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States where the best college football recruits come from -- and the schools that sign them
California? Florida? Texas? We broke down the top five states where college football teams find star recruits -- and the out-of-state schools that steal them.


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PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2023
College football players to watch in 2023: Heisman candidates, freshman phenoms and surprises
Who will be college football's best player in 2023? Can Caleb Williams repeat as Heisman? Our reporters highlight who's worth watching next season.

ON THE TRANSFER FRONT
Florida State, Colorado or Michigan? College football coaches pick transfer portal winners
College football's first transfer window officially closed last week, and players will now have to wait until May 1 to enter. So which teams were the biggest winners?
Transfer grades for each Way-Too-Early Top 25 team
We break down the biggest newcomers and departures via the transfer portal for each Top 25 team.

NFL DRAFT
Kiper's Round 1 NFL mock draft: Where four quarterbacks land in the top 10 picks
Mel Kiper Jr. predicts every first-round pick in April's draft. Here's how he sees Round 1 shaking out.
Kiper's updated Big Board for the 2023 draft: Top 25 prospects
Mel Kiper Jr. updates his list of the top 25 prospects and best 10 players at every position for April's draft.

RECRUITING RANKINGS
The top 75 college football recruiting classes for 2023: Which schools are rising?
Ohio State and Clemson are among the schools with rising commits that helped each team climb the class rankings as signing day nears.
Four QBs in the top five? A new No. 1 defender? Final 2023 recruit rankings
As college football's 2023 recruiting cycle nears its end, some recruits took their games to new levels.

ANDSCAPE
Ed Reed coaching saga serves as a hard lesson for Bethune-Cookman, other HBCUs

DRAFT DISCUSSION
All 20 NFL draft prospects with a Round 1 grade: What makes them a 2023 first-rounder, plus comps
We'll see 31 first-round picks in April, but which prospects have true first-round grades? We named all 20 and made pro comps for each standout.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT SEASON
College football's Way-Too-Early 2023 All-America team
Two-time defending champion Georgia leads the pack with four players among those we project to be the best next season.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR RASHADA?
A $13-million NIL deal gone wrong, a top QB recruit and what happens next
The biggest questions facing the ESPN 300 recruit and Florida after his reported $13 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective fell through.
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- Miami dismisses Gattis as OC after one season
- Audit: LSU accidentally overpaid Kelly $1M in '22
- UGA reviewing circumstances of crash, AD says
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- Vols' Heupel lands extension, raise to $9M/year
- Michigan RB Corum says prized Camaro stolen
- O'Brien returns to Patriots as new OC, QB coach
- Ex-Badger Randle El found guilty in '20 homicides
- The best fits for QB Jaden Rashada
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