There's no time like the present, but today we're taking a dip into college football's past to reveal some of the biggest Pac-12 recruiting flops in recent memory. You can define "flop" a number of different ways, but for the purposes of this piece its definition will be short and sweet. Quite simply, a flop is going to be the difference between the hype and the result on the field. Those with the most hype and ...

When Tulsa plays its first league road game as a member of the American Athletic Conference this October, the trip to Philadelphia to face Temple will be the culmination of months of preparation and planning. And none of that will have anything to do with the Golden Hurricane's plan for the game itself. "Battles are won in the planning stages," said Kyle Grooms, director of football operations for Tulsa, citing one of his favorite quotes from Sun ...

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has reportedly purchased an insurance policy that will pay him between $8 million and $10 million if an injury or illness forces him out of the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.  Yahoo Sports' Rand Getlin provided the news, noting that Winston is the first returning Heisman Trophy winner since Sam Bradford in 2008 to purchase a similar plan.  He provided more details:  According to Getlin, an insurance policy of this nature ...

The Clemson Tigers ranked No. 10 in total offense in 2013. Much of that was because of a passing offense that averaged 333 yards per game and ranked No. 9 overall. On the ground, the Tigers weren't quite as successful. Clemson finished No. 56 in rushing offense and last year's top two rushers on the team are now gone. No problem, Clemson fans, the Tigers should be a much better rushing team in 2014. Freshman Wayne Gallman will ...

With less than 100 days left until the beginning of the 2014-15 college basketball season, it is time to start looking ahead to what the upcoming season will bring for the Villanova Wildcats. The Wildcats will head into the new campaign as the team to beat in the Big East Conference thanks to a deep, experienced roster and the departure of many stars from other teams. Here is a look at what each projected Villanova starter will ...

During the last decade, the Michigan basketball program has witnessed quite the renaissance and part of that resurgence has been spearheaded behind the play of some athletic, exciting playmakers—and that, naturally, extends to players with great dunking ability. Of course, the biggest reason the program has succeeded was because of the hiring of John Beilein prior to the the fall of 2007. He in turn has recruited some gifted basketball players who possessed a vast array ...

It's no secret that the Nittany Lions have depth issues, forcing players into action earlier than they probably should be. Last year, Christian Hackenberg started from day one, and he was joined by fellow freshmen Adam Breneman, Richy Anderson and Brandon Bell as newcomers taking significant snaps for the Nittany Lions. 2014 will provide depth issues of its own and a new crop of freshman will get early snaps. Here's a look at which players have the ...

The Opening is set to take place July 5-10, and it will be an intense event. While the pool of 162 players is filled with elite prospects, several sleeper recruits will be in attendance. The stars will come into the event commanding all of the attention, but a few unknown commodities have a chance to steal the show. A few 3-star quarterbacks will have a platform to outshine several stud passers in Beaverton, while a 3-star offensive ...

With players at the level of 5-star prospects, NCAA basketball recruiting tends to feature the same traditional powers fighting over the same few high schoolers. One of the key factors in whittling down those lists is the fit between a player and a program, which can sometimes make even the most successful team the wrong one for a given recruit. North Carolina, for example, is a perennial NBA factory and NCAA title contender, but Roy Williams’ ...

In the days and hours leading up to the 2014 NBA draft, no one’s stock sunk lower than Joel Embiid’s, the product of recent revelations that the 7’0” Kansas University prodigy had undergone a potential season-ending surgery on his right foot. Like Nerlens Noel the year before, Embiid—after capping out atop many a mock draft—seemed in danger of slipping deep down the lottery ladder. Instead, it was Noel’s team, the Philadelphia 76ers, who wound up snatching ...