Despite a turbulent offseason the Michigan Wolverines still had a solid recruiting class, finishing with the number 16th-ranked group in the nation. And even with all the off-season questions under their new head coach, it looks like the Wolverine ship is back on course. However, that does not mean that they don’t still have some holes they need to fill. This is why they must focus hard on bringing in some transfers to cover recent losses and to ensure they will have the necessary depth heading into the 2024-2025 campaign. Michigan Needs to Shore Up Its Passing Game While most…
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John Goldman
John Goldman is published author and professional writer who has covered various current events and sports topics. His work on the athletic scene includes over 15 years of covering college athletics. His work has led to numerous awards and he was recognized as one Authority Magazine's top writers in 2022.
The Ohio State Buckeyes were picked as the number two team in the country in the CBS post spring rankings, with many thinking they had a legitimate claim for the number one spot. However, as transfer portal activity has begun to settle down, and teams start preparing for summer workouts, it looks like there will be little movement in these rankings prior to the opening of the season in late August. The Big 10 and SEC Dominate Top Spots A quick glance at the poll is all you will need to see that the Big 10 and the SEC are…
Penn State, a team that has been looking to improve its passing game, has been taking some hits in areas that they can ill afford to do so and took another this past week in losing wide receiver Carmelo Taylor. The loss comes on the heels of other transfer departures that have left the Nittany Lions trying to reinforce a part of their game that was average at best during the 2023-2024 campaign. Penn State Has Seen a Large Exodus The loss of Carmelo Taylor represents the 13th scholarship player to leave the Nittany Lion program. The number is considerable…
When Lincoln Riley first came to the ailing USC program, it was late in the year and there was little time to recruit, so he leaned heavily on the new transfer portal to get up-to-speed. However, now entering his third season, Riley is doing an excellent job in finding a balance between his high school prospect recruiting efforts and the portal. Riley Had an Unusual Advantage The Trojans landing Riley was the story of 2022. After coming off another horrible year under fired coach Clay Helton, USC’s options seemed to be dwindling when then-athletic director, Mike Bohn, pulled a rabbit…
The collective howl from SEC fans after my article claiming the Big 10 was the best conference could be heard from Tuscaloosa to Baton Rouge, yet this is a perfect example of “the truth hurts”. Though I encountered a great deal of complaints and vitriol in the comment sections of various social media platforms, it did not sway my opinion. The reason is simple, my position is not based on loyalty to a conference or some type of belief that the status of the best league is bestowed from up on high as many SEC fans hold as truth. Instead,…
USC put its fans on a roller coaster of emotions last season as their overpowering offense was negated by their anemic defense, but if the Spring Game was any indication things look like they are changing quickly for the Trojans. While most eyes were on quarterback Miller Moss to see how he would follow up his record-setting performance at last year’s Holiday Bowl, it was the Trojan defense that was receiving most of the buzz by day’s end. The USC Defensive Vibe Was Bad in 2023 Trojan fans became accustomed to an “oh no” energy every time the defense took…
This week the Sporting News came out with their Big 10 quarterback rankings and while some were spot on, other choices were raising eyebrows. The Big 10 will be adding four new schools, growing to 18, and these changes combined with extensive movement in the transfer portal have many wondering who is truly the quarterback to watch for the 2024-25 campaign. The Sporting News Has No Surprises At the Top It hardly came as a surprise that Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel grabbed the top spot in the Big 10 quarterback rankings. The field general who transferred in from Oklahoma threw for…
Ohio State may be losing many players to the transfer portal, but the Buckeyes are experiencing a net gain in talent with a highly-rated transfer class. Early on, with many uncertainties surrounding efforts to revamp their offense, the Buckeyes hemorrhaged players, having 22 departures in all. But with their offensive staff now solidified under new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, they have turned their fortunes around have garnered the number one spot in the Big 10 in the transfer portal ratings according to The Athletic. Ohio State Had Early Concerns At times, the Buckeyes had an anemic offense, and many knew…
Realignment has had a major impact on the recruiting cycle and the early returns find Ohio State and Big 10 newcomer USC at the top of the early 2025 conference recruiting rankings. Currently, the Buckeyes are ranked first in the nation ahead of the surprising Notre Dame class thanks to a pair of big commits over the Spring Game weekend. USC is not far behind at number four, just behind SEC power, LSU. In all, three teams from the conference cracked the top 10 with Penn State currently sitting at number seven. Ohio State Lands 5-Star Commits Of the top…
One of the annual rights of spring is listening to SEC fans going on their traditional rants of how tough their conference is and how it is their divine right to have multiple College Football Playoffs spots reserved for them at season’s end. But now, that claim no longer holds water. For the first time in years, the SEC cannot rightfully hold that title, having to relinquish that accolade to the Big 10. SEC Claims Now Have Holes The SEC’s claims to being the toughest conference were always predicated on two main factors, championships and depth as was pointed out…
