The Michigan Wolverines are coming off a top recruiting class in 2013 and are back at it again for the 2014 recruiting class.  Head coach Brady Hoke knows how important it is to have consistency in recruiting with highly ranked classes. Hoke has landed an early gem for 2014 on the defensive side of the ball in defensive tackle Bryan Mone. Mone is a 4-star recruit from Salt Lake City, Utah who has the build of a burly ...

Three former Auburn players participated in the 2013 NFL Combine. Tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen, running back Onterio McCalebb and defensive end Corey Lemonier did their best to impress the scouts.Here are the complete results from their workouts, and how the performances fared against other participants at their respective positions.Begin Slideshow

Like the rest of the Auburn defense, the Tigers secondary in 2012 had its share of struggles.For the fourth straight year, Auburn's secondary was extremely mediocre. The pass defense ranked No. 48 in the country and No. 8 in the Southeastern conference. Auburn surrendered over 220 yards per game through the air. Auburn's defensive backfield recorded only one interception—a Trent Fisher pick-six against Alabama A&M. Before that interception in mid-November, LB Daren Bates had Auburn's only ...

The winds of change blew hard across the college basketball landscape this season, but even they couldn't keep the proverbial dust from settling as we head into March Madness.Indiana, for example, collected 64 of 65 first-place votes in the most recent AP poll, marking the Hoosiers fourth straight at No. 1. Elsewhere—in places like Ann Arbor, Gainesville, Spokane and Coral Gables—a veritable collection of Final Four favorites has taken shape.But who outside that group has ...

With the disappointment of the 2012 USC Trojans football season in the rear-view mirror, fans of the program are looking to pass the idle months while waiting for retribution in 2013.One way of doing that is to monitor the progress former Trojans who finishes their eligibility (or left after their junior year) and are seeking fame and glory at the next level.The first step on that road began in Indianapolis, where the NFL just completed ...

With the NCAA tournament just weeks away, it is time to start narrowing down the list of candidates for the major college basketball awards.First up is my top five nominees for the National Player of the Year award.  These five players have separated themselves from the rest of the pack, and it would take an incredible run from one of the country's other top players for the award to go to anyone else.Begin Slideshow

The NFL Scouting Combine is an exciting time for fans and an important opportunity for NFL scouts.The combine gives us a fairly complete breakdown of every potential draft picks physical makeup, which, while not a substitute for actual gameplay, can provide a better idea of where a player is going to be drafted.The Oklahoma State Cowboys only had two players participate in the 2013 combine, but both of them made a solid impact that could ...

Most of the best college basketball games this season have received loads of publicity.Louisville and Notre Dame's battle that lasted five overtimes was continuously discussed and highlighted on various sports shows throughout the weekend when it took place.Last weekend, the SEC's multiple-overtime games nearly caused the Twitterverse to explode.Butler's buzzer-beater win over No. 1 Indiana at the Crossroads Classic is already being considered an all-time classic.But for every one of these amazing games between the ...

The NFL draft has become another showcase of dominance for Nick Saban’s Alabama program, and with 10 former Tide stars participating in the NFL combine earlier this week, that trend is a strong bet to continue. A trio of offensive linemen—Barrett Jones, D.J. Fluker and Chance Warmack—plus corner Dee Milliner and nose tackle Jesse Williams are all players that project to be selected in the early rounds of April’s draft. For players like safety Robert ...

The NFL combine is one of the most important offseason events on the NFL schedule because it gives NFL head coaches and general managers a closer look at the new incoming talent. For the Georgia Bulldogs, 11 players were invited to make the trip to Indianapolis. Some Bulldogs impressed the coaches and general managers, some could have done better and there were even a few, such as Jarvis Jones, that did not take part in ...