Archive for July, 2011

Michigan Football: 4-Star Safety Commits to Wolverines and Other Recruiting News

Posted by Zach Dirlam on July 9 2011 Add Comments
While the experts at ESPN were busy discussing LeBron James’ infamous press conference, The Decision, Akron (OH) Buchtel safety Jarrod Wilson had a critical choice to make about his future in football. Friday afternoon, Wilson, who is a 4-star safety and the No. 13 prospect at the position according to Rivals.com, announced this afternoon he is taking his talents to Ann Arbor to play for the University of Michigan. The 6'2'', 190-pound Wilson chose the ...

Kentucky Wildcats Football: 2011 Pre-Summer Camp Offensive Preview

Posted by Jordan Coleman on July 9 2011 Add Comments
In the 2011 college football season, head coach Joker Phillips and the Kentucky Wildcats will be utilizing many new faces on the offensive side of the ball. Several key players from one of the SEC's highest scoring offenses from last season are gone.All-American wide receiver Randall Cobb was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Cobb elected to leave Lexington as a junior in the midst of an NFL ...

Ohio State Won’t Satisfy Mob No Matter What

Posted by Eddie Walters on July 9 2011 Add Comments
"Tattoo-Gate" has made Ohio State the center of attention the past few months for all the wrong reasons, and no matter what Ohio State does it will never be enough to anyone not involved with the university. Seemingly, anyone not a part of Buckeye Nation wants the program to crash and burn.Maybe it's because of the success that head coach Jim Tressel had—or maybe it's because we refer to ourselves as "The Ohio State University"—but I ...

North Carolina State Football: 6 Players to Watch This Upcoming Season

Posted by Charlie Craigle on July 9 2011 Add Comments
The wolf pack of NC State will miss many players from their 2010 roster, but fifth year head coach Tom O’Brien has the team ready to stay competitive in the Athletic Coast Conference. The Pack returns 12 starters on both sides of the ball, but it will take a combination of both veteran and new players for NC State to win the ACC title. Here are seven players to keep an eye on this season.Mike ...

USC Football: Ohio State NCAA Case Is a Travesty Compared to USC

Posted by Bill N on July 9 2011 Add Comments
Today Ohio State responded to the April 25 NCAA Notice of Allegations and decided that vacating all 2010 wins was sufficient to prevent further sanctions, and this is a joke. Here are Ohio State NCAA documents and related materials. The Buckeyes' case is built around no one knew except head coach Jim Tressel, so the university is not to blame.  But USC was hammered because assistant coach Todd McNair should have known based on a two-minute ...

Michigan Football: 10 Things That Wolverine Fans Want from the 2011 Season

Posted by Brad Thomas on July 9 2011 Add Comments
The 2011 college football season is closing in, and Michigan fans are eager to see if new head coach Brady Hoke can lead the Wolverine program back to the ranks of the respected in the college football world.Coach Hoke was not the favorite candidate for the job after three tumultuous seasons under Rich Rodriguez; however, everything he has done during the first six months on the job indicates that he was the right man for ...

South Carolina Football: Jody Fuller Commits to the Gamecocks

Posted by Leftover Hot Dog on July 8 2011 Add Comments
The South Carolina football team picked up a big verbal commitment in wide receiver Jody Fuller as he announced on ESPNU's broadcast of The Opening at the Nike World Headquarters that he wants to be a Gamecock. The 6-foot, 205-pounder out of Monroe, N.C., picked USC over offers from Arkansas, Clemson, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, NC State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and several others. Fuller, the nation’s No. 16 receiver prospect, is rated ...

College Football 2011: Power Ranking Russell Wilson and the Big Ten’s QBs

Posted by Kevin Trahan on July 8 2011 Add Comments
Last season was the "year of the quarterback" in the Big Ten, as the conference contained some of the best quarterbacks in the country.This year, even after a number of them have graduated, the conference still figures to be strong at the position.The Big Ten is suddenly turning into a conference filled with dual-threat quarterbacks, although it still has a fair share of pro-style offenses. Players in both systems have helped lead their teams to ...

Ohio State Football: Proposed Sanctions Are the Furthest Thing from Punishments

Posted by Zach Dirlam on July 8 2011 Add Comments
Ohio State Football responded to the NCAA's allegations the Buckeyes committed major violations. Ohio State's requested sanctions from the NCAA are two years of probation, the vacation of all 12 wins, including the Sugar Bowl, for the 2010 season, along with former head coach Jim Tressel's status being changed from "resigned" to "retired" and that he should not have to pay his $250,000 fine for sitting on information regarding his star players committing violations.Ohio State blamed former ...

Michigan Football 2011: DB Prospect Jarrod Wilson Commits to Wolverines

Posted by Austin Fox on July 8 2011 Add Comments
Jarrod Wilson, a 4-star safety out of Ohio, committed to the Michigan football program on Friday.  Rated as the 13th-best safety in the country, this is a big get for the Wolverines.  Over the past 20 years or so, you could debate that the safety position has been the weakest spot on Michigan's defense year after year. In Wilson, Michigan is getting a safety with good size, as he stands 6'2" and weighs 190 pounds. However, ...