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

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Comeon Spell committed to Georgia after nearly choosing Notre Dame and still has Penn State, Miami, and Notre Dame circling.

1. Wiltfong Whiparound: College Football Recruiting and Transfer Portal Podcast centers on Rivals' new rankings update and five-star recruiting intel. 2. Steve Wiltfong appears as the national recruiting reporter, and his role is to explain the latest ranking changes and recruitment momentum. 3. The episode asks which elite prospects are rising, which commitments may wobble, and which programs are setting the pace before spring visits. 4. Will Mentzel becomes Rivals' new No. 1 quarterback after moving from unranked, and he is listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds. 5. Steve says Mentzel threw for nearly 4,000 yards, 33 touchdowns, and only five interceptions as a junior at Chandler High. 6. Oregon, Auburn, Miami, and Penn State are the four schools Steve says are tracking Mentzel most closely. 7. Mark Matthews is described as the biggest name in South Florida, and Steve keeps an early prediction on Miami. 8. Texas A&M is presented as Miami's biggest challenger for Matthews, while Georgia, Notre Dame, and Tennessee are also in the picture. 9. Joshua Dobson has an early LSU prediction after a strong visit to Baton Rouge and a relationship with Corey Raymond. 10. Albert Simeon is leaning Texas A&M, with LSU, Nebraska, and Notre Dame still trying to shift the recruitment. 11. Maxwell Hiller is described as a near 1A-1B battle between Alabama and Florida, with Phil Trotwine's ties to Penn State still part of the story. 12. Manchun Sales is the No. 1 player in Indiana but from Alabama, and Steve flags Miami as the school he is most worried about. 13. Jalen Brewster remains difficult to flip from Texas Tech, even with Miami visits scheduled for spring and summer. 14. Easton Royal stays committed to Texas, but Florida, Tennessee, and LSU continue to press, with LSU set for an official visit. 15. Comeon Spell committed to Georgia after a January visit, but Notre Dame, Miami, and Penn State are expected to circle back. 16. David DJ Jacobs committed to Ohio State after Miami had once looked favored, and his family still plans a spring visit to Columbus. 17. The tone is information-dense and transactional, with Steve giving ranked predictions and visit timelines rather than long-form storytelling. 18. The format moves quickly through commitments, flips, and rankings without breaking from recruiting analysis or prediction updates. 19. Listeners tracking recruiting battles among Texas A&M, Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, and Oregon. 20. Skip if you want game breakdowns instead of recruiting updates.

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