Texas flips four-star edge rusher Colton Vasek

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Texas flips four-star edge rusher Colton Vasek

Texas makes a splash by flipping 2023 four-star edge rusher Colton Vasek from Oklahoma. Vasek, from nearby Austin Westlake High, is the No. 127 player in the 247Sports Composite and ranked 17th at his position.

Vasek originally committed to the Sooners on Aug. 1 but Texas remained persistent in its pursuit. Big win for the Longhorns on Tuesday.

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Wisconsin lands 3-star commit Cole LaCrue

As Cole LaCrue approached the beginning of his senior season, he asked himself a simple, but frustrating, question that had plagued him for the better part of two years: What would it take for more people to pay attention to his football ability?

LaCrue didn’t have an answer. All he knew was that in two seasons as the starting quarterback for Broomfield High School in Colorado, he had thrown 31 touchdowns and seven interceptions while demonstrating what he believed to be a dynamic playmaking ability with his arm and legs.

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A pair of decommitments in the Lone Star State on Monday.

Five-star linebacker Anthony Hill announced his decommitment from Texas A&M. Hill, the No. 1 linebacker recruit in the 2023 class according to the 247Sports Composite, was one of two five-stars in the Aggies’ class and the second-highest rated prospect.

Texas also lost a defensive recruit Monday in four-star safety Jamel Johnson. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Arlington, Texas, product was the No. 255 player overall and one of three defensive backs in the Longhorns’ class.

Iowa adds another commitment

Iowa added its second recruit of the evening with DL/OL prospect Kade Pieper from Norfolk (Neb.) Catholic High School. Pieper, who is unrated, decommitted from North Dakota State on Thursday to become the 19th commit of Iowa’s 2023 class.

At this time, Pieper is considered an interior offensive line prospect.

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Iowa lands commit from running back Kamari Moulton

Iowa just landed 3-star running back Kamari Moulton of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who visited Iowa last week. Moulton (5-9, 180) was committed to Florida Atlantic and is ranked as the No. 94 RB in the 2023 class by 247Sports’ composite rankings

Quarterback Colin Hurley commits to LSU

Top-50 2025 quarterback Colin Hurley just reclassified to the 2024 class and committed to LSU.

Huge news for LSU.

Hurley was the No. 2 QB in the 2025 class.

Wide receiver Trech Kekahuna decommits from Wisconsin class

Wide receiver Trech Kekahuna is the first player in Wisconsin's 2023 recruiting class to decommit. Kekahuna, a Hawaii native who attends Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, earned scholarship offers after Paul Chryst was fired from Oregon, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Utah and Washington State. Wisconsin currently has 12 commits in its 2023 class.

Jaxon Smolik at QB, Penn State's positions of need and more

Jaxon Smolik stood on the Beaver Stadium sideline ahead of Penn State’s White Out game last month. The Nittany Lions’ 2023 quarterback commit smiled as he posed for a photo with Trace McSorley.

“That was an awesome experience,” Smolik said. “I’ve watched him since I was a little kid. That’s who I thought of when I thought of Big Ten football. … Seeing him just kind of gave me hope for the future.”

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Four-star offensive lineman DJ Chester commits to LSU

Four-star Georgia offensive lineman DJ Chester commits to LSU, further bolstering a strong 2023 offensive line class for the Tigers.

Chester joins top-100 tackle Zalance Heard, four-star tackle Tyree Adams and three-star Paul Mubenga.

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Breaking down the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2023 commitments

Iowa has filled the guts of its 2023 recruiting class, but defensive recruiting coordinator Jay Niemann has his eyes set on multiple classes every time he evaluates a prospect in person this fall.

“We’re trying to close out this ’23 class, and at the same time when I go out to watch these games on Friday nights, I’m looking at juniors and sophomores as well,” Niemann said. “So just to sit there and kind of compartmentalize it into one particular class, no, I think we’re well beyond that, and trying to see what’s in the next class behind, if not the next two classes, behind this ’23 class.”

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Alabama lands 2024 5-star quarterback Julian Sayin

Alabama has dipped into California for a five-star quarterback once again, landing a commitment Wednesday afternoon from Julian Sayin, ranked No. 14 overall and the No. 2 QB in the Class of 2024 in the 247Sports Composite.

Alabama’s last quarterback signee from California, Bryce Young in the Class of 2020, won the Heisman Trophy in 2021, his first year as a starter.

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Buckeyes land Georgia DL

Ohio State has added another piece to its 2023 class.

Four-star defensive lineman Kayden McDonald committed to the Buckeyes on Monday evening. His commitment gives Ohio State 21 players in the 2023 class with early signing day about seven weeks away.

McDonald is the third defensive lineman in the Buckeyes' class. He chose Ohio State over Clemson, Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma.

The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Georgia native is expected to play defensive tackle for the Buckeyes. He’s ranked No. 293 overall and the No. 40 defensive lineman nationally in the 247Sports Composite.

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Wisconsin gets first commitment in 2024 class

Defensive back Austin Alexander is Wisconsin's first commitment in the 2024 class. It's the first for the Badgers since Jim Leonhard took over as interim coach.

JUCO defensive tackle Anterio Thompson commits to Iowa

Iowa received a midnight commitment from junior-college defensive tackle Anterio Thompson on Saturday. Thompson, who stands 6-3 and weighs 300 pounds, will graduate from No. 3 Iowa Western Community College in December and enroll at Iowa in January.

He is eligible for three more seasons. Thompson, who hails from Dubuque, Iowa, has 17 tackles, 5.5 for loss for minus-26 yards and four sacks in seven games this season. Among the other Power 5 schools vying for Thompson include Nebraska, Illinois, NC State, Kansas and Washington State.

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