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Coming into the last busy weekend of July, a second Recruiting Rumor Mill site was needed this week to attend events across the country. Here’s what Revals national coach Adam Gorney feels.

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Brown is volunteering at a youth camp this week and will jump to Penn State for the Lasch Bash this week as the Nittany Lions are in high gear with the 2026 four-star offensive tackle from Harrisburg, Pa.

But this one is far from being done as such Georgia, Alabama, Auburn and other SEC programs among others are of interest to him as well.

Michigan and Rutgers are two highly competitive programs and the 2026 four-star receiver from Akron (Ohio) Hoban.

Not only are the two top names being recruited by Cook but he will see both the Wolverines and the Scarlet Knights before the month is out.

Michigan, Alabama, Our Lady, Wisconsin and Penn State has been the most pressing this summer and the Irish are the ones to watch since Davis will be in South Bend this weekend.

Other programs have been mentioned for 2026 star Matthews (NC) Weddington but Notre Dame has been the norm throughout the recruiting season as others have also pushed.

Notre Dame caught Dunham’s attention during the spring and the Irish remained one of the top teams heading into the summer.

Duke, TennesseeFlorida State, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia are also on the list as the 2026 four-star defensive end from Charlotte (NC) Myers Park will be at Duke and Tennessee this week.

Missouri and Texas were two of the top four-star 2026 programs from Miami (Fla.) Northwestern.

Tennessee is also becoming a big player here in the recruitment of Flowers but the Tigers and Longhorns may have an end now in what is shaping up to be an SEC battle.

Ohio State has been pegged as a hit program for Greer and may still be the case for the 2026 star offensive lineman from Akron (Ohio) Hoban but others are also involved .

Missouri is definitely the big one to watch for Greer like FloridaTennessee and USC are also high on the list. The four stars will be in Knoxville this week and could go anywhere.

Once Alabama offered, the Crimson Tide became the main contender this spring for the 2026 four-star athlete from Marietta (Ga.) Sprayberry and will be in Tuscaloosa this weekend .

Edmonds still plans to see Georgia and Florida over the weekend as those three programs among others are already in focus.

While Ford is trying to visit LSU and Miami In the next few days, the 2026 star defensive end from Duncanville, Texas has several top schools he’s keeping an eye on throughout the summer.

Miami, Texas A&MTexas, LSU, OklahomaUSC, The state of Arizona and Penn State are the standouts in this respect.

It’s still a wide open race for the 2026 four-star quarterback from Las Vegas (Nev.) Desert Pines as Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Ohio State, UCLA and Michigan stands out.

Tennessee also added this summer so the Volunteers joined that top team as well.

Ohio State and USC have long been Harris’ top recruits and both programs are among the favorites for the 2026 four-star defensive end.

Matthews (NC) Weddington standout has Miami, UCF and LSU in his top class again.

It’s still a big battle in the SEC for the 2026 four-star running back from Pike Road, Ala., as this could come down to national schools with Auburn and Alabama is in the lead. But Georgia and Be a Princess they are also very high for Jones and produce the first four.

The 2026 four-star quarterback from Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha School wished he could visit other schools, but he and his father flew the route so they could be less this summer.

However, three programs were visited and could have a chance to help Lee now that Michigan, Georgia and Tennessee have visited him on campus recently.

Miami, Michigan and Notre Dame are the top three teams for 2026. The four-star running back from Boca Raton (Fla.) West Boca Raton and Mallory will be back with the Hurricanes again this weekend.

That would be the lead but the top three currently stands as Louisville, Florida State, Penn State, UCF, USC, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Wisconsin also have his attention.

Penn State won’t let the 2026 four-star offensive lineman from Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley get off easy and “pretty much everyone” has been arriving this summer as he will take two trips to important this weekend.

Merrill plans to visit Notre Dame and Michigan while his career continues to stay busy.

Originally from West Virginia, Parks now plays at Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney and programs from both areas are major players in his recruiting process.

The 2026 four-star battle has Ohio State, Florida, Florida State, West Virginia and Penn State which is heavily involved towards the end of the summer.

Michigan remains the top team for the 2026 four-star safety from Winter Park, Fla., as the Wolverines have long courted him and now Florida State, UCF, SyracuseGeorgia, Oregon, Miami, Tennessee, Missouri and Penn State are also ranked high.

The Seminoles could be a team to watch as this continues even if he wants to stay in the state. Pouncey, who will be in Syracuse this weekend, is also hearing a lot from Notre Dame and Clemson but no one gave it.

Robinson is on summer break so he doesn’t plan to visit anywhere this weekend, but the entire roster — many of whom are on the fast track — is showing a lot of interest in the four-star wide receiver. 2026.

The 5-foot-9, 160-pound standout from Red Oak, Texas has Texas at the top of his list of programs he has worked with along with Oregon, Missouri, SMU, BaylorOur Lady, Kansas and Penn State.

The 2026 four-star tackle from Leesburg (Va.) Loudoun County is on vacation so no visit this weekend is in the plans but the entire program has been interested in him this summer.

Clemson and Virginia Tech they are certainly two of those teams along with Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma that stand out the most.

Georgia, Be a Princess and Missouri will receive visits from the end of 2026 four stars from Dunlap, Ill., in the coming days and other big news should come.

Sutter is looking to release a top 8-10 in the next week or two and now the four stars are planning game day trips to those programs as he narrows his focus.

A big visit to Oregon is coming up this week for 2026 four-star wide receiver from San Francisco (Calif.) Riordan as the Ducks are one of the few top programs in the recruiting process.

Toffee is also serious about Tennessee and USC right now but more schools could be involved soon.

After numerous interviews and visits over the past few months, the 2026 four-star safety has narrowed his focus on Wisconsin, Iowa, PurdueKansas, Michigan, Wake up in the ForestTennessee, Boston College, North-west and Pittsburgh.

Detroit (Mich.) Divine Child’s status is not over IndianaPenn State, State of Michigan and West Virginia but those schools follow each other.

In the past month, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, LSU and Missouri have been the programs that have caught Williams’ eye the most as his recruiting process is quickly completed and now three big visits are expected this weekend.

Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln Way East will see LSU, USC and Oregon as 2026 quarterbacks regularly come off the board.

Oregon, KentuckyVirginia Tech, Clemson and Notre Dame have been heavily involved with Young early in his career but a big visit is coming up this week that could add another team to his list.

The 2026 four-star athlete from Knoxville (Tenn.) Webb School will visit Miami while the Hurricanes have a loaded roster in camp.