Recruiting never stops, but especially this time of year. June is arguably the most important recruiting month on the calendar for college football programs everywhere and official visits are in full swing.
Where do things stand at the month’s halfway point? And who’s making moves? Let’s dive into what’s happening in recruiting:
Texas State makes a noteworthy splash
The June and July commitment spree is typically not the Group of 6 conferences’ time to shine. With some exceptions, G6 programs have to wait for Power 4 dominoes to fall before building out their classes.
But that didn’t stop Texas State from generating some good headlines this week when it received a commitment from four-star Wylie (Texas) running back Daylon Gordon. He is the No. 323 player in the 247Sports Composite, making him a notable commitment for the Bobcats.
Gordon is the highest-rated prospect to commit to a G6 school in this cycle. He has P4 offers and had a visit to Florida State scheduled for next week. North Texas also has a commitment from four-star running back Victor Scott, who plays for Lancaster (Texas). Those are the only blue-chip players who have committed to G6 schools.
Gordon is one of eight prospects to have committed to Texas State since the beginning of the month. The Bobcats will enter the Pac-12 in a few weeks and have built one of the better 2027 classes among G6 programs.
Texas State ranks 63rd in the team rankings, behind only San Diego State among G6 programs.
Yes, it’s only June, but at the moment Texas State has a higher-rated recruiting class than or a similar average player rating to some P4 programs.
Alex Golesh, Auburn starting to assert themselves
There are always questions about a coach’s recruiting acumen when he makes the jump from a G6 or non-traditional power to the SEC or Big Ten. Florida’s Jon Sumrall has put together a resounding response to those questions right now, which we will get to in a bit. So has Golesh at Auburn.
The Tigers received a commitment from four-star East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Ga.) safety Chance Gilbert, who is the No. 61 player in this cycle and one of five four-star commits they’ve added since the beginning of June. That’s helped the Tigers vault into the top 10 of the team rankings at No. 8, a strong start for Golesh after he jumped from South Florida.
An interesting angle to look for is whether he can make more headway in the state. There are 20 blue-chip prospects in Alabama, but Auburn has commitments from just two of them.
Hugh Freeze had his faults, but he cleaned up in-state during his last full recruiting cycle on the job (2025), when he signed nine of the top 15 players from the state. We’ll keep an eye on how Golesh progresses there.
An intriguing Oregon flip
Three-star wide receiver Malachi Garlington, from just outside of Portland, Ore., grew up as a young boy watching the Ducks with his grandmother and always dreamed of playing for his in-state team. But with just one Power 4 offer at the beginning of the month — Oklahoma State — he committed to Washington State on Tuesday of last week,, believing it was the best place for him.
Then Garlington went to Oregon camp last Wednesday and received a text message from wide receivers coach Ross Douglas ahead of time that made him believe he might have a shot at picking up an offer from his favorite school.
“Going into camp, my mentality was really just go out there, show what I can do and then coach Ross, the receivers coach, had texted me before the camp and was like, ‘The ball is in your court today,’” Garlington said. “So I kind of knew all eyes were on me and I just had to go out there and do my thing.”
Just 24 hours after committing to Washington State, Garlington picked up an Oregon offer and made plans to visit the Ducks officially over the weekend. He said decommitting from the Washington State coaching staff stung, but the Cougars wished him well and he announced his flip to the Ducks on Monday. In committing to Oregon, Garlington gives coach Dan Lanning and his staff an intriguing prospect who might be ranked just No. 1,492 nationally but is the No. 4 player in Oregon and comes with plenty of upside. The 6-foot-3, 180-pounder finished his junior season with 51 receptions for 910 yards and 20 touchdowns, averaging 17.8 yards per catch, and prides himself on his ability to both climb the ladder and pick up yards after the catch. Don’t sleep on his athleticism, either.
Best catch challenge at the @LesSchwabBowl @flyguyhuey5 @teamlillard7on7 @nelsonHawksFB pic.twitter.com/3tVJY2A8vN
— Malachi Garlington (3⭐️ ) (@Malachi_Ga23) June 26, 2025
With the commitment from Garlington, Oregon now has three of the state’s top four prospects.
“I would say I come underranked. Especially being an in-state kid, Oregon typically doesn’t offer a ton of in-state kids, so that means a little bit more,” he said. “People see my film and take for granted that, ‘Oh, the Oregon competition isn’t that good or whatever it is.’ But I believe I can play at any level against any competition, so I think that they were able to see that and actually just trust me.”
Florida continues to roll
It’s hard to discuss the Class of 2027 without talking about Florida and the tear the Gators have been on under Sumrall.
The Gators have the nation’s No. 4 class, and it’s not just due to the volume of commits at 23. There’s real talent in this group, too. Florida’s 92.25 average player rating in the 247Sports ranks seventh nationally and third in the SEC, behind Texas A&M and LSU. Despite the Gators having just one top-10 in-state prospect in four-star receiver Elias Pearl (Sumrall will need to beef this up), they’ve still made a splash nationally. The nation’s No. 3 prospect and top offensive tackle, five-star Maxwell Hiller, chose Florida over Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee in April and would become the program’s highest-rated prospect in a dozen years should he sign.
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— Maxwell Hiller 5⭐️OL (@HillerMaxwell) May 4, 2026
In total, the Gators have three top-100 prospects, 12 top-200 prospects and 17 blue-chippers. They also got their future quarterback in four-star, in-state prospect Davin Davidson, who is the nation’s No. 109 prospect and No. 9 quarterback and threw for nearly 2,400 yards with 23 touchdowns against six interceptions last season. This class is balanced and talented and should put Sumrall in position to revive a Gators program desperately hoping to return to the national stage. Not too shabby for his first six months on the job.
Don’t sleep on Colorado
High school recruiting hasn’t exactly been Deion Sanders’ brand since he took the Colorado job ahead of the 2023 season, as he has gone all in on the transfer portal, but give credit where it’s due: The Buffs are making moves.
After signing the nation’s No. 67 class for the 2026 cycle, Colorado is No. 37 for 2027, headlined by four-star quarterback Andre Adams, the nation’s No. 188 prospect and No. 15 quarterback, out of Tennessee.
Four-star receiver Jaiden Kelly-Murray from South Carolina, four-star safety Gabe Jenkins from Pittsburgh and four-star offensive tackle Li’Marcus Jones out of Tennessee round out Sanders’ four blue-chippers — two more than he signed in the Class of 2026.
Also of note: James Pace III, the nation’s No. 155 prospect and No. 16 edge out of DeMatha Catholic in Maryland, is expected to take an official visit this weekend. Pace announced a top five of Tennessee, Maryland, Auburn, Georgia and South Carolina last week ahead of his commitment next week, but we’ll see if Sanders and his staff have any magic up their sleeves this weekend.
