Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart is now taking on college collectives for alleged unscrupulous recruiting efforts involving high school prospects.

Smart opened up about the issue Wednesday, revealing to Yahoo! Sports that collegiate-based collectives “are striking deals with high school recruits” and paying “as much as $20,000” per month to keep their commitments, according to Yahoo! Sports‘ Ross Dellenger. Smart added that if a prep prospect de-commits from that collective’s school, they’re being asked to return their compensation, per Dellenger.

The head coach at Georgia complaining about high school recruits being held to their prior commitments is interesting given how often smaller programs with fewer resources — especially with regard to NIL — complain about major Power Four programs poaching their commitments with more favorable financial offers.

Still, collectives adding a recurring financial incentive in order to secure a high school player’s commitment — many of which come months if not years before they’re able to officially sign with a program — only highlights the free-wheeling ways many schools are taking advantage of the current unregulated NIL market prior to the finalization of the House v. NCAA settlement.

While the Power Four conferences prepare for the post-House landscape, the multi-billion-dollar settlement still needs to be formally approved by California district court Judge Claudia Ann Wilken, which could come anytime, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

Report: NCAA to cede enforcement to new organization upon House settlement approval

If approved, the House v. NCAA settlement would pave the way for revenue-sharing between NCAA schools and student-athletes, with some programs able to share roughly $20.5 million annually, or 22-percent of the average Power Four school’s annual revenue, along with approximately $2.75 billion in back damages to former college athletes over a 10-year span. Football programs are expected to receive as much as 75-percent of each school’s revenue allotment, followed by men’s basketball (15%), women’s basketball (5%) and the remainder of sports (5%).

The settlement, which was recently revised at Wilken’s request, would also mean strict roster limits in football (105), men’s and women’s basketball (15), baseball (34), softball (25), men’s and women’s soccer (28) and volleyball (18), though the revised plan allows for grandfathering in of all current student-athletes and any that were preemptively cut before the settlement was finalized.

Last week, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the development of the College Sports Commission, a new collegiate enforcement arm that would effectively replace the NCAA, establish and uphold new compliance rules while also doling out punishment for all violators. The CSC’s new CEO is expected to come from outside college athletics, according to ESPN, with the expectation a hire could be made soon after the House v. NCAA settlement is finalized.

“All the institutions are going to have new membership agreements that we’re all agreeing to these new rules,” an industry source told ESPN. “The CEO is going to have responsibility to make sure everything is enforced and the governance model is sound. It’s a critically important role for the future of college sports and college football.”

— On3’s Nick Schultz and Pete Nakos contributed to this report.

J. Kyle Mann is joined by Tate Frazier from One Shining Podcast as they discuss the ongoing debate over evaluating players based on their physical tools versus their game tape, NIL’s effect on the NBA draft, the upside for some of the players who decided to return to school, Michigan’s portal haul, and whether Florida can still be an elite team (02:25). Next, they dive into the Charlotte Hornets, as Tate explains why they should draft Tre Johnson, Brandon Miller’s role with the franchise, and whether it’s time to move on from LaMelo Ball (31:22).

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OKLAHOMA CITY – For the seventh time in the last nine seasons, Florida State Softball put multiple players on the NFCA All-American teams as Isa Torres was named a First Team All-American and Kennedy Harp was named a Second Team All-American on Wednesday afternoon. 

Torres is FSU’s first NFCA First Team All-American since Sydney Sherrill in 2019. Torres and Harp become FSU’s 38th and 39th players to earn an All-American honor. FSU now holds 59 total All-America honors in its history, 26 of them coming under Head Coach Lonni Alameda. 

Both Torres and Harp helped FSU break the school record for batting average (.346), hit the third most home runs in school history (83), score the fourth most runs in school history (452) and record the fourth most hits in school history (566). 

Torres had one of the best offensive seasons in school history for the Garnet and Gold to help her become a consensus First Team All-American as she was named a First Team All-American by Softball America, D1Softball and the NFCA. Torres broke the single season batting average record (.436), finished third in FSU history for most hits in a single season and was tied for fourth for most runs scored in a single season (70). Torres finished the year with nine home runs and 45 RBI on her way to a First Team All-ACC and First Team NFCA All-Region season. Torres recorded a hit in 51 out of FSU’s 61 games this season and reached base in 54 out of FSU’s 61 games.

Harp was a breakout star for the Seminoles in 2025 and became an instant threat in the Seminoles’ lineup. Harp finished the year with a .412 average with 10 home runs and 49 RBI in 49 games. More impressively, Harp hit 10 triples which was one triple shy of tying the school record. Harp led the team with a .765 slugging percentage and was second on the team with 15 stolen bases on 18 attempts. Harp started her year by recording a RBI in the first 10 games of the season which was the longest streak in school history. 

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With Arch Manning moving into his first season as the starting quarterback in burnt orange and white, how much are the Texas Longhorns spending on NIL?

Coming off back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns are back in the national spotlight, increasing speculation about the roster spend for Texas as the program moves into the top five nationally in blue-chip ratio.

According to a report from the Houston Chronicle based on an anonymous source, the Horns will spend $35 to $40 million on their 2025 roster if revenue sharing with athletes as a result of the anticipated House vs. NCAA settlement.

In Destin, Florida for the SEC spring meetings, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian pushed back against that report in an appearance on Sirius XM’s SEC radio channel.

“What’s frustrating on that is that it was a little bit of irresponsible reporting,” Sarkisian said. “One anonymous source said that’s what our roster was. I wish we had $40 million on our roster, we’d probably be a little bit better team than we are.”

The report spread quickly.

“What’s crazy about this day and age in which you guys operate in — and I’ve watched this for 25 years now, the evolution of Twitter and social media and podcasts — one guy writes an article from an anonymous source that says, that’s what our roster is, and everybody ran it,” Sarkisian said.

“I’m talking real publications ran with it, and it was like, that’s what’s going on in Texas. Nobody asked me one question. Like, okay, sure, but if that’s what you think, that’s fine. If that’s the narrative you want to paint for our team. That’s fine, whatever.”

Sarkisian didn’t provide a specific number that Texas expects to spend on its roster if revenue sharing goes into place this year, but he did hint at it.

“I wish I had about another 15 million or so, though, we might have a little better roster,” Sarkisian said.

That would put the roster spend between $20 and $25 million, a number that deserves some context because Sarkisian revealed last month that three-year starting quarterback Quinn Ewers never took NIL money from the school collective, instead becoming a multi-millionaire by signing outside endorsement deals like Manning inked with Red Bull, Panini America, Uber, and Vouri this offseason.

So whatever money Texas will spend on its football roster this year, the total team income from NIL is much higher.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State Softball third baseman Tallen Edwards has earned the Rawlings Gold Glove award, announced by the NFCA this afternoon.
 
Edwards collects OSU’s first Gold Glove in program history, after the award was introduced to collegiate softball in 2022.
 
A member of the inaugural All-Big 12 defensive team, Edwards held down the hot corner all year long, but was especially effective in conference play with a perfect fielding percentage in 57 chances.
 
On the year, the Moore, Okla., native totaled 112 assists and 33 putouts with only four errors and a .973 fielding percentage. She also had a hand in helping turn nine of OSU’s 24 double plays.
 
Edwards led the team and ranked inside the top 15 nationally in both defensive runs saved (14^th, 13.65) and defensive wins above replacement (14^th, 1.15).
 
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA’s NCAA Division I All-America Committee, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. The group utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position.
 
Along with being the first Gold Glove recipient in OSU’s history, Edwards is just the fourth student-athlete from the Big 12 Conference to receive the prestigious award.  
 
For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State Softball, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlSB on X and @osusoftball on Instagram.
 
2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Winners
 

Position	First Name	Last Name	School
Pitcher	Devyn	Netz	University of Arizona
Catcher	Jocelyn	Erickson	University of Florida
First Base	Arianna	Rodi	University of South Carolina
Second Base	Ailana	Agbayani	University of Oklahoma
Third Base	Tallen	Edwards	Oklahoma State University
Shortstop	Koko	Wooley	Texas A&M University
Left Field	Elena	Heng	Louisiana Tech University
Center Field	Kendra	Falby	University of Florida
Right Field	Rachel	Roupe	Liberty University

Grand Canyon transfer guard Tyon Grant-Foster has committed to Gonzaga, a source told On3.

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound senior originally from Kansas City, Kansas is still awaiting a waiver from the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility.

Foster began his career at Indian Hills junior college in 2018, spending two years with the program before transferring to Kansas. He played sparingly for the Jayhawks during the 2020-21 season, averaging just 8.1 minutes and scoring just 3.1 points a game.

He then entered the transfer portal and landed at DePaul. In his first game with the Blue Demons, Foster collapsed due to cardiac arrest. He underwent multiple heart surgeries and didn’t play for nearly two years.

Once medically cleared, Foster transferred to Grand Canyon and had a breakout season (2023-24), averaging 20.1 points per game and winning WAC Player of the Year. This past season in 2024-25, Foster’s numbers dropped slightly but still had a productive year, averaging 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

Foster is the third transfer set to be joining Gonzaga this season, following former Arizona State guard Adam Miller and former Virginia guard Jalen Warley. Two freshman are also headed to Spokane next season — four-star SG Davis Fogle (No. 37 NATL) and three-star C Parker Jefferson (No. 141 NATL).

Gonzaga made their 26th consective NCAA tournament appearance this season. They fell in the second round to Houston, who made the national title games. The Zags finished with an overall record of 26-9.