Quin Blanding has been playing varsity football since his freshman year of high school. According to the 247Sports composite ranking, he is now the No. 1 safety in the 2014 recruiting class.Blanding, the No. 9 recruit in the country, has been committed to Virginia since February of 2014.  He checks in at 6'2'', 200 pounds and runs a 4.50 40, according to 247Sports. Because of his size, he'll be able to play strong in the box and be a big-time run ...

Strong pitching is an attribute for nearly every team remaining at the College World Series, and there are a few potential matchups where offenses would be completely shut down. In six games at Omaha thus far, one or two runs have decided four games. In two of those matchups, the winner only scored a pair of runs. While some teams have gotten hot at the plate at times, the College World Series hasn’t seen many ...

In all fairness, Mississippi State's Wes Rea has a pretty distinct advantage when it comes to standing out in any crowd.The 6'5", 270-pound Gulfport, Miss. native doesn't usually have to do a whole lot to get people to notice him. Throughout his first two games in the 2013 College World Series, however, he's made sure people take notice of more than just his size.Rea is 4-for-9 with 3 RBI at the plate thus far in ...

While most of the top seeds were able to advance into the Super Regionals during this year's NCAA baseball tournament, things have been extremely unpredictable since then. That unpredictability carried over to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. as well.The top three seeds remaining in the tournament all lost their first games in College World Series play, so they now have absolutely no margin for error. If they are able to make it through ...

The 2013 College World Series has been absolutely excellent over the first few days of action in Omaha, Neb., but things should only get more exhilarating as the latter stages of the tournament draw nearer. There have already been a number of shocking upsets and surprising underdogs making a serious bid to win college baseball’s most prestigious event. Let’s take a look at these results, highlight the remainder of the schedule, predict a winner and ...

Development will be a huge factor in how well North Carolina will play in 2013-14. UNC is loaded with talent, and many of its players are blessed with very high ceilings.Today, we will focus on those ceilings as we go through the best-case scenarios for the Tar Heels' starting five.As you stroll through the following slides, remember this is a gauge of their true potential—not a prediction of what they will actually accomplish. We'll need ...

Omaha has played host to several great performances—on the mound and at the plate—throughout the first few days of the 2013 College World Series.The best collegiate players in the nation have had the opportunity to strut their stuff against the top teams and in front of large crowds. Many have taken advantage of it too, playing their best whether their team is on the winning or losing side of the tilt. Pitchers and hitters who ...

It's been an exhilarating ride in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.The 2013 College World Series has been no different.On Monday, we saw four teams battle it out in Omaha. One of them was eliminated from the tournament.We also learned a few things after Monday's action, as teams gave us a deeper look at their capabilities on the baseball diamond.Here are the main takeaways from Monday at the 2013 College World Series. Oregon State's Offense ...

For every team remaining in the 2013 College World Series, one game is the difference between advancing in the tournament and being ousted from Omaha.We've already seen some excellent play from some of the best clubs in the nation and would love to see them advance to the semifinals of the World Series.The main reason we'd love to see these three teams in semis action?None of the three teams in this column have ever won ...

The outcomes of Sunday’s games leave us with a pair of fantastic matchups for Tuesday in both the winner's and loser’s brackets.There are some things that each team needs to focus on in its second-round game to avoid dropping a game at the College World Series and potentially getting sent home—in the case of LSU and UNC. They may seem like obvious keys to victory, but they’re essential if the team wants to stay alive. ...