Gary Harris, Adreian Payne and Keith Appling are NBA-bound. With the draft lottery set and mocks in place, a clearer picture of where the former Michigan State stars could land in the 2014 NBA draft is forming each day.  Or depending on how you look at the situation, it's getting cloudier during each passing moment—just have to love those revised mocks, huh?  Had he skipped his sophomore year with the Spartans, Harris probably would have been an ...

What can Texas fans realistically expect from Charlie Strong's first year? It actually has little to do with wins and losses. That seems odd at a place like Texas, but the reality is this: Texas is a different program now than the one Vince Young led to a national championship in 2005-06. (Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News wrote an interesting column earlier this month on why moving on from Young era is a good thing.) For ...

LSU is hitting the recruiting trail with a vengeance this offseason.  Les Miles brought in one of his best recruiting classes ever in 2014. He will want to put together an amazing encore performance for national signing day in February.  The Tigers are off to a fantastic start. The 11 commitments the Tigers currently have rank No. 5 overall in the 247Sports' team rankings. Miles should be pleased with the players who are committed, yet he knows it will take ...

2015 4-star cornerback Eric Lee has already committed to play his college football for the University of Nebraska. The 6'0", 175-pound Colorado native has great size and exceptional athleticism. Bleacher Report caught up with Lee, who discussed his love for the Cornhuskers, whom he looks up to in the NFL and why former NFL Pro Bowler Brian Dawkins has been so vital to his development. Watch the video and get to know a future star at the ...

During the fourth week of Auburn's 2014 campaign, the defending SEC champions will travel to Manhattan, Kansas, for a Thursday night showdown with the Big 12's Kansas State. The September 18 matchup will be the second half of a massively delayed home-and-home series between the two schools. Seven years after a 23-13 comeback victory against the Wildcats in Auburn, the Tigers will finally pay a return visit to "The Little Apple." In the time between the two ...

Despite last season’s 7-6 record and struggles versus key rivals, Michigan continues to perform well on the recruiting front. In the last two weeks, head coach Brady Hoke has received commitments from two coveted recruits and remains in the running for other top national targets. Quarterback Alex Malzone, who committed earlier this month, praised Hoke to Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press: I know coach Hoke, he came in after coach (Rich) Rodriguez, and they had ...

With the summer session of camps and AAU in full swing, there's no doubt that the biggest buzz word in college basketball is recruiting. Which is fine if you're a Kentucky fan, because there's not a better recruiter in the country than head coach John Calipari and his staff. He's already locked up a commitment from the No. 12 player in the country in Charles Matthews from Chicago. Matthews is a 6'6" shooting guard who is ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When it comes to first impressions, it’s difficult to say who made a bigger one on the field last season between Derrick Henry or O.J. Howard. Both had signature plays as true freshmen. The running back’s 61-yard catch-and-bulldoze touchdown reception in the Sugar Bowl gave the Crimson Tide a late chance against Oklahoma, while LSU fans are still talking about how the tight end took a slant pass and outraced everyone in the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A few months after making a program-changing recruiting class official, Tennessee football coach Butch Jones is off to yet another strong start to the 2015 cycle. The Volunteers' 11 commitments currently sit ninth nationally, according to the 247Sports rankings. The class boasts a healthy balance of players at positions of necessity and a couple of elite playmakers at spots where talent in this class is a luxury. Jones told Bleacher Report in an exclusive interview ...

When DeShaun Watson enrolled at Clemson in January, he brought with him some of the highest expectations ever associated with a Tiger quarterback. The Gainesville, Ga., native is considered one of the top prospects in the 2014 recruiting class. He is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback prospect and No. 41 prospect overall, and he accounted for over 13,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in his high school career. While Watson will begin this fall ...