The Oklahoma Sooners were in need of a quarterback for their 2012 recruiting class, and they picked the pocket of Big 12 rival Texas A&M to secure a commitment from Trevor Knight (San Antonio, Texas) Wednesday afternoon.NewsOK.com reported the four-star dual-threat quarterback announced the switch via Facebook. "On one of the toughest days of my life with the passing of my grandpa, the light shines through in honor of him," Knight posted, "and I have committed to play football For ...

Four-star wide receiver Marvin Bracy (Orlando) knew a week ago where he would continue both his football and track careers, but waited until Thursday to make everything official."FSU has everything. I couldn't ask for a more perfect fit for me," Bracy told Warchant.com recruiting analyst Michael Langston. "From the very start offensive line coach Rick Trickett treated me as a person so we developed a strong bond. Every time I was there for a visit I didn't want to ...

It's never too early to look ahead to bowl season.  2011 will feature intriguing coaching changes, young talent, and high expectations across the board.Which teams will be staying home this post-season?Will the SEC have another national champion?I'll answer all these questions and more as I predict the fates of each SEC school.Begin Slideshow

Five-star offensive tackle John Theus (Jacksonville, FL) did not waste much time deciding where he will play college football after narrowing his list down to three last Friday. Exactly one week later, Theus announced he will be heading to Georgia in 2012.The Bolles High School standout called Georgia head coach Mark Richt last night to give him the good news."I committed," Theus told UGASports.com Friday night. "No interviews tonight. I just want to enjoy this night with my family."Theus is ...

These days, the sports media has a way of singling out one college quarterback prospect every summer, and hyping him up to be the guy.Jake Locker, Brady Quinn and Matt Leinart are just a few recent examples of this. And now it seems it’s time for Stanford’s Andrew Luck to take his seat on the mythical throne. Luck, without a doubt, is the best quarterback prospect since Matt Ryan. In fact, he’s even a tier ...

College football starts again in a matter of weeks.Can I get a "Amen?" The 2011 season will no doubt be filled with fierce competition and some surprising finishes. And I don't remember a season where so many Big 12 teams were going to be led by unseasoned and inexperienced QBs. While there are 22 players on the field at any time, there is no position that will have more influence on the outcome of this fall's conference games ...

According to official Ohio State documents obtained by the Associated Press Friday afternoon, former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel failed to do an adequate job of self-reporting NCAA violations six years before the ongoing tattoo and memorabilia scandal.The Buckeyes' athletic director at the time, Andy Geiger, rated Tressel "unacceptable" in terms of self-reporting rules violations in a timely matter in his evaluation of the former coach for a 2005-2006 job performance report. Tressel first ran afoul of ...

One would like to believe the legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes would have been appalled by the way Jim Tressel ran his old program. The deceit and hypocrisy Tressel nurtured during his reign apparently went on for years while school officials were either left in the dark or looked the other way. Now the Buckeyes face some of the harshest NCAA sanctions imaginable. And if all that’s not bad enough, there’s the unfortunate ...

Over the next few weeks leading up to the 2011 season, I will unveil my FCS Top 25 heading into the campaign. The following article contains teams 1-5 in my 2011 preseason poll.  1. Eastern Washington Joining Mitchell on offense this fall will be top wideouts Brandon Kaufman (76 receptions, 1,214 yards, 15 TDs, 16.0 YPR) and Nicholas Edwards (57 receptions, 614 yards, seven TDs, 10.8 YPR). Beau Baldwin had trouble getting consistency on the ...

Well football fans, the 2011 college football season is less than 50 days away now, and fall camp will be opening soon. That means SEC fans are getting ready for another fantastic season of football. There is nothing that compares to a fall Saturday of football to the people of the South. They live, breathe and eat SEC football, and that is one of the many reasons so many recruits have signed on to play ...