Georgia football stumbled in the first 12-team College Football Playoffs, but are still collecting recruiting wins. The Bulldogs swooped up a massive recruiting win Thursday, beating out Alabama and national champion Ohio State in the process.

Zahir Mathis is another big target that is still out there in the 2025 class. Mathis is another player that was originally committed elsewhere as he was an Ohio State pledge, but he decided to reopen his recruitment back in November. Now, Alabama is in the mix, but they have some stiff competition as Mathis is considering some other elite programs.

Here are three major takeaways from my story. 1. The Transfer Portal is as Brutal as it is Beneficial Sayin's path from Alabama to Ohio State was a direct result of Nick Saban's sudden retirement, a move that left Sayin in limbo just days after enrolling.

When Texas travels to Ohio State for a Cotton Bowl rematch to kick off the 2025 season, it'll mark a historic season-opener.

The first full season of Kalen DeBoer at Alabama has seen no recruiting drop-off for the Crimson Tide. An elite group of offensive linemen and a five-star quarterback have paved the way to another top-five Alabama class.

Jeremiah Smith's touchdown catch vs. Notre Dame was copied from a play Alabama used to beat Ohio State in another national title game.

Here's why Ohio four-star cornerback Elbert Hill IV is near the top of Alabama football's wish list in the 2026 recruiting class.

In 2025, Alabama has a defense with a multitude of returning starters, each looking to take a next step in a scheme heading into year two while adding supplemental pieces like former Colorado linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, former Utah cornerback Cameron Calhoun and former Florida defensive lineman Kelby Collins to fill out the two-deep.

This loss for Notre Dame to Ohio State in the national title game wasn't Alabama 2013 all over again, but there were similarites. The differences were huge, though.

The Florida State Seminoles have added 31 new players this offseason and arguably their most important addition on defense is edge transfer James Williams. He spoke with the media for the first time Thursday at his introductory press conference and discussed a variety of topics.

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Chris Ash has been everywhere, man. The former failed head coach at Rutgers has been around football for a very long time. He is best known as being a defensive