The month of February is one of the quietest times in the college football recruiting calendar, with a dead period sandwiched between two major periods for unofficial visits in January and March. <\/p>\n
But that doesn\u2019t stop the action from happening completely. More than a dozen prospects decommitted last month, headlined by two of the nation\u2019s top quarterbacks in the 2027 class. February was also a tough month for Syracuse, which lost three of its top four commits after a fast start to the cycle. <\/p>\n
Rivals breaks down the biggest decommitments of the month:<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 91 Bourque was an early commit in the Wolverines\u2019 class, announcing his pledge in August 2025 over Penn State, Georgia and a host of others. When the previous coaching staff under Sherrone Moore was dismissed, he remained committed but listened more closely to other programs. But he he has already heard from a number of schools, including Georgia, Penn State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Washington and more.<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 279 After committing to Vanderbilt back in September, Babin \u2014 a Texas native \u2014 received plenty of interest from other programs looking to flip him. But Eric Morris\u2019 move from North Texas to Oklahoma State turned things up another notch. And according to Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong and Sam Spiegelman, the Cowboys are considered the heavy favorites to land Babin. He is coming off a huge junior season where he threw for 3,625 yards and 47 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 377 (#248 Rivals300) Hughes committed to\u00a0Fran Brown<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and the Orange on Sept. 9, choosing the ACC program over an early offer list that was mostly populated by Group of Five schools. And he was one of the biggest headliners of a class that ranked among the top-25 nationally heading into February. But a change of heart and new offers from the likes of Michigan State<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Pittsburgh<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Purdue<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Wisconsin<\/a><\/strong> upended his recruitment. Louisville, Kentucky and Purdue have already set up summer official visits. <\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 493 Montgomery had been pledged to the Orange since June 22 when he decided to reopen his recruitment on the same day as Davion Crumitie<\/a><\/strong>. The 6-foot-3, 290-pounder was coming off a visit to Penn State prior to his decommitment, and the Nittany Lions have now jumped to the top of his list. Montgomery is coming off a 45-tackle, eight-sack season for Archbishop Ryan as a junior. <\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 509 Crumitie originally committed to\u00a0Fran Brown<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and the Orange early last September, but after months of reflection and growing interest from other programs, he decided to decommit early in February. More than 20 schools have extended offers, including Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Kansas, Mississippi State, Maryland and UCF. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat I\u2019m looking for in a school is a good relationship with the coaching staff first,\u201d he told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a>. \u201cThen it is a great education and the fastest way to get on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n Other notable decommitments in the month of February<\/p>\n SAF Kamauri Whitfield<\/a> (Tennessee) WR Gavin Honore<\/a> (Georgia) QB DJ Hunter<\/a> (Kentucky) WR Trysten Shaw<\/a> (UCLA)
School<\/strong>: Tabor Academy (Hingham, MA)<\/a><\/p>\n
School<\/strong>: Woodville (Woodville, TX)<\/a><\/p>\n
School<\/strong>: Rocky River (Rocky River, OH)<\/a><\/p>\n
School<\/strong>: Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, PA)<\/a><\/p>\n
School<\/strong>: James Rickards (Tallahassee, FL)<\/a><\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 563<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 632<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 704<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking<\/strong>: No. 811<\/p>\n