Archive for July, 2014
Ohio State Basketball: Projecting Buckeyes’ 2014-15 Starting Lineup
The Ohio State basketball program is in a rare position as it enters the 2014-15 season—it is an under-the-radar threat in the Big Ten.
For years under Thad Matta, the Buckeyes have been seen as among the top one or two teams in the conference, but after losing to Dayton in the first game of the NCAA tournament and seeing Wisconsin run all the way to the Final Four, that’s not the case this year.
However, there ...
5-Star DT Daylon ‘Recruit Whisperer’ Mack Predicts Top Uncommitted Recruits
Daylon Mack, a 5-star defensive tackle, took some time to speak with Bleacher Report about the latest recruiting buzz. With some of the top recruits still uncommitted in the 2015 class, Mack breaks down exactly where he thinks each big-time athlete will land.
Where do you think these guys will play their college ball?
Watch the video and see where this future Aggie thinks these studs will end up.
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Perry Ellis Will Take the Kansas Jayhawks Far in 2014
Perry Ellis thrived for Kansas in the shadows of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid last season.
Those shadows have vanished, as Wiggins and Embiid parlayed their star power into NBA contracts, and the Lawrence limelight will hit Ellis in 2014-15.
Well, not exactly.
Bill Self inked a pair of elite recruits: Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre. Both freshmen will start for the Jayhawks from Day 1, drawing NBA scouts to Allen Fieldhouse from November through the end of the ...
Predicting the Heisman Favorites Heading into the 2014 Season
The 2014 college football season is just around the corner, and we can't help but initiate some Heisman Trophy predictions. Some of the biggest names in college football have returned for another year on the gridiron with the hopes of winning the prestigious award.
Who do you think will win in 2014?
Watch Barrett Sallee and Michael Felder discuss who they think will end up in New York and ultimately win the Heisman Trophy following the 2014 ...
College Football Recruiting QB Rankings 2015: Top 10 After The Opening
A crowded crop of top-tier quarterbacks spent the second week of July testing their skills at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Premier passers from across the country competed in the Elite 11 finals and The Opening, an annual high school football showcase that featured more than 150 prospects.
Tasked with rapid play-calling instructions and facing elite defenders, several 2015 quarterbacks rose to the occasion with impressive performances. Others struggled at times, which suggests they still have significant ...
Gavin Stansbury’s Departure Means It’s Panic Time for Texas A&M’s Defense
Now, it's officially time for Texas A&M to panic.
Head coach Kevin Sumlin announced Monday that defensive lineman Gavin Stansbury has left the team for personal reasons.
“While we will miss Gavin being a part of our program, there is more to life than football,” Sumlin said in an emailed statement. “We wish him the best as he focuses on the personal issues ahead of him.”
The 6'4", 255-pound senior was slated to be a contributor along the ...
2014 Fall Camp Previews for Each College Football Top 25 Team
It’s almost here. As college football’s media days schedule enters its second week, the feeling that football is just around the corner gets more and more palpable.
By August 1, most of the nation’s college football teams will have begun fall practice in preparation for the 2014 season, which kicks off in the final weekend of August.
It’s a perfect time to look at what’s ahead for the nation’s top teams, what they have returning, what they ...
Top College Football Coaches Who Excel and Struggle Against Top 25 Teams
Did you know that of the 128 FBS head coaches, only 14—or 11 percent—have a career winning record against Top 25 teams?
Not only do 89 percent of the top level of college coaches have a losing record against ranked opponents, but 51—or 40 percent of the field—have never won a single game against a Top 25 team.
So while lots of ink is dedicated to coaches with the highest all-time winning percentage or the most titles, ...
Miami Football: Best Quotes and Key Takeaways from ACC Media Days
Head coach Al Golden, running back Duke Johnson and linebacker Denzel Perryman represented the Miami Hurricanes at ACC media days, discussing ever-nearing fall practice and the 2014 regular season.
A few combined hours later, notable quotes and important takeaways emerged from the trio's respective answers, including some encouraging news about a true freshman waiting to qualify.
The quarterback competition was, of course, a hot topic, and the Hurricanes' player reps gave two strikingly different answers, though neither ...
Why Pac-12 Football Turns Out the Best NFL QBs
It's no secret that as we enter into the 2014 college football season, the cradle of quarterbacks is located out west in the Pac-12 (sorry, Purdue). Marcus Mariota, Brett Hundley, Sean Mannion and Taylor Kelly all look like elite signal-callers with promising professional careers ahead.
With top recruits like Ricky Town, Josh Rosen, Travis Waller and Brady White set to join the league in 2015, the trend of seeing great quarterback play from the conference of ...