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Ohio State made a huge splash signing Sonny Styles on Wednesday. The safety from Pickerington Central committed to Ohio State in November, but was originally planning on joining the Buckeyes in 2023. On Sunday, Styles reclassified and signed a full year earlier than expected. Ohio State adds Styles to their list of talented in-state defensive […] READ MORE
Ohio State gets Tegra Tshabola, an offensive lineman out of Lakota West in West Chester, Ohio. Tshabola comes out of the Cincinnati area, which has given the Buckeyes offensive linemen Paris Johnson Jr. and Thayer Munford (before he transferred to Massillon Washington High School his senior year). Tshabola was offered scholarships at Michigan, Texas, Texas […] READ MORE
Ohio State adds Caleb Burton and gets yet another star receiver from Texas. Burton played for Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, the same high school that produced superstar Garrett Wilson. For the third straight year, the Buckeyes have landed a pass-catcher from the lone star state, after signing Wilson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Burton. Ohio […] READ MORE
C.J. Hicks signed his letter of intent to play at Ohio State, and the Buckeyes keep the in-state prospect at home. In his senior year, Hicks had 125 tackles, 23 for a loss, a forced fumble, and two interceptions. Hicks, a 6’3″, 215-pound linebacker, played his high school ball at Archbishop Alter in Dayton, Ohio. […] READ MORE
On Wednesday’s national signing day, SMU did what it does. It worked the system with purpose and precision. Sonny Dykes has used the transfer portal to help turnaround the football in a few years’ time. Let’s face it, SMU plunders the portal with relative ease. Now they have brought in eight official transfers with at […] READ MORE
It is not what UCLA did on the primary day of the early signing period. And it is not what they did Wednesday in the February National Signing Day. It is what they did in between that has made this the best recruiting class, by far, in the Chip Kelly era. As we look at […] READ MORE
The University of Miami continued to build its roster by adding another talented player through the transfer portal. One of the areas that Miami struggled with last season was consistency catching the football. In the Cheez-It Bowl against Oklahoma, the Hurricanes had a few big drops that could have won the game. That led Miami […] READ MORE
After two years of pursuing him, Miami finally got their guy at quarterback. Jake Garcia is officially a Hurricane. Head coach Manny Diaz has sought after Garcia , from Southern California, for almost two years. It’s paid off with his signature. Garcia ranks as the fifth ranked pro style quarterback in the nation according to […] READ MORE
Manny Diaz adds more to his secondary with the addition of this latest signing. Five-star James Williams signs with Miami. The much-heralded safety comes to the Canes out of American Heritage High School. Keeping the best players in the tri-county area of South Florida has been a priority and this signing is a big win […] READ MORE
The UCLA Bruins got a nice National Signing Day surprise Wednesday, the kind that can change a recruiting class. Head coach Chip Kelly got his lone four star recruit of the class when defensive end Quintin Somerville flipped his Michigan commitment and signed with the Bruins. Somerville is a 6-1, 257 pound defensive end from […] READ MORE
Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. A native of Southern California, now living in North Carolina, he has been working in broadcast, print and digital media for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. He can also be found on twitter @tonybruin