Three Predictions: Murph, Konanbanny, Osenda
Rivals nationwide recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman has a trio of predictions on one other massive dedication on the way in which for South Carolina, Florida filling out its 2025 class and Tennessee selecting up one other big-time offensive linemen.
1. SOUTH CAROLINA WILL LAND DONOVAN MURPH
Donovan Murph will reveal his faculty choice on Jan. 2. The No. 27 vast receiver within the Rivals250 is about to decide on between South Carolina and Clemson in a matter of days after visiting backwards and forwards between each in-state contenders. Since reclassifying into the 2025 class, Murph has been a daily customer in Columbia, his hometown, and in addition made consecutive journeys to Loss of life Valley main into the Early Signing Interval.
We view South Carolina as the favourite to win out for the touted four-star receiver. The Gamecocks have been cleansing up recruiting in-state expertise with a number of big-time additions by way of the switch portal as nicely. In step with the theme, the Gamecocks are in line for yet another massive addition on the offensive aspect of the ball as Shane Beamer and South Carolina enter subsequent season as one of many high contenders from the SEC.
2. FLORIDA WILL FLIP ONIS KONANBANNY
Onis Konanbanny dedicated to Tennessee over Florida State earlier than his senior season obtained underway. The four-star defensive again initially from the UK didn’t ink in December. Previous to the Early Signing Interval, Konanbanny took his first go to exterior of Knoxville since committing to the Vols and he went to Florida.
Round Nationwide Signing Day, a number of sources knowledgeable Rivals that the Gators emerged as a really lifelike risk to flip Konanbanny. New intel suggests the Rivals250 DB has returned to the Swamp since, furthering the Gators’ possibilities of flipping the touted defender. We anticipate Florida to proceed its current run of flips and late fireworks within the type of Konanbanny earlier than lengthy.
3. TENNESSEE WILL ADD ANOTHER BLUE-CHIP OL
4-star offensive deal with Gabriel Osenda is among the high offensive tackles within the 2026 class. The touted deal with will reveal his faculty dedication on Jan. 14 and can select amongst Florida, Minnesota, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.
Osenda made game-day visits to Rocky High, Columbia and Athens. As a choice nears, all indicators are that the Volunteers are in pole place with the in-state blue chipper. Since arriving in Knoxville, Josh Heuepel and Glen Elabree have made a behavior out of locking in high-level OL to construct this offense round.
I like the place Tennessee is positioned with Osenda and am predicting the four-star OT to hitch Brandon Anderson as an early foundational items within the Vols’ 2026 recruiting class.
