The annual circus of quotes and craziness known as SEC media days is over, and it came and went without much earth-shattering news from the Tennessee Volunteers. But that doesn't mean the appearance in Hoover, Alabama, for coach Butch Jones and three of his players—A.J. Johnson, Curt Maggitt and Mack Crowder—was devoid of newsworthy nuggets and sound bites. It's likely going to be yet another rebuilding season for UT, but the message conveyed by the four Vols ...

The 2014-15 version of Kentucky basketball is filled with star power and a deep roster. Sure, the Wildcats lost an All-American in Julius Randle and a dynamic scorer in James Young, but they reload with four more McDonald's All-Americans joining the roster. With a rotation that could go 10 deep, it will be a science for head coach John Calipari to find minutes for everyone deserving. With that, there could be a drop in all players' ...

Will Muschamp didn’t hide from the questions. Quite the contrary. Florida’s embattled head coach dove right in, before a reporter could even bring up the topic. “There will be a lot of chatter about hot seat business,” Muschamp said in his opening remarks at this week’s SEC media days in Hoover, Ala. “That’s part of it. The way you combat that is having a winning football team and winning football games, which is what we're going to ...

With kickoff just over a month away, there are plenty of breakout players and historic seasons ahead in the fall.  With a Heisman winner returning and a few breakout performers who had last season cut short by injury, don't be surprised if those familiar faces shine again this year.   Here's a look at who the top performers in the ACC could be come January when the next national champion is crowned.Begin Slideshow

It's well-known that The Opening has come and gone without a single Texas commit in attendance, and it's obvious that Texas A&M is dominating the in-state recruiting. The real problem, though, is that the Longhorns are going to need some freshmen to start in 2015, and they lack commits to fill several expected vacancies. Just based on graduation, the 'Horns will lose at least five defenders and four offensive players after this coming season. The defensive backfield ...

The Michigan Wolverine basketball program has seen some great players pass through its doors in the last couple of years. Some have earned All-Big Ten status—think Trey Burke, Nik Stauskas, among others—and this year they have a few candidates who may be able to carry on that prideful tradition. While the team loses the services of Stauskas, Glen Robinson III and Mitch McGary, they do have some returning players who are in prime position to ascend ...

Now that we're a few weeks removed from the knee-jerk responses to the latest rendition of the college basketball coaching carousel, let's take a look at which hires might be able to immediately lead their new teams to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Believe it or not, coaches have actually been relatively successful in their first season at a new school. In each of the past three seasons, about 10 percent of new coaches have led their team ...

Earlier this year, a proposal sent out by school presidents from the Pac-12 Conference included a suggestion that college basketball return to the era of freshman ineligibility as a way of dealing with players leaving school after one year to turn pro. Then earlier this week, one of the nation's most highly touted incoming freshman players, SMU signee Emmanuel Mudiay, announced he was forgoing college hoops altogether and would play professionally overseas for one year until ...

One of the summer’s top NCAA basketball recruiting events opens in earnest on Thursday as the 2014 Nike Peach Jam gets fully underway from South Carolina. The championship of the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) is an AAU tournament that features most of the highest-rated recruits in the country for the class of 2015 as they prepare for their final high school seasons. One of the league’s most impressive stars so far has been Cheick Diallo ...

With key players departing from East Lansing, Michigan State has a couple of important voids to fill. Those spots are prone to dreadful mismatches that MSU’s opponents could exploit in 2014-15. The most glaring weakness to Sparty’s rotation is the absence of a solid center. Adreian Payne wasn’t a true center, but he and Branden Dawson formed an athletic and talented frontcourt. Now, Tom Izzo doesn’t have that luxury. Matt Costello and Gavin Schilling are the two candidates ...