for more than 20 years, including a defensive coordinator the last 11. He’s also a Kentucky native and is familiar with this program, having grown up in Danville. He is a welcome addition to our defensive room.”

Before his time at Cincinnati, Coach Fuqua was with Georgia State as the Panthers’ DC and OLBs Coach. With Georgia State, the 2021 defense set a pair of school records with 38 sacks and 92 tackles for loss.

Consensus 4-Star QB Jonas Williams Flips from Oregon to USC

Consensus 4-Star QB Jonas Williams flipped his commitment from Oregon to USC last night.

Williams is the top composite recruit from the state of Illinois and one of the top 7 QBs in the country according to 3 of the 4 recruiting services.

Williams shared with On3, “my favorite things that excite me are the relationships I’ve built with Coach Riley, [Luke] Huard, and the GM, Chad Bowden. That was an important factor for me, and knowing that this offense will fit my playing style is reassuring.”

Williams ranks as high as 45th nationally (Rivals), and the On3 industry composite ranks him 65th nationally and 7th at the QB position.

This is USC’s 10th commitment for the 2026 class, a class which currently has 6 Blue Chip commitments and ranks 2nd nationally and in the Big Ten, behind only Oregon. Despite losing Williams, Oregon’s 2026 class still ranks first in the country, with 7 Blue Chip commitments and 9 total commitments.

4-Star EDGE Jamarion Matthews Commits to Alabama

4-Star EDGE Jamarion Matthews committed to Alabama yesterday over offers from Clemson, Ole Miss, Florida, Arkansas, Vandy, and others.

Matthews shared with On3 at one point that he loves the atmosphere and the energy of the fans and the players at Alabama, and now he is the Crimson Tide’s newest commitment.

Matthews is a 4-star on three of the four recruiting sites, ranking highest on On3, where he ranks 112th nationally and 12th at the EDGE position. According to the On3 industry composite, he ranks 196th nationally and 20th at the EDGE position.

Alabama’s 2026 class currently sits at 3 commitments and ranks 11th nationally; 6th in the SEC.

4-Star IOL Chris Booker Commits to Alabama

4-Star IOL Chris Booker committed to Alabama recently over offers from Kentucky, Wake Forest, Mississippi State, and several local G5 programs.

Booker shared with BamaOnLine this past week that he has three visits to Alabama planned, including an OV to Tuscaloosa.

Booker ranks 336th nationally and 30th at the IOL position designation according to the On3 industry composite.

Booker is the 3rd Blue Chip and overall commitment for the Crimson Tide in the 2026 class. As mentioned, the class currently ranks 11th nationally and 6th in the SEC.

5-Star EDGE and Maryland Commit Zion Elee Shuts Down Recruitment

5-star EDGE and Maryland commit Zion Elee took to Twitter to tweet 4 words which elicited over 100 replies and over 100k views: “My recruitment is closed.”

Elee is taking an OV to Maryland on June 20th, and he was originally planning to take additional OVs to Auburn, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, and South Carolina. However, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, those trips are now canceled and Elee is locked in with the Terps. He’s been committed to Maryland since December 7th.

Elee ranks as the top prospect according to On3, 2nd best prospect for 247, and 3rd best prospect for ESPN. The one site which rates Elee as a 4-star is Rivals, who ranks him 24th nationally and 2nd at the EDGE position. The other sites have Elee ranked as the top EDGE prospect.

The On3 industry composite ranks Elee 3rd nationally and 1st at the EDGE position.

Near 5-Star WR Cederian Morgan Names Top 6

Highly rated WR Cederian Morgan shared with On3’s Hayes Fawcett his top 6 programs: Auburn, Florida, Clemson, Colorado, Alabama, and Georgia.

As it stands right now, Auburn and Alabama – the in-state schools for Morgan – are seen as the two main programs to consider in his recruitment.

Morgan is rated extremely high by Rivals (7th nationally, 1st at WR) and 247 (10th nationally, 2nd at WR), but a little more modestly by On3 (70th nationally) and ESPN (46th nationally). The On3 industry composite ranks him 18th nationally and 3rd at the WR position, though.

Consensus 4-Star RB Deshonne Redeaux Names Top 6

Consensus 4-star RB Deshonne Redeaux shared with On3’s Hayes Fawcett his top 6 programs in his recruitment recently: Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington.

This Top 6 comes off of a recent visit to Eugene, OR and the Ducks’ program, a visit that he was particularly high on. “They showed me from the start that they cared about me. Coach Lanning spent a lot of time with me, Coach Samples went into great detail with me and so many things showed me what I mean to them,” Redeaux shared with On3’s Chad Simmons.

Given the promixity to LA, both USC and UCLA have hosted Redeaux plenty of times, unofficially, as well.

Redeaux ranks as high as 90th nationally and 4th at the RB position according to 247, but the On3 industry composite ranks Redeaux 115th nationally and 12th at the RB position.

Other Commitments/Decommitments

3-Star (89) QB Tommy Carr commits to Miami (OH)

3-Star (88) IOL Anthony Hall commits to North Carolina

3-Star (87) EDGE Jaylen Stewart commits to Oklahoma State

3-Star (86) LB Karon Maycock commits to Florida State

3-Star (85) S Isaac Patterson commits to Pitt

3-Star (84) IOL Jeremiah Benson commits to Northern Illinois

3-Star (82) IOL Jubilee Siitia-Tasi commits to New Mexico

Unrated EDGE Darrius Summers commits to Northern Illinois