It may still be summer, but Friday night made it feel an awful lot like autumn. High school football kicked off around the nation, and plenty of top college football recruits were in action. Sam Bruce throwing up #TheU after his 2nd TD pic.twitter.com/Hoh59RRCqw — StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) August 29, 2015 They’re playing for their high […]
Recruiting is a never-ending turf war between college football programs. Texas A&M’s announced Week 1 starting quarterback, Kyle Allen, is in the middle of a burgeoning rumble for territory between SEC and Pac-12 programs. The 5-star prospect Allen had offers from dozens of programs. A&M’s Week 1 opponent, Arizona State, was among them. In that […]
SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum’s identity as a media personality is tied to his strong opinions, so his offering up his thoughts on Florida State with Everett Golson isn’t news, in and of itself. However, Golson’s shouting out Finebaum’s assertion that Florida State is on the downslide is certainly newsworthy. The fire been lit, but […]
Alabama opens its 2015 college football season against Wisconsin, but Nick Saban and Co. are battling with another Big Ten West foe on the recruiting trail. Both Alabama and Nebraska are vying for running back Jordan Stevenson, per Sam McKewon of the Omaha World-Herald. Stevenson was originally committed to Wisconsin, but denied admission there. He’s […]
For LSU running back Leonard Fournette, evading SEC defenders is easy after the horrors he endured as one of the thousands of children displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Ron Higgins of The Times-Picayune explains why the “pressure” of being one of the top running backs in the nation is, really, no pressure at all: Pressure is […]
Suspended Florida State running back Dalvin Cook flatly denied the allegations of assault through his attorney Monday night, ESPN.com’s Joe Schad reports. Dalvin Cook’s attorney says Cook did not strike a woman and charges are result of pressure in Tally based on recent high-profile cases — Joe Schad (@schadjoe) July 14, 2015 A warrant for […]
Many of the nation’s top college football prospects are in Oregon for Nike’s The Opening, which is in the thick of its week of activities. A plethora of tidbits are emanating from The Opening, from ridiculous measurables, to on-site recruiting and — still to come — some commitments. So, without further ado, let’s jump into […]
Former Alabama defensive back Jonathan Cook will spend the fall of 2015 at Garden City College, but Michael Casagrande of AL.com reports the Crimson Tide may not have seen the last of the 2013 recruit. Jonathan Cook, who was dismissed last month under circumstances his mother told AL.com were “somewhat surprising,” apparently wants to land […]
Top-tier prep prospects converge on Oregon this week for Nike’s The Opening, an annual skills combine, 7-on-7 tournament and recruiting showcase. The most intriguing recruiting coming out of the camp may not necessarily come from any coaches, though. The formation of the two-time Miami Heat’s “super-team,” consisting of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, […]
Over the last 15 years, TCU has produced All-Americans, a Hall of Famer, run the table in the regular season twice, won a Big 12 Conference championship and a Rose Bowl. But Friday, Gary Patterson unlocked a new achievement that solidifies the Horned Frogs as national powers, landing a commitment from 5-star prospect and the […]
It’s a decade away, and the SEC and Pac-12 will probably expand another two or three times in the interim, but a UCLA-Georgia home-and-home series was announced for 2025 and 2026 on Wednesday. Said Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity: This home-and-home series provides an opportunity for our students and fans to enjoy a great matchup […]
Michigan football has not had the kind of positive buzz emanating from it that head coach Jim Harbaugh is generating since the week leading up to the “Game of the Century” with Ohio State in 2006. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News writes that Jim Harbaugh is “The Most Interesting Man in College […]
Former Texas A&M head coach and NFL assistant Mike Sherman is getting a fresh start in the game, at a most surprising location: Nauset Regional High School on Cape Cod. The school’s athletic director, Keith Kenyon, told Bill Higgins of the Cape Cod Times: “I’ve known about Mike as far back as the early 1980s […]
Since his hire in December 2011, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham has touted building the program toward to its future while honoring its history. No one goes back further into Sun Devil — or Bulldog — history than 100-year-old Louis “Greg” Rappaport, and ESPN.com’s Kevin Gemmell chronicled Rappaport’s centennial anniversary, which included receiving a […]
Rivalries can’t be forced into existence. A conference may schedule two teams to face Thanksgiving weekend, and self-serving politicians might introduce trophies into series, but a rivalry can only happen organically — and the Penn State-Maryland rivalry is fast developing into a legitimate one. Maryland scored a major victory over Penn State this week, landing […]
