<div id=”embedVideoContainer_12458460″ class=”embedVideo viaAdd” data-values=”id=84a277cf-ea3c-4de1-9585-3b1360dffed2&channel=college-football&key=12458460&title=2025+QB+Keelon+Russell+commits+to+Alabama&pcid=84a277cf-ea3c-4de1-9585-3b1360dffed2″ data-videotitle=”VIDEO: 2025 QB Keelon Russell commits to Alabama”></div><p>June is one of the busiest months on the <strong><a href=”https://247sports.com/college/football/recruiting/”>college football recruiting</a></strong> calendar, and it offers coaches the imperative opportunity to host their top targets for official visits — often leading to major commitments that define the entire cycle and that headline programs’ classes. Programs also typically use this month to host camps at their facilities, which allow them to build key early connections with future cycles’ prospects.</p><p>Alabama was an early winner from this pivotal month as it flipped blue-chip quarterback Keelon Russell from SMU amid a major surge in the prized signal-caller’s recruitment. But the Crimson Tide will be far from the last team to make a big move.</p><p>Some programs need to pick things up in the coming weeks more than others. Florida and Michigan are among the top programs to find themselves <strong><a href=”https://247sports.com/Season/2025-Football/CompositeTeamRankings/”>much further down the national recruiting rankings</a></strong> than they would like. Blue-bloods like Ohio State, meanwhile, are in prime position to bolster their hauls and contend for the 2025 recruiting crown.</p><p><strong>RELATED (VIP): <a href=”https://247sports.com/article/star-qb-keelon-russell-flips-from-smu-to-alabama-all-the-key-takeaways-tide-mustangs-fans-need-to-know-232537305/”>Takeaways from star QB Keelon Russell’s flip from SMU to Alabama</a></strong></p><p>Below are the teams trending up and down on the recruiting trail ahead of the summer months.</p><div class=”vip-gate-block”></div>
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