Ohio State and head coach Urban Meyer landed a gigantic commitment today in 5-star athlete Curtis Samuel out of Brooklyn, N.Y. Samuel can play running back, safety and return punts, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247 Sports. He chose Ohio State despite receiving offers from several big-time programs including Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Nebraska, among others. Wiltfong, who reported the commitment (VIP), also stated that Rutgers was Samuel's other option. Samuel is 6'0", 185 pounds and will be bringing ...

With the college football season rapidly approaching, coaches from across the country are bringing in people to help motivate their team to strive for excellence. Alabama brought in the heavy hitters in Herm Edwards and Ray Lewis, but Auburn decided to bring in one of its own in golfer Jason Dufner. Dufner walked-on at Auburn and worked his tail off to become an honorable mention All-American in 1997. He is now a professional golfer on the ...

At 6'4'', 209 pounds, Terry Googer, a 3-star recruit out of Atlanta, Ga., is a big wide receiver who will provide a big target at the college level. According to reports, Googer has committed to South Carolina.  Kipp Adams of 247Sports reported the commitment and Googer's thoughts on his decision: “When I made my last visit to South Carolina in early July, I knew it was the place for me and I pulled the trigger and committed,” Googer ...

With names like Kyle Allen, Keller Chryst, Deshaun Watson and David Cornwell on the forefront of most college football recruiting talk as it relates to quarterbacks, it can be easy to forget that there's a stellar class of 2015 quarterbacks coming up as well. Don't get me wrong, this 2014 class boasts a talented group of quarterbacks, and there will be some stars that emerge from its rankings. All four of those names mentioned above have ...

Arizona State and Arizona's battle for the Territorial Cup is the most underrated rivalry in college sports. When most think of great rivalries they think of ones such as Ohio State-Michigan, Notre Dame-USC, Army-Navy and Alabama-Auburn. Not many would name Arizona-Arizona State. Every year these schools battle for more than just glory on the football field, but for the right to hoist the Territorial Cup. A prize with so much history, a book was recently written about it. The ...

Nebraska football has been haunted by questions regarding Bo Pelini’s status as head coach thanks to the humiliating nature of the Huskers’ losses the past two seasons. Just when the subject had seemingly taken a backseat to news about incoming recruits and preseason position battles, it has reared its ugly head again in Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel’s “College Football Mailbag” column. Mandel concludes that a nine-win season for Nebraska and a berth in the Capital One Bowl ...

It was never a question of who would be the starting Missouri quarterback, it was a question of when the decision would be announced. Everybody and their brother knew James Franklin was going to start, and only an apocalypse would have prevented it from happening. The world has not come to an end and Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel has officially announced Franklin as the starter, according to Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. James has ...

Alabama is the best team in college football. Well, most would agree with that statement, while others would try their very best to go against the grain. As crazy as it may sound, there are voters who will vote against Alabama when the preseason AP poll is released on Saturday morning, August 17, around 10 a.m. ET. The USA Today Coaches Poll provided a hint that this would happen, as Ohio State received three first-place votes, and one coach ...

Head coach Dave Rose released BYU's nonconference schedule for the 2013-2014 season on Thursday. The schedule consists of six home games, three road games and four neutral-site games. BYU will open the season on November 8 against in-state foe Weber State. On November 11, the Cougars will travel to Palo Alto to take on Stanford as part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon. There will then be three consecutive home games on November 14, 16 and 20. The ...

Duke could land one of the greatest package deals in the history of college basketball in the 2014 class. Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, the top point guard and big man in their class, respectively, have decided they'd like to play together. It's assumed by most recruiting analysts and AAU coaches that the destination is Duke. That's great news for the Blue Devils. But someone should ask Quinn Cook how he feels about the whole situation.  Cook is ...