Archive for January, 2012

U.S. Army All-American Bowl 2012: Grading All of the in-Game Commitments

Posted by Randy Chambers on January 7 2012 Add Comments
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is all done and with that, a few more top prospects have fallen off the board. Several players waited to make their official decisions on national television.There were a couple of surprises and some expected decisions. One thing for sure is that there are a few teams that are better today than they were yesterday.Here are the breakdowns of the in-game commitments from the big ...

US Army All-American Bowl 2012: Cal and Notre Dame Trying to Crack the Top 10?

Posted by Edwin Weathersby on January 7 2012 Add Comments
Of course we were all over the big commitments announced at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. We saw some big-time shockers and recruiting classes were affected.The big winner undoubtedly was Cal. Berkley is booming right now as Cal received three huge commitments at the Army bowl.Notre Dame also received a big-time pledge, as did Florida, and Miami notched two.Let's check 'em out.Begin Slideshow

Jared Williams Injury: SMU RB Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury

Posted by David Daniels on January 7 2012 Add Comments
Southern Methodist running back Jared Williams sustained an injury in the BBVA Compass Bowl against the Pittsburgh Panthers that would make the toughest human reach for a garbage can.  Many are calling it the most brutal football injury they’ve ever witnessed. CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli reported on Twitter this news regarding Williams.If you really want to see it, here's a GIF of the injury from mocksession.com.Trainers were predictably forced to carry the halfback off on a ...

Ellijah Shumate Commits to Notre Dame: Where Does He Fit in a Crowded Secondary?

Posted by Randy Chambers on January 7 2012 Add Comments
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are losing quite of bit of experience this season on both sides of the ball. Although at least on defense, there really aren't any worries because this recruiting class has been very kind to Notre Dame.They landed two of the top cornerbacks in the country in Ronald Darby and Tee Shapard. They also got a top 20 safety in C.J. Promise.During today's US Army All-American Game, they added another weapon ...

U.S. Army All-American Game: The Most Impressive Recruits and Biggest Busts

Posted by Edwin Weathersby on January 7 2012 Add Comments
The Army Game is a wrap and that is just about it for the "major" post-season All-Star games that we really dig for recruiting. It was a solid game and we got to see more of the best players in the country display their skills.For this read, I'm going to just give you a couple players that caught my eye for good and bad reasons. Some impressed me, while I was a bit disappointed in ...

Recruiting: Elite Junior Offensive Tackle Logan Tuley-Tillman Visiting Michigan

Posted by Zach Dirlam on January 7 2012 Add Comments
One of the most coveted junior offensive tackle prospects in the country, Logan Tuley-Tillman (Peoria, IL), will visit the University of Michigan this weekend for the third time in less than two months. The Wolverines filled almost every spot in their 2012 recruiting class before the 2011 season got underway, which allowed the coaching staff to get a head start on swaying some of the nation's top prospect in the class of 2013. While on campus Tuley-Tillman will attend Michigan's basketball ...

Dorial Green-Beckham Video: Highlights of Top WR in Army All-American Game 2012

Posted by Austin Green on January 7 2012 Add Comments
Dorial Green-Beckham is an absolute freak, and I mean that in the most positive way possible.The 6'6", 220-pound wide receiver is the top prospect in the class of 2012, and perhaps the best receiver in the history of high school football.That may sound like hyperbole, but the numbers don't lie. Green-Beckham has the most career receiving yards in history, racking up 6,447 yards for Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri.In his senior season, he had ...