The UCLA Bruins have the tall task of replacing multiple important cogs from the team last year. It's not known up to this point if the Bruins can replace the likes of Datone Jones and Johnathan Franklin, among others.  New starters enter the mix in the form of inexperienced players and true freshmen for the most part. It's imperative that these athletes can get acclimated as quickly as possible. Mistakes will surely take place during the ...

USC just got a little heavier along the defensive line, as 4-star recruit Malik Dorton committed to the Trojans Friday afternoon at his school, according to Blair Angulo of ESPN. "Coach [Ed] Orgeron and I have a relationship in the making," Dorton said. "We talk very often. He's a great coach and great guy. I like the way he coaches. We'll see where that goes when I head up there more and continue to keep in ...

Brady Hoke continued his tour de force on the recruiting trail Friday, landing a commitment from 4-star athlete Shaun Crawford of Ohio. ESPN's Tom VanHaaren tweeted the news, which was announced by Crawford via live stream on ESPN.com: Though ESPN pegs him as an athlete in the story, Crawford is listed at cornerback—his most likely college position—by 247Sports. Per its composite, he ranks No. 9 among Class of 2015 corners and No. 89 overall.  He's just 5'9'', but ...

Wide receiver is arguably the most dynamic position on the football field, so when college coaches are looking for recruits to step up and fill their wideout positions of need, they're looking for dynamic players. Perhaps its size, which affords a wideout a major advantage against corners and safeties. Other traits of a dynamic wideout are of course, speed, route running ability and definitely good hands. Whatever it may be, a receiver needs to separate himself from ...

Coach Bo Pelini instilled terror in the hearts of each and every one of his Nebraska players, and then he delivered the punch line.  "That Pelini is such a hilarious jokester"—said nobody ever.  But that's what makes this prank so effective, especially for college football fans watching from home.  It all starts during a team meeting when a phone goes off. You don't have to be a Nebraska football player to know that this isn't a good thing. ...

We're less than a week away from the college football season kicking off, and the SEC storylines are as juicy as ever. There's a star quarterback who may not even get to play. There are four new head coaches looking to turn around their program. There's also an improbable Heisman candidate who's looking to make history. Oh, and the conference is also looking to continue its reign of dominance over the rest of college football. Are you excited for ...

Um...what? You read that right. ESPN radio pundit Paul Finebaum, knower of all things SEC football and critic of all things Johnny Manziel, dropped a country music jam with industry mogul Walt Aldridge. According to Bob Carlton of AL.com, the project came to be after an innocuous half-joke from Finebaum. “I jokingly said to [Aldridge], ‘I’ve always wanted to write a song,’” Finebaum recalls. “It’s the kind of thing you say to a songwriter. He came back to me ...

Two of the biggest recruiting targets (247Sports) on Alabama's board are 5-star offensive tackle Cameron Robinson and 5-star running back Leonard Fournette. Naturally, Nick Saban and his staff are going after the No. 1 and No. 2 recruit nationally, per 247Sports, and naturally, both recruits have a high interest in 'Bama. Per each recruit's 247Sports interest list, the two teams on top are Alabama and LSU. One wouldn't blame the best recruits in college football for deciding to go ...

This one time at band camp, the USC Trojans head coach and the nation's top wide receiver drove onto the practice field in an ice cream truck and delivered frozen goodies to everybody. While that sounds like a story too good to be true for the next American Pie movie, it was a reality for the USC band. After a four-hour practice of carrying heavy instruments and preparing for the upcoming season, most of the band members ...

Whenever the conversation turns to this year's SEC quarterbacks, Aaron Murray has always played third banana. Most agree that there's a distinct top trio, but Murray typically rounds it out in last. Johnny Manziel has the Heisman and AJ McCarron has the national championships. All Murray has are a boatload of gaudy numbers and couple of near-misses. Conference media elected Manziel to the first team, McCarron to the second and Murray to the third back in ...