College Football's Most Important Offers of the Week

With most programs gearing up to close out the 2014 season, more coaching staffs across the country are starting to focus their efforts on finishing the 2015 recruiting class.

While a number of 2015 recruits have long been committed to their school of choice, a handful of late bloomers are starting to emerge on the radar of programs from coast to coast.

One such prospect is 3-star corner Colin Samuel. 

The 6’3”, 186-pounder, who plays at powerhouse Long Beach Poly High School in Mission Hills, California, earned five offers last week from the likes of Michigan, Washington State, UCLA, Oklahoma and Mississippi State.

As Clint Brewster of Wolverine247 notes, Samuel has the size and length that coaches on the college level are vigorously pursuing at the corner position.

JC Shurburtt of 247Sports notes that while Samuel’s stock is on the rise with a number of schools across the nation, it’s the in-state Bruins who could be on the verge of landing the emerging sleeper.

Prior to the Michigan offer, Samuel seemed warm to the thought of giving the Wolverines a shot, per Steven Lorenz of Wolverine247 (subscription required).

"I felt good about what they had to say and feel like they could be pretty close to offering me,” Samuel said. “If they do, they would immediately be one of my top schools. I would definitely visit them."

The recent flood of interest in Samuel is bound to grow if the Golden State product chooses to keep his options open.

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Stanford Offer Snatched up Quickly by 2015 DT

Although it rarely happens these days, there are instances when recruits instantly commit upon receiving an offer that they really covet.

Such was the case for 2015 3-star defensive tackle Wesley Annan—who committed to Stanford immediately after he was offered last Monday, per Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports.

"It's everything I wanted athletically, academically, socially,” Annan told Wiltfong. “It's a great place and I loved it. The environment alone, any athlete would love competing in an environment like that."

The 6’4”, 280-pounder chose the Cardinal over offers from Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Ole Miss and Virginia among others.

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Ohio State Offers Trio of 2016 Standouts

Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the schools poised to make a run at the No. 1 spot in the 2015 class rankings.

However, Meyer and his staff were focused on the 2016 class last week.

Per Tom Loy of 247Sports, Meyer offered 3-star Florida teammates in quarterback Ervin Barrett and receiver Eddie McDoom.

Another junior standout that received an offer from the Buckeyes is 4-star running back Antonio Williams—who is scheduled to make his commitment on Dec. 4.

With things just about wrapped up for 2015, Meyer and his staff are already laying the groundwork for another star-studded class in 2016.

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A Preview of Bedlam with 2016 DB

One of the nation’s most underrated rivalries is the Bedlam Series between in-state rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

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Just received my second offer from THE University of Oklahoma #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/PfrhseKvRq

— Calvin Bundage (@bundage27) November 19, 2014"

Fans of the Sooners and the Cowboys will have to wait until Dec. 6 for the next installment of the rivalry to take place in Norman.

However, Bob Stoops and Mike Gundy went at it on the recruiting trail last week as both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State offered 3-star 2016 safety Calvin Bundage.

The two schools join Tulsa as in-state programs who are chasing the 6’3”, 190-pounder.

Best of the Rest

• UCLA, Oregon and California all offered 2015 3-star corner Octavius Spencer.

• 2015 3-star running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn received an offer from North Carolina, according to Barton Simmons of 247Sports.

• Per Greg Biggins of Scout, UCLA is the newest offer for 2015 3-star receiver Tony Brown.

• 2015 4-star running back and Penn State commitment Saquon Barkley was offered by Notre Dame, per Loy.

• Penn State offered 2015 3-star defensive end Austrian Robinson.

• Oklahoma is the newest offer for 2015 corner 3-star Nate Dalton, per Simmons.

• Arizona offered 2016 4-star receiver Dylan Crawford, per Adam Gorney of Rivals.

• 2016 4-star wide receiver Devin Duvernay picked up an offer from Mississippi State.

• 2016 4-star defensive end Khalid Kareem picked up offers from Boston College, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Maryland.

• Demetric Warren of Varsity Preps reports that Louisville offered 2016 3-star quarterback Juwan Adams.

• 2016 3-star defensive tackle Caleb Tillman also picked up an offer from Louisville, per Andrew Bone of TideSports. Tillman subsequently committed to Mississippi State, according to Paul Jones of Bulldawgs247.

• Miami is the newest offer for 2016 5-star safety Brandon Jones.

• 2016 4-star offensive lineman Devery Hamilton was offered by Pittsburgh.

• Maryland and Rutgers are the newest offers for 2016 4-star running back Robert Washington, according to Adam Friedman of Rivals.

• Wiltfong reports that Ohio State offered 2016 4-star linebacker Tuf Borland.

• Corey Bender of Scout reports that Wisconsin offered 2016 receiver Jaylin Clark-McNatte.

• Gorney reports that Michigan offered 2016 4-star linebacker Darrian Franklin.

• West Virginia offered 2016 3-star receiver Tre Jackson.

• Duke is the newest offer for 2016 3-star tight end Thaddeus Moss—who is the son of former NFL star receiver Randy Moss.

• UCLA is the newest tender for 2016 4-star defensive end Malik Barrow, per Bender.

• Florida offered a pair of 2017 teammates in linebacker Breon Dixon and 4-star corner Deangelo Gibbs.

• Maryland offered 2017 4-star receiver Tarik Black.

• 2017 4-star athlete Darnay Holmes picked up an offer from Kentucky, per Gorney. The Wildcats also offered 2017 4-star receiver Keyshawn Johnson Jr.

• 2017 running back Stephen Carr picked his first offer from Washington, Gorney reported.

• Ryan Bartow of 247Sports reports that 2018 Zamir White picked up his first two offers from North Carolina and N.C. State.

Sanjay Kirpalani is a National Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. Unless otherwise noted, all recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.