Wiltfong Whiparound: College Football Recruiting and Transfer Portal Podcast · On3

Alabama TRENDING for 5-Star | Miami On FIRE! | Tennessee No. 1 Target

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Miami could become Alabama’s biggest challenger for five-star Manchun Sales.

1. Wiltfong Whiparound: College Football Recruiting and Transfer Portal Podcast centers on five-star recruiting races, transfer-portal momentum, and off-field staff hirings across major programs. 2. Steve Wiltfong and host Josh discuss recruiting targets, with Wiltfong supplying predictions, visit timelines, and school-by-school breakdowns that matter for 2026 and 2027 classes. 3. The episode asks which programs are ahead for elite prospects, which staffs are best at building relationships, and which teams are winning on the trail. 4. Five-star wide receiver Manchun Sales has Alabama, Ohio State, Indiana, and Miami in his final four. 5. Wiltfong says Sales is expected to take spring visits, use official visits in the summer, and commit in late June or early July. 6. Alabama remains the team to beat because Sales calls it his dream school and liked the end-of-January visit. 7. Indiana stays relevant because Sales has visited multiple times, including the school’s national championship celebration. 8. Ohio State remains involved after Sales spent time with Cortez Hankton on a January recruiting weekend. 9. Miami is described as more than a dark horse and a potential biggest challenger to Alabama. 10. Wiltfong ties Miami’s push to Dennis Smith, Kevin Beard, an attractive offense, and repeated South Florida visits. 11. On the Ohio State board, David D.J. Jacobs is already committed, and Wiltfong says the Buckeyes are strongly in the mix for Chris Whitehead Jr. and Rashad Streets. 12. Larry Johnson’s track record on the defensive line is part of the pitch for Ohio State’s edge-rusher targets. 13. The Buckeyes are also chasing Mark Matthews, the number one offensive tackle, and Maxwell Hiller, the number one interior offensive lineman. 14. Wiltfong notes that Matthews is expected in Columbus in March and that Hiller visited at the end of January. 15. Ohio State is pushing for Caden Moss, Davis Seaman, and running backs David Gabriel George’s, Landon Williams Callas, and Sherrod Baker. 16. Steve says Tennessee is the biggest challenger to Oklahoma for linebacker Cooper Witten and that Jason Witten called Josh Heupel before the news went public. 17. The Miami quarterback board still starts with Trent Seaborn, but Wiltfong says Seaborn and his father have emphasized that he is locked in with Alabama. 18. Miami is also recruiting Will Mentzel, Champ Mons, and Devin Davidson while continuing to track how the 2027 board develops. 19. The tone stays fast, predictive, and staff-focused, with Josh prompting short answers and Wiltfong moving quickly between final-fours, visits, and staff names. 20. Listeners who follow recruiting boards, staff hirings, and five-star visits will get the most from this episode, while casual fans looking for game analysis can skip it.

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