What twists and turns still remain for college football's 2026 recruiting cycle? Time will tell.

After early payments and revenue-share agreements drove a torrid summer of commitments atop the 2026 class, the recruiting trail has been strikingly slow since Aug. 1. As of Friday, only three of ESPN's Top 300 prospects remain uncommitted two months from the early signing period: No. 5 outside linebacker D.Q. Forkpa and a pair of post-coaching change decommits in offensive tackles Johnnie Jones ( UCLA) and Thomas Wilder ( Virginia Tech ).

The 2026 class is settled (for now) earlier than any class in recent memory. But the 59 days between now and the start of the early signing period Dec. 3 leave plenty of time for campus trips, surprise flips and all the traditional late-cycle recr

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