It just isn't realistic to have every team in the country hoping to play for a national championship.Some teams are too young, haven't formed a bond with the coaching staff, and have a difficult schedule. Some are simply not talented enough.There are programs out there that will have to put those expectations on hold until 2014. It may not be what the fans want to hear, but even the Chicago Cubs have finally given up ...

The Texas A&M Football team currently has the No. 1 rated recruiting class in the nation for 2014. If the Aggies want to have the No. 1 class on signing day, then head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff are going to have to convince a few more of the nation's top recruits to come into the fold. Recruiting rankings are ever-changing. When Aggie signee Ricky-Seals Jones decommitted from Texas in June of 2012 he was ...

Are you tall? How about your pregnant wife? If so, Vanderbilt head coach, James Franklin, would like to offer your as yet to be born child a scholarship. The Tennessean (h/t Lost Letterman) reports that all is well and completely crazy when it comes to college football recruiting. In light of Kentucky's Mark Stoops offering a 2018 scholarship to a seventh grader, Franklin was asked to expound on his thoughts about early recruiting. Oh, he expounded, and his recruitment is rather early. "If ...

It's not often a double-digit scorer that was a McDonald's All-American becomes available. So it's no surprise that Kyle Wiltjer already has plenty of suitors, according to a report from ESPN.com. According to sources, Wiltjer has received interest from Gonzaga, Portland, Texas, Stanford, Oregon and Oregon State. More suitors could arise, but for now, let's take a look at how Wiltjer fits at each program. Begin Slideshow

In the brutal aftermath of the Alabama game, I have finally fashioned a crude shelter from what’s left of my house following my aging mother’s response to three fifths of Jack Daniels mixed with her slightly negative reaction to the Tide’s 529 uncontested yards. At 91 years old, Mom was slapped by the local authorities with a month’s worth of consecutive weekend county jail terms and a year’s community service for mayhem and malicious destruction ...

Sometimes college football prospects are evaluated incorrectly by recruiters.  Other times, great high school players prefer smaller schools to the big-time programs.One way or another, there will always be a Byron Leftwich or Daunte Culpepper who falls to a small school, despite clearly having the talent to compete in any conference in the nation.Here are the top 12 stud athletes with eligibility remaining who are dominating at small schools, but would be fun to see ...

Similar to the NFL, college football has evolved into a passing league over the years. The 2013 season will be no different, but there are not nearly as many talented receivers this year as there have been in the past.There are a lot of talented quarterbacks across the country, but not a lot of those quarterbacks have All-American caliber receivers to throw the ball to.With that being said, there are still some excellent duos throughout ...

In a rivalry like the one between USC and UCLA, one side can never be allowed to trump the other. Last summer was the battle of the billboards between the two Los Angeles rivals and this offseason, the fight is about titles—no, not national or Pac-12 Conference titles.Last week, UCLA claimed the title "Linebacker U" and now, USC is calling itself "Wide Receiver U," as seen in this promotional video (h/t ReignOfTroy.com).The video features a minute ...

No player in America outside of College Station, Texas, is entering the season with as much hype as South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.The junior from Rock Hill, S.C., finished last season with 54 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and a school-record 13 sacks; and his hit on Michigan's Vincent Smith in the Outback Bowl has been featured on highlight reels all winter and spring.Where does the most dominant defender in the game place in terms ...

In modern college football recruiting, the Southeastern Conference is king.Already in the 247Sports composite team rankings, there are nine teams rated in the Top 25, including three of the top five.Making up those highly rated classes are some of the top high school prospects in the nation, which guarantees some exciting action in the SEC in the coming years.But before these prospects battle it out on the gridiron, we're going to try our hand at ...