If Huntington Prep (West Va.) star Andrew Wiggins commits to Kentucky, we may have to start calling the Wildcats' 2013 recruiting class the Magnificent Seven.Per ESPN, John Calipari has already secured six five-star recruits for the 2013-2014 season. All six of these players are rated in the top 10 at their positions in the nation, four of them are ranked No. 1.Here's who is already headed to Lexington. Players with an asterisk are rated No. ...

With just eight teams remaining in the field, the list of contenders for the 2013 NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player has become just that much shorter as we head into the final three rounds of play. Through it's still early enough for a dark-horse candidate to emerge and leap to the top of the list, a handful of standouts have distanced themselves from the pack. And yes, usually tournament MOP honors go to the player that put ...

Several teams remaining in the 2013 NCAA basketball tournament in particular will need their biggest stars to step up in the Elite Eight to advance to the national semifinals in Atlanta.Having a go-to player is an invaluable asset, as tight games in the midst of March Madness often come down to isolation plays. The trustworthy player is counted on to courageously take the big shots down the stretch.The following top studs are made to do ...

Arik Armstead has had quite the year. The multisport athlete will have much to remember about his freshman year with the Oregon Ducks. In his first year at the University of Oregon,  Armstead experienced something special. Aside from earning a BCS Fiesta Bowl victory, the first-year student was part of the men’s basketball team that just ended a Sweet 16 run at the NCAA title. While many were worried that he would be forced to miss ...

Like that of a couple other big-name quarterbacks, USC's Matt Barkley and Oklahoma's Landry Jones, the NFL draft stock of Arkansas' Tyler Wilson may have taken a hit after he decided to stay in school.With three of his top receivers moving on to the NFL and his offensive-minded head coach being fired, Wilson was placed in a very difficult position in his senior season.Despite taking a step back on the field, he still displayed the ...

Applying pressure on opposing quarterbacks without blitzing has been a struggle for the Michigan football program since 2009, but there are four defensive ends with the ability to fix the Wolverines' issues up front this season.Redshirt freshman Chris Wormley, junior Frank Clark, speedy sophomore Mario Ojemudia and physically gifted early enrollee Taco Charlton will all be vying to become Michigan's top pass-rusher in 2013.If any of them are able to have a breakout year, it ...

There is a new, yet all too familiar, air around Knoxville these days. A new coach, new promises, new hope, new players and, last but not least, new expectations.So what's different?First of all, and most importantly, there's a sense of urgency.Oops...that was Dooley too.Coach Butch Jones has taken it upon his honor that he will restore the Vol's football program back to conference, if not national, prestige. That was also promised the last couple of coaches ...

This fall you will sit down with your cold, tasty beverage and a bag of Frito Lay’s finest waiting for your team to take the field for the first time. Questions always surround a new season, but one that rarely is answered is “what exactly is our defense doing?” Not every college football fan has played the game, and there are those that haven’t picked up the latest edition of NCAA from EA Sports. This ...

The second week of spring football practice has come to a close, and the Arizona State Sun Devil football team is preparing for a closed-session scrimmage on Saturday morning.The reasoning behind closing the next two Saturday's scrimmages to the public and media is so that recruits can be on the field. Opening Saturday was open to the public and media, as will the scrimmage on April 13. However, recruits will have to be in the ...

3-star outside linebacker and Penn State 2013 signee Zayd Issah is reportedly facing legal trouble in regards to an alleged counterfeit scheme that he was involved in.This is bad news for Issah, and it could potential be bad news for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Matt Miller of pennlive.com is reporting that Issah is facing multiple charges, also stating that it's unsure what his football status will be: Police in Susquehanna Township have filed multiple charges, including ...