During the past several seasons, West Virginia has struggled at the cornerback position. They have been beat consistently. But now, the Mountaineers may finally have their cornerback situation fixed. After being torched for three plays of more than 40 yards against South Florida, the West Virginia cornerbacks stepped up, allowing only one passer to go for more than 200 yards in their final five games. That was to Cincinnati, and the Mountaineers held them to nearly ...

The 2011 recruiting class has a decent crop of big prospects who fit the bill of the modern prototypical Center that can run the floor and step out to the perimeter. But the majority of this top five actually remind of a throwback Center. The kind that mans the paint, boxes out and poses a big problem down low on opponents attempts to penetrate. Other rankings will probably differ but these are the prospects who are beginning ...

So, Alabama haters, when is the last time a 'Bama player was arrested? On February 23, 2008, safety Rashad Johnson was arrested outside a Tuscaloosa bar. That's right, TWO years ago. Take that, Tennessee. Johnson's arrest was the end of an ongoing string of players that got into trouble. Before Johnson, potential starting linebacker Jimmy Johns was booted off the team after selling drugs. Don't forget about the now-infamous textbook scandal that took its toll on the ...

Spring football scrimmages have become increasingly important and increasingly watched events in the past few years. The scrimmage that took place at Rutgers Stadium last Saturday is no different. Sure, they don't draw the number of fans schools like Alabama and Penn State do, but Rutgers did its best to make it a true all-around event. This season, Rutgers decided to do a game tie-in with their annual Rutgers Community Day. Double G Sports ...

West Virginia returns 10 of 11 starters from a top-40 defense in 2010. Despite the returning starters, the linebacker corps is the weakest group on the defense, with not much depth and experience behind the starters. The lone starter to graduate from last year’s team is middle linebacker Reed Williams. Williams was the leader of the defense and was solid in pass coverage despite his injuries. When he missed the 2008 season due to shoulder injuries, ...

Previously, Bleacher Report first brought Euroy Smith into the spotlight about two weeks ago. He was being defined as "College Basketball's Hidden Gem from New York ". The Xavier High School Senior has made his official college decision. I spoke to the Catholic High School Athletic League standout in person and was able to learn the following. Euroy Smith was weighing offers about what college should attend. Several schools offered him a chance to start on ...

While he is only a junior wide receiver in high school, Andre Sims has decided to accept a scholarship offer from Michigan State. The young man from Georgia almost exclusively played wide receiver in high school, although the Spartans recruited him almost solely based on his cover skills in the defensive secondary. Sims was invited to camps by both Virginia Tech and LSU—he has even already paid for the LSU camp—but he is excited about ...

South Carolina Gamecocks 68, #1 Kentucky Wildcats, 62 Columbia, SC — The College Basketball world rocked on Tuesday, January 26th, as the Devan Downey's South Carolina Gamecocks defeated John Wall's top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats. As the clock wound down to its final seconds, Downey motioned for fans to rush the court in celebration of the iconic victory. The Wildcats (19-1), were left feeling blue after their first loss in the '09-'10 season. In the victory, Devan Downey scored 30 points ...

C.J. Leslie recently announced that he was re-committing to NC State, and with his re-commitment the entire Wolfpack nation can now breath a sigh of relief. Leslie, a product of Raleigh, N.C., is one of the elite athletes in all of high school sports, and he was sought after by almost every college basketball program in the nation. Leslie can play underneath the basket, along with playing away from the basket. He has extremely good ball handling skills for a ...

Now that the vast majority of the highly rated senior prospects have committed to a school, it's time to take a look at which colleges got the best recruiting hauls. Many of the usual suspects are back in the picture. John Calipari, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, and Thad Matta all made big splashes with this year's class, but many newcomers have entered the picture as well. Memphis' Jon Pastner and NC ...