Rivals LIVE: Latest news, buzz surrounding huge recruiting weekend

Our national recruiting quartet of John Garcia Jr., Adam Gorney, Greg Smith and Sam Spiegelman share the latest buzz surrounding all the major recruiting visits this weekend.

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As is common this time of year, visits are not set in stone until the recruit shows up on campus. Originally expected to be back at Florida to see the Gators face the program he is committed to in LSU, five-star DJ Pickett is instead expected to be in Athens to see Georgia take on Tennessee, according to UGASports.com. The Bulldogs were a finalist for Pickett when he came off the board in the summer months.

For the second time in about a month, top 100 recruit and longtime Ohio State commitment London Merritt is back at Colorado. The previous trip was an official visit, in which the senior took in the game day and weekend festivities in Boulder. This time, though, he was on campus during the work week and admitted he got to see the other side of the most talked-about program in America.

Merritt, who is visiting with several Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy teammates, connected with Rivals on Saturday morning on a key element of his return trip to town. Get the full quote and much more HERE.

The Wolverines were out scouting talent on Friday night and a big, new scholarship offer has been extended. After a dominant playoff performance for Cocoa (Fla.) High School in front of multiple UM coaches, top 100 wide receiver Jayvan Boggs picked up the offer from the defending champs.

While there are just two weekends left in between now and the Early Signing Period, the UCF commitment has been exploring his options. He was at Florida State two weekends ago and now he tells Rivals an initial trip to Ann Arbor is in the works. Boggs has been the top target on Friday nights for blue-chip 2026 quarterback Brady Hart, a longtime Michigan commitment.

Head coach Sherrone Moore and assistant Kirk Campbell were on the sidelines for the CHS blowout win, in which Boggs took in multiple long scores.

Georgia is set for another huge recruiting weekend between the hedges as the Dawgs host Tennessee is one of the marquee games in the Southeastern Conference this Saturday.

The Dawgs will have a handful of official visitors on campus, as well as a few flip targets, elite 2026 and 2027 targets, and multiple blue-chip quarterbacks in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes. Among the visitors include Tennessee-committed LB Christian Gass and Missouri-committed RB Jamarion Morrow. Five-star USC-committed QB Julian Lewis is also expected in Athens today.

For the full preview and intel on the visitor list, check it out here:

South Carolina is set for another marquee SEC showdown in Williams-Brice Stadium this Saturday as the Gamecocks host Missouri.

Several of the nation’s best recruits in the 2025, 2026, and 2027 recruiting classes are set to flood Columbia as the Gamecocks continue to march toward a strong close to this current cycle and keep pressing forward building toward the future.

South Carolina will get top target Donovan Murph back to campus along with multiple flip targets and elite 2026 targets. Here’s more on the Gamecocks…

Auburn is ready for another big weekend on the Plains as the Tigers gear up to host Louisiana-Monroe, one of the biggest surprises of this college football season.

The upstart Warhawks of Louisiana travel to Auburn to face the Tigers, who will be stacking the stands and sidelines with talent in the 2025, 2026, and 2027 recruiting classes.

That includes a deep group of returning Auburn verbal commitments from the 2025 cycle as well as top targets on the board next year and beyond.

Here’s the latest on the big recruiting weekend brewing at Auburn.

Texas A&M is ready for another big weekend in The Station this weekend as the Aggies continue to march toward the College Football Playoff.

Kyle Field will be rocking on Saturday night with several top targets set to be in College Station for visits. That includes several of the Aggies’ top 2025 targets — like Missouri-committed OT Lamont Rogers — and top-priority recruits in the 2026 class like Tristen Keys and recent Alabama decommitment Dorian Barney.

Here’s the latest on some of the big visitors expected in Aggieland: