Rivals Live: Latest news, big recruiting weekend stories

Our National Recruitment Quartet john garcia jr., adam gorney, greg smith and Sam Spiegelman We’ll be sharing the latest buzz from this weekend’s major recruitment visit.

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Former FSU QB Tramell Jones is in Gainesville.

wisconsin A big visit is planned for the weekend to take on No. 1 Oregon. A few Badger commits will be in town, but so will a number of prime targets. Elite 2026 Florida wide receiver Naeem Burrows returns to Madison. Ohio State four-star wide receiver Peyton Cook, Michigan four-star offensive lineman Ben Nichols and four-star defensive end McHale Blades will be on campus.

But there’s also a lot of talk about Wisconsin looking to flip targets on campus. Jalen Williams, a four-star defensive end from the University of Michigan who starred at the University of Michigan, is expected to be on campus. Wisconsin has a great opportunity to make a recruiting impact this weekend.

Four-star OT Card Smith, who committed to USC, took an official visit to Colorado last month as Deion Sanders and the Buffs work to replace the highly regarded offensive lineman from Mobile, Alabama.

Rivals learned Saturday that Smith’s chances of returning to the University of Southern California for an official visit scheduled for next weekend (Nov. 23) have diminished.

Smith has not returned to the Los Angeles campus since committing to the Trojans over the summer, transferring in-state from Auburn to the University of Southern California.

Colorado is trending toward acquiring Smith while awaiting the final verdict on adding him.

As is often the case this time of year, a visit isn’t scheduled until the new employee shows up on campus. Originally scheduled to return to Florida to watch the Gators take on his program at LSU, five-star DJ Pickett plans to watch the game in Athens instead. georgia against Tennessee, according to UGAsports.com. The Bulldogs were a finalist when Pickett left in the summer.

For the first time in about a month, top-100 freshman and longtime Ohio State commit London Merritt has moved up the rankings again. colorado. The last trip was an official visit, and the seniors enjoyed the game day and weekend festivities in Boulder. But this time, he admitted he was on campus during work hours and was able to get a behind-the-scenes look at America’s most talked-about program.

Merritt, who is visiting with several of his teammates from IMG Academy in Bradenton (Fla.), contacted Rivals on Saturday morning about key elements of his return trip to town. Get a complete quote and more here.

The Wolverines were scouting for talent Friday night, with another major scholarship offer extended. After Cocoa (Fla.) High School’s dominant performance in the playoffs in front of multiple UM coaches, top-100 wide receiver Jayvan Boggs received an offer from the defending champions.

With only two weekends left between now and the early signing period, the UCF effort is exploring his options. He was at Florida State two weeks ago and told Rivals that his first trip to Ann Arbor is currently in the planning stages. Boggs is a top target Friday night for 2026 blue-chip quarterback Brady Hart, a longtime University of Michigan commit.

Head coach Sherone Moore and assistant Kirk Campbell were on the sidelines of CHS’ big win, in which Boggs had multiple long scores.

georgia Another big recruiting weekend is on the cards, as the Dawgs host Tennessee, one of the featured games in the Southeastern Conference this Saturday.

The Dawgs will have several official visitors on campus, as well as several flip targets, elite targets in 2026 and 2027, and multiple top quarterbacks in the classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027. It’s planned. Among the visitors are LB Christian Gase of Tennessee and RB Jamarion Morrow of Missouri. Five-star QB Julian Lewis of USC is also expected to arrive in Athens today.

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south carolina Another high-profile SEC showdown is scheduled this Saturday as the Gamecocks host Missouri State at Williams-Brice Stadium.

As Shamcox moves toward a strong end to this current cycle and continues to build for the future, some of the nation’s best recruits in the 2025, 2026, and 2027 recruiting classes will join Columbia. It is expected that there will be a flood of people.

South Carolina will have top target Donovan Murph back on campus, along with multiple flip targets and an elite 2026 target. Click here for more information about gamecocks…

Auburn is gearing up for another big weekend on the Plains as the Tigers prepare for one of the biggest surprises of this college football season: Louisiana vs. Monroe.

The Warhawks, an upstart team from Louisiana, will travel to Auburn to face the Tigers, who will be packing the stands and sidelines with talented players from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes.

This includes a detailed group of verbal commitments returning to Auburn from the 2025 cycle, as well as the board’s top goals for next year and beyond.

Here’s the latest information on Auburn’s big recruiting weekend.

Texas A&M This weekend is poised for another big weekend at The Station as the Aggies continue their march towards the College Football Playoff.

Kyle Field will be rocky Saturday night. Several top targets are scheduled to visit College Station. Among them are several of the Aggies’ top 2025 targets, including OT Lamont Rodgers, who committed to Missouri, and top recruits in the 2026 class, including Tristen Keyes and Dorian Barney, who recently decommitted to Alabama. This includes players.

Here’s the latest information on the large number of visitors expected to Aggieland.