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Talent Tracker: Recruits to know with Signing Day close, evaluating back-up QB options for CFP contenders

With the early signing period around the corner, the 2025 recruiting class is heating up.

Talent Tracker: The bargain bin gems everyone will want, Oregon eyes the next prized QB from Hawaii

Plus, weekly awards and a look at a ghastly downturn in talent production from the state of Florida -- with two reasons why.

Will elimination of National Letter of Intent have an impact on college football recruiting?

How the NCAA eliminating the National Letter of Intent will affect the sport's landscape

Talent Tracker: Travis Hunter should be No. 1 pick in 2025 NFL Draft, why Auburn still needs portal QB

Who cares about positional value? Hunter is a once-in-a-lifetime prospect. Plus, Auburn gets good news but needs a quicker fix, a smart way coaches can get around the redshirt rule, and weekly awards.

Talent Tracker: Could Wisconsin's slow start under Luke Fickell kickstart youth movement?

Plus, two Alabama stars bucking the reclassification trend, love for UCF running back RJ Harvey and in search of the next Cam Ward.

Talent Tracker: Sorting Arch Manning, Nico Iamaleava, Jackson Arnold in early rerank of 2023 QB recruits

Also, don't laugh too hard at Florida State's misfortunes, because your favorite team might be the next victim of the transfer portal

Talent Tracker: Is Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman recruiting well enough to save his job?

A reasonable defense of Marcus Freeman, plus questions on Colorado's next wave of talent, the Pitt RB who leads the nation in all-purpose yardage, five-star QBs DJ Lagway and Dylan Raiola meeting the moment and more.

Talent Tracker: Clemson's woes include arrested (offensive) development, why we love Iowa State QB Rocco Becht

Plus, Jeremiah Smith delivering on the hype and a Nebraska rebuilt focused on measurable traits

Talent Tracker: Can Class of 2022's top QBs Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, Conner Weigman rise to the occasion?

Week 1 of the 2024 college football season offers a prime opportunity for three under-pressure QBs to prove they're en route towards meeting the hype

Talent Tracker: College football's most talented rosters -- and its next wave of 'freaky' players

A rundown of committed players who remind us of next-level stars, plus what you need to know about the updated release of the 247Sports Team Talent Composite.

Talent Tracker: Philip Rivers son' Gunner gives us Arch Manning vibes, plus NIL's impact on recruiting parity

Last year, Gunner completed 229 of 362 passes (63.3 percent) for 3,077 yards with 29 touchdowns to go against just four interceptions while playing for his father at Alabama's Fairhope St. Michael Catholic

Talent Tracker: Roster trends that have scouts, analysts buzzing and a 2026 recruit who could be an Olympian

By far the biggest two talking points at this week's Personnel & Recruiting Symposium in Nashville were the looming revenue share and roster expansion.

Talent Tracker: How we'd divide $20 million across Ohio State's roster, plus LSU's 'freak' commit of the week

The $20 million Ohio State players received last year might seem a bit astronomical, but the salary cap for the upcoming NFL season jumped to $255.4 million per team

Talent Tracker: College football's next great QB-WR trios, plus UMass (!) landing a freaky RB recruit

Which college football program currently has the best quarterback-receiver trio committed? That's a question we're answering today with seven options before we get to our weekly awards.

Talent Tracker: If Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia land their dream classes, who finishes No. 1 in 2025 rankings?

And don't sleep on Oregon, which could charge from No. 7 to No. 2

Andrew is the Director of Scouting for 247Sports and oversees the network's rankings of high school football prospects. A member of the All-American Bowl selection committee, he spent multiple years reporting on both Miami and Notre Dame. The Florida native began his career covering prep and college sports for the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Rocky Mount Telegram. He spends his Friday nights watching future NFL players.

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