This past weekend once again provided some great college baseball around the nation. Florida was able to hold on to the top spot by sweeping their series with William & Mary, while Stanford comes in at No. 2 after an impressive sweep of the Texas Longhorns.In other college action, Arizona State swept UC Riverside, UCLA won a competitive series at home versus Baylor, Oregon swept host Vanderbilt, Cal State Fullerton won a series against TCU ...

While many of us count down the days to the start of the MLB season, college baseball is already two weeks underway and, as usual, loaded with future major league talent that every baseball fan should be keeping their eyes on.The Florida Gators, led by future first-round draft pick and catcher, Mike Zunino (.440, 2 HR, 6 RBI), and insanely hot senior and former Colorado Rockies draft pick Preston Tucker (.387, 5 HR, 8 RBI) ...

You know what the first thing I think of when I hear the word "Seminoles" is? I think of defense. I think of legendary linebackers, dominating defensive linemen, unbelievable cornerbacks. While FSU may be known for some of its outstanding offenses, people forget about how good their defenses have been throughout the years. Two National Championships, 15 ACC Conference Championships and 34 Consensus All-Americans don't just come from QBs and RBs.A lot of great recruits these ...

Special teams plays will certainly look a lot different this autumn. Kickoffs are changing dramatically in the name of player safety.The College Football Rules Committee meets every year to propose rules changes in college football. These rules are usually released a year in advance for response by NCAA officials and coaches and approved with a one-year grace period to allow coaches to teach players how to adjust to the new rules before they are implemented.However, ...

The NCAA has made a rule change in major college football that will continue to remove excitement from the game.Starting next season, kickoffs will be moved to the 35-yard line from the 30, the first step in promoting touch backs in hopes to lessen injuries on kickoffs.The NFL made the change a year ago and we saw a dramatic increase in touch backs, taking one of the most exciting elements out of the game. Coaches ...

Today’s New York Times scouting report is up here, and it’s on Virginia cornerback Chase Minnifield.  From the post: At 6-0, 185 pounds, Chase Minnifield (No. 13) is a tall, lean cornerback who will need to add some bulk at the next level.  He was asked to press a lot at Virginia, but he’s not very effective at it considering his body type.  With long arms, Minnifield could develop into a really solid press cover man if ...

The Oklahoma Sooners have plenty of reasons to be optimistic for 2012. Landry Jones returns for his senior season and will be joined by plenty of returning talent. Although not extraordinary last season, one of the most promising areas figures to be the rushing attack. First, there's Dominique Whaley. The walk-on sensation exploded in 2011, rushing for 664 yards and nine touchdowns in six games, good for a 5.5 yard average, before suffering an excruciating ankle ...

It's been a busy week for new Pitt head coach Paul Chryst as he's been busy reshuffling his coaching staff by promoting Joe Rudolph to offensive coordinator and Jim Hueber to offensive line coach. With spring practice set to begin on March 15, Chryst is left with only two voids to fill on his staff, a quarterbacks and a running backs coach. According to Paul Zeise at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chryst is close to filling one ...

Yesterday the Oregon Ducks admitted violating NCAA recruiting rules from 2008-2011. Yawn. The biggest violation has been known for a while—the $25,000 the school paid for a "recruiting package" from Willie Lyles. That package ended up being, allegedly, running back Lache Seastrunk’s commitment to the University of Oregon. Seastrunk is now at Baylor. An NCAA investigation states the University of Oregon, "failed to adequately monitor the football program"s use of recruiting or scouting services." Basically, ...

The Pitt Panthers get their first look at head coach Paul Chryst on March 15 when the newest Pitt head coach begins his first spring practice. By the time the April 14th spring game rolls around, several Pitt players will have the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunities to open up the new coaching staff eyes. Here's a look at five Panthers who need a get off to a good start and have a ...