Eli Lederman
@ByEliLederman
National recruiting and college football reporter @ESPNCFB. New Yorker based in Oklahoma City. Tips: [email protected].
"She's just the greatest to ever do it," New @espn ahead of the 2025 WCWS: On the defining eras, near-constant evolutions and eight national titles that forged a dynasty and turned Oklahoma's Patty Gasso into college softball's reluctant GOAT. espn.com/college-sports…
Days after swiping top-ranked OLB Tyler Atkinson from Georgia, Texas made its latest five-star addition on Sunday with a commitment from No. 1 overall running back Derrick Cooper. News @espn on the latest in the Longhorns' hot run of summer recruiting: espn.com/college-footba…
Illinois lands a big early addition in the 2027 class with a commitment from four-star QB Kamden Lopati, ESPN's No. 6 pocket passer in the '27 cycle. Lopati, out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is the No. 106 overall prospect in the ESPN Junior 300. Huge get for the Illini.
I am grateful to all the coaches that have taken the time to recruit me at West High. I am humbled and honored to announce my Commitment to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. #famILLy @BretBielema @BarryLunneyJr @artursitkowski4 @coachsolovi @westpanthersfb @Andy_Pham1…
Florida State added a commitment yesterday from Da’Ron Parks, the No. 1 prospect in the state of West Virginia and No. 199 prospect in the ESPN 300 @DaRon__Parks Another boost for the Seminoles who currently have the No. 14 ranked class in the nation by ESPN 🍢
NEWS: Four-star Rutgers commit Wydeek Collier, ESPN's No. 9 ATH in 2026, has reclassed into 2025 and will join the Scarlet Knights this fall. Rutgers' 28th-ranked '25 class gets a late boost. Collier (6-foot-7, 215 pounds) is an intriguing two-way prospect out of Philadelphia.
Proud to announce that I am forgoing my senior year and reclassifying to the class of 25 at Rutgers University. I will be reporting right away. @BrianDohn247 @ChadSimmons_ @BobbyDeren @CoachShaw__ @On3Richie @KristianRDyer @adamgorney
Decision day is coming for RB Savion Hiter, the top-ranked uncommitted four-star in the 2026 ESPN 300. Sources tell ESPN that Michigan and Tennessee have led the charge in chasing ESPN's No. 2 RB this summer as another major domino in the 2026 class gets set to fall in August.
BREAKING: Savion Hiter will announce his college commitment on August 19th, he tells ESPN @5starsavi The No. 24 overall prospect in the ESPN 300 and No. 2 RB in the nation will choose between Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, and Tennessee. Stay tuned 👀
NEWS: Savion Hiter, the No. 2 running back in the 2026 ESPN 300, will announce his commitment on Aug. 19, he tells @espn. ESPN's No. 24 overall prospect and top-ranked recruit from the state of Virginia will decide between Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and Tennessee next month.

100% locked in 🔒 @crob45 @JoshNiblett @bamamade87 @AlabamaFTBL @yea_ala
NEWS: Four-star 2027 QB Teddy Jarrard has announced his commitment to Notre Dame over Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. Marcus Freeman lands his 2027 QB. Jarrard, No. 210 in the ESPN Junior 300, joins ILB Ellis McGaskin as the Irish's second pledge in the '27 cycle.

Oregon added its second commit in the 2027 class today with a pledge from WR Kesean Bowman, the No. 34 overall prospect in the ESPN Junior 300. Camp film below via @TheUCReport and @dpriest3 ⤵️
New Oregon commit Kesean Bowman has special ability 🔥 @K3B02 The No. 1 rated prospect in the state of Tennessee in the 2027 class and the No. 34 overall prospect in the ESPN Jr. 300. He showed out at UA Next Camp this past spring 👇
🚨 Updated 2026 Recruiting Class rankings for ESPN via @CraigHaubert Texas surges ahead into the top 5 while USC holds onto the No. 1 class in the nation 👀 Full rankings: espn.com/college-footba…
Alabama adds a second QB pledge in the 2026 class in three-star Tayden Kaawa, ESPN's No. 24 pocket passer. The Crimson Tide battled BYU and Boise State for his commitment. Kaawa will arrive to Tuscaloosa alongside four-star Iowa State QB flip Jett Thomalla next year.
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More big news coming from ACC Kickoff: Former FSU/A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is joining the ACC Network as an analyst and will be on ACC Huddle every Saturday. espn.com/college-footba…
NEWS: Four-star OLB Jaquez Wilkes has committed to Auburn over Alabama, FSU, Miami and Texas A&M. Wilkes, ESPN's No. 125 overall prospect, becomes the top-ranked pledge in the Tigers’ latest class and a key addition amid a choppy summer of recruiting for Hugh Freeze + Auburn.
Four-star 2027 TE George Lamons Jr., No. 56 in the ESPN Junior 300, has decommitted from Texas A&M. ESPN's No. 2 TE in 2027 had been committed to the Aggies since April 19. Georgia, Georgia Tech and LSU have been among the programs to enter the mix for Lamons in recent months.
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Bob Stoops and Sam Bradford are among those on Oklahoma’s search committee for athletic director Joe Castiglione’s replacement.
Sources: Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has verbally committed to transfer to Tulane. The school has spent more than a week doing a vetting process, including the university’s Title IX office examining the case that resulted in Retzlaff withdrawing from BYU.
NEWS: Five-star RB Derrek Cooper, ESPN’s No. 1 running back in the 2026 class, has committed to Texas. Cooper follows OLB Tyler Atkinson earlier this week as the Longhorns’ fourth five-star pledge in 2026. Texas' summer recruiting tear rolls on with ESPN's No. 7 overall recruit.

NEWS: Four-star QB Landon Duckworth has announced his commitment to South Carolina over Auburn. The one-time Gamecocks decommit rejoins Shane Beamer's incoming class as South Carolinia's sixth top 300 pledge this cycle. Duckworth was the last uncommitted QB in 2026 ESPN 300.

Can this be Eliah Drinkwitz's best Missouri team? "We have the best collection of talent. But until you identify who that QB is and that left tackle position, I think there's too many questions." espn.com/college-footba…
President Trump is considering an executive order that would direct the NLRB and Sec. of Labor to decide if college athletes are employees, acc'd to a draft of the order obtained by ESPN. Details here from me and @PeteThamel : espn.com/college-sports…