Expectations are a funny thing in college sports. Every high school prospect comes in with a certain amount of hype and intrigue, but the expectations they set for themselves can at times be somewhat extreme. That's where running back Leonard Fournette comes in.    The No. 1 prospect in the 2014 recruiting class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings, has set the bar tremendously high for himself and the LSU Tigers program. Fournette spoke about his predictions for the upcoming ...

Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the future of dismissed Missouri Tigers wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham.      Josh Newberg of 247Sports reported Tuesday that the former 5-star recruit and top overall prospect of the class of 2012 is seeking to continue his collegiate career by transferring to Eastern Illinois. Newberg also mentioned that ex-Kentucky quarterback Jalen Whitlow would likely join him: However, Green-Beckham's father, John Beckham, has denied that his son is transferring, per the Columbia Daily Tribune's David ...

The country's top-ranked 2015 recruiting class is still missing one key component—a quarterback. Alabama, in the driver's seat for another No. 1 prospect haul, continues its search for a signal-caller as April comes to a close. Nick Saban appeared to address the position last August, when 5-star quarterback Ricky Town committed. The Crimson Tide seemed to solidify things with the coveted California recruit prior to the start of his junior campaign. His pledge remained in place through a sensational ...

Georgia's jump on the 2015 recruiting class has been disappointing thus far. Although it's still extremely early, 247Sports currently ranks the Bulldogs' class as the 16th-best in the nation.  If that number holds, next year's group of signees could be the lowest-regarded unit of Mark Richt's tenure in Athens, Georgia. While Georgia has already collected seven commitments, including a pledge from the nation's top-rated athlete, Terry Godwin, the Dawgs' misses have been stealing headlines as of late.  Ten ...

Of the 25 teams on Phil Steele's projected preseason AP rankings (ESPN Insider access required), 23 have already played their spring game, and another, Texas A&M, has completed its spring without an exhibition due to renovations on its stadium. The only team remaining is Oregon, which started spring later than most teams—it's a West Coast thing, I guess?—and will finish up camp with its spring game on May 3. This makes now an appropriate enough time to look ...

Now, more than ever, college football freshmen are able to make an immediate impact for their teams. Incoming freshmen are more physically gifted, and with the rise of seven-on-seven tournaments, football has become a year-round sport.  Meanwhile, spring is a time when college football rosters are more depleted and depth charts are etched in pencil. While some freshmen choose to enroll early and get a head start on competing, others will arrive in the summer in ...

Several questions were answered during the Tennessee Volunteers' recently completed spring practice. Most weren't. When it comes to an established depth chart exiting spring, head coach Butch Jones doesn't have one. Don't expect one anytime soon, either. Instead, the second-year Top Vol told GoVols247's Wes Rucker (subscription required) he was more interested in trying to put each player in the best place to excel. "We took more of an individual approach as coaches than offense or defense or a ...

New head coach Steve Sarkisian and his USC staff got their first, long look at the 2014 Trojans through 15 sessions of spring football. The new regime can build on some positives from the spring before the season kicks off Aug. 30 against Fresno State. There are also areas where USC can improve.  "I think we have the quality of player in place to make a run," Sarkisian told Kyle Goon of The Salt Lake Tribune. "But we ...

Penn State head coach James Franklin has flourished on the recruiting trail in his first few months in Happy Valley. The former Vanderbilt leader had a strong close to the 2014 cycle, despite taking the job less than four weeks before national signing day, and is off to a tremendous start with 2015 prospects. The Nittany Lions landed 12 commitments between Feb. 15 and April 12, assembling the foundation of a class that already includes nine 4-star pledges. The ...

Despite the four most recent meetings, when Alabama has outscored Tennessee 167-39, Volunteers head coach Butch Jones continues to think the "Third Saturday in October" rivalry is the best in the Southeastern Conference. Bless his little heart. According to David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, here's the question that was asked of Jones, and Jones' answer, on ESPN Chattanooga's 105.1 The Zone Monday afternoon: Q: How did you feel about the SEC's decision to keep the Alabama-Tennessee ...