Sources: Four-star CB Phillips flips back to Texas
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff Writer
Four-star cornerback Kade Phillips has flipped his pledge from LSU to Texas, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Phillips, No. 95 in the 2025 ESPN 300, initially committed to Texas in July before flipping into the Tigers’ 2025 class in August, where he remained as the third-ranked member of Brian Kelly’s incoming class before shifting his pledge again Tuesday. The defensive back from Missouri City, Texas, joins the Longhorns as the program’s sixth top-100 pledge in the 2025 cycle just before the start of the three-day early signing period Wednesday.
“[Texas] showed me constant love,” Phillips told ESPN. “I’m ready to come in and make an impact.”
A two-sport star with a prolific track and field background, Phillips projects as one of the most versatile defensive backs in the 2025 class. Ranked as ESPN’s No. 10 cornerback prospect, Phillips has the size and tackling ability to play safety and could become a special teams weapon at the next level.
Philips took official visits to Baylor, LSU and Texas in the spring before committing to the Longhorns on July 6. He flipped to LSU six weeks later, remaining as one of the cornerstones of the Tigers’ 2025 class through Tuesday morning.
Now back with the Longhorns, Phillips stands as the sixth-ranked of 16 ESPN 300 pledges headed to Texas in the 2025 cycle. He returns to a talented Longhorns defensive class that’s led by five-star athlete Jonah Williams (No. 8 in the ESPN 300) — expected to play safety at Texas — and also includes four-star safety Zelus Hicks (No. 72) and former four-star Clemson cornerback pledge Graceson Littleton (No. 101).
The Longhorns reach the late stages of Steve Sarkisian’s fourth recruiting cycle with the nation’s fifth-ranked class in ESPN’s latest team rankings for 2025. Texas remains in the mix for five-star defensive tackle Justus Terry (No. 7 in the ESPN 300) and five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi (No. 9), among others, ahead of the early signing period.
Instead of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20. This is a round-robin tournament that will feature four national teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States — with NHL players from those nations filling the rosters.
Read on for full coverage of the event, including rosters, schedule and broadcast information from the opening round games all the way through the championship matchup.
More: Schedule
Roster grades, snubs
Everything you need to know
Game schedule
Note: All times Eastern.
Wednesday, Feb. 12: Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. | TNT
Thursday, Feb. 13: USA vs. Finland, 8 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. | ABC
Saturday, Feb. 15: USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. | ABC
Monday, Feb. 17: Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. | TNT
Monday, Feb. 17: Sweden vs. USA, 8 p.m. | TNT
Thursday, Feb. 20: Championship game, 8 p.m. | ESPN
Rosters
Note: Players are listed alphabetically by position. These are not projected lineups.
Finland
Sweden
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPN
The first-ever NHL/NHLPA 4 Nations Face-Off is many things.
It’s a midseason exhibition tournament that replaces the NHL All-Star Game for a change of pace. It’s an antipasto of international hockey ahead of the Italian feast of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. It’s also the first time that a generation of Canadian and American superstars get to battle for bragging rights and a championship — although Sweden and Finland will have something to say about that.
On Wednesday, those four nations reveal their rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off, taking place from Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. The U.S. and Canada will announce their rosters at 7 p.m. ET, while Finland’s and Sweden’s reveals arrived earlier in the day. Some of the names are very expected, and some of the selections are a bit surprising.
Here’s how the rosters grade out — at each position group and overall — and which NHL players might be feeling snubbed by their home nations after these roster reveals.
College football’s national signing day has kicked off with the early signing period. Class of 2025 high school recruits are now able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice.
With 16 ESPN 300 commitments, Georgia starts the signing period with the No. 1 class in ESPN’s rankings. However, the top spot has not been locked down completely and has changed hands a few times this cycle. Most programs will sign the majority of their class this week, but recruiting is far from over. If a prospect doesn’t sign a national letter of intent by Friday, the next national signing day for this cycle begins Feb. 5, 2025.
We’re tracking the latest news, analysis, class rankings movement and more throughout Wednesday, with latest updates at the top:
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