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It’s been a week, BOL! Most of Alabama’s ‘behind-the-scenes’ activity happened before the start of the Early Signing Period on Wednesday. The players

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Final Day of the Early Signing Period: Decision watch, Texas stunner, and Alabama’s Top-5 push

National Signing Day week has arrived, as a majority of the big-time prospects will sign with their future program between Wednesday and Thursday.

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National Signing Day Announcement Guide

Alabama signed 20 recruits on Wednesday — the first day of the Early Signing Period, which runs through Friday. The defensive side of the ball is

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Meet the Class: Alabama’s star-studded defensive haul for 2026

Alabama picked up a late commitment yesterday, on the day before signing day, from Daphne High School defensive lineman Malique' Franklin.

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Inside the recruitment of recent Alabama DL commit Malique' Franklin

The day is finally here! It’s the Early Signing Period, which runs through Friday, but all signatures for the University of Alabama are expected

Early Signing Day Live: Updates and intel as Alabama locks in its 2026 class

Alabama’s 2026 defensive haul didn’t come together overnight. It took early evaluations, board management, late-cycle pivots, and a steady push

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The Road to Signing Day: The making of Alabama’s 2026 defensive class

Alabama picked up a commitment on Tuesday from in-state edge rusher Malique’ Franklin, beating Oklahoma among others for the high-upside, disruptive

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Prediction: Alabama to flip a four-star OL

*** Oklahoma is working the phone lines on several targets that could be of significance in the 2026 class. First and foremost, Rivals100 WR target

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DrummBeat: Day before 2026 NSD | Latest Buzz | Oklahoma in flip mode? | Transfer buzz | More

It’s better late than never for one of the state’s most ‘under-the-radar’ prospects in the 2026 class. Malique Franklin, three-star defensive lineman

Alabama snags late in-state commitment from the Jubilee City

It’s less than 24 hours until the start of the Early Signing Period. New predictions have been submitted, one in favor of Alabama, along with a trio

Early Signing Period Picks: Alabama trending for late addition, prepared for flips

The commitment cycle has gone wild for Oklahoma over the past few weeks but now just 24 hours before National Signing Day it seems the Sooners field

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Sooners Signing Day Field is Narrowing

It’s the eve of the three-day National Signing Day period and for several blue-chip prospects, things remain very fluid heading into Wednesday.

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National Signing Day Eve Intel: Will there be a QB shuffle, blue-chip buzz and new predictions

Malique Franklin, defensive lineman from Daphne High School in Ala., did not emerge on the recruiting scene until midway through his senior season.

Alabama extends late offer to in-state defensive lineman before the Early Signing Period

On Monday, former Tennessee linebacker commit Braylon Outlaw announced his commitment to Georgia Tech. The decision had been in the works for weeks,

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NCAA Football: Syracuse at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is trending for late additions to this class and an early commit for 2027

No. 8 Oklahoma is on to the College Football Playoff after beating LSU, 17-13 on Saturday afternoon.  Recruits in Norman are excited to help keep

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Oklahoma lands one commit this weekend, on track for several more after win over LSU

Oklahoma closed out its regular season with a gritty 17–13 win over LSU, overcoming some mistakes to secure a 10–2 finish. The victory came at an

NCAA Football: Oklahoma at Tennessee

Oklahoma is trending up for multiple targets it's pushing to close with this cycle

The Sooner Scoop – November 28, 2025  Attention Ladies and Gentleman, I have an urgent and breaking Sooners news story!  Alright, it's the last visit

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Sooners Hoping to Keep Building on Momentum

This week's WOKElahoma starts with what is starting to look like one of the Sooners strongest visitor lists of the Brent Venables era. Let's take a

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The First Look at Sooners Big Visit Weekend

Oklahoma has dialed up a huge recruiting weekend for the regular season finale on Saturday as the eight-ranked Sooners host LSU in a pivotal game

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Intel: Oklahoma hosting key 2026 targets for regular season finale against LSU

Late in the summer many wondered when Oklahoma was going to make a load of new offers after a rough few months and some narrow losses on the

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Can the Sooners Keep Rolling in 2026?

The Oklahoma football program has a lot of momentum at this point in the season, sitting at No. 8 in the College Football Playoff Standings and

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Oklahoma's momentum on the football field resonating with 2026 recruits on the trail

Who Will the Sooners Close With in 2026?

There's a ton of new names to remember in Oklahoma football recruiting and no we're not, at least not currently, talking about the class of 2027. We

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Where Could Sooners Go Next in 2026?

No. 7 Ole Miss (9-1, 5-1) is set to host a reeling Florida Gators team this weekend in the home finale. The coaching staff is most definitely going

NCAA Football: The Citadel at Mississippi

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Top candidates to be the next commit for the Ole Miss Rebels

Daphne (Ala.) High School's Malique Franklin entered his senior season determined to make a difference for his team. The 2026 defensive lineman has

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2026 defensive lineman Malique Franklin adding new Power 4 opportunities

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