Rodney Purvis shocked the college basketball world when he transferred from NC State to UConn after the 2012-13 season. More than one year later, Purvis’ first game as a Huskie is in the near future. He’s one of several players who transferred across the high-major level—either last offseason or this one—who will suit up for their new teams this fall. Because of Shabazz Napier’s departure, Purvis will make an immediate impact in UConn’s backcourt. He’s not the only ...

Day 2 of SEC media days is officially underway in Hoover, Alabama. The South Carolina Gamecocks made a showing with head coach Steve Spurrier leading the way. How well do you think this big-time program will do in the 2014 season? Watch Bleacher Report's SEC lead writer Barrett Sallee and 107.5 The Game's Michael Haney discuss the latest buzz surrounding the Gamecocks at SEC media days.   Rankings from 247Sports' composite rankings. Highlights Courtesy of XOSDigital.  Read more College Football news ...

Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin dropped a bombshell at the end of his press conference at SEC Media Days when he mentioned that once the Aggies have the talent in place, they will change the offense. Texas A&M will eventually evolve into more of a traditional type of offense than what you have seen from the Aggies during their first two years in the league. What we have done is given our program the best ...

HOOVER, Ala. — Don't ask Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin about Johnny Manziel. In fact, just avoid the past altogether. The third-year head coach of the Aggies spent the majority of his mid-afternoon in suburban Birmingham dodging questions about the past, including the off-the-field social activity of his former quarterback. "I thought this was SEC media days," Sumlin said. "That's a great question...for the Cleveland Browns." It wasn't just the past, though. Sumlin opened his time in the main ballroom ...

Nick Saban continues to put pieces in place for sustained success in Tuscaloosa. Demetris Robertson and Shyheim Carter are the latest top-tier prospects to join Alabama's star-studded recruiting haul, per Charles Power of 247Sports. The 2016 athletes elected to end nationwide recruitments Tuesday by pledging to the Crimson Tide. They provide more building blocks for a program seemingly destined to secure its fifth straight top-ranked recruiting class in February. While the 2015 recruiting cycle remains top priority, Alabama is on quite a run ...

If you can help the Kentucky men's basketball team land recruits, you are, by default, John Calipari's best friend. Thus we have Kentucky's head coach and Drake, two peas in a pod who sat down for dinner sometime in the recent past. Calipari snapped a tableside picture with the rapper and tweeted it to his followers along with some words praising the young music icon's modesty. Hear that? That's the sound of 5-star recruits scrambling to scream their ...

SEC media days have begun in Hoover, Alabama, with the Crimson Tide bringing some of their top players along with head coach Nick Saban. With the 2014 recruiting class being the best in the nation, according to 247Sports, we should expect to see some young athletes turn into big-time players. Which freshmen do you think are going to break out for Alabama next year?  Watch Bleacher Report's SEC lead writer Barrett Sallee and AL.com's Matt Scalici discuss who they ...

Months of eager anticipation are about to come to a head for third-year head coach Jim Mora and his UCLA Bruins. Pac-12 media days mark the unofficial start of UCLA's 2014 season—a season rife with high expectations and unique challenges. Meeting those lofty expectations—the Los Angeles Times' Chris Foster suggests those include sights on a championship—is contingent on the Bruins addressing the various challenges. Next Thursday in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on the second day of the Pac-12's annual preseason ...

Baylor collected a big-time commitment for its 2016 recruiting class Tuesday morning when in-state running back Kameron Martin verbally pledged to the Bears. The 4-star prospect announced his intentions on Twitter: Martin is rated No. 1 nationally as an all-purpose back among rising juniors in 247Sports' composite rankings. He quickly emerged as one of the most coveted recruits in talent-laden Texas, garnering offers from more than 20 collegiate programs. The 5'10", 170-pound playmaker has a scholarship list that includes Clemson, Miami, Tennessee, Cal and Ole Miss. Florida State ...

Wendell Smallwood, a running back at West Virginia University, was arrested Monday and will be charged with trying to intimidate a witness in another trial for a friend, according to Robin Brown of the Wilmington News Journal: Wendell Lynn Smallwood, 20, of Wilmington, was arrested as an out-of-state fugitive and is being held for extradition, Cpl. Mark Ivey said. Smallwood tried to get a witness to recant statements implicating a friend of his charged with first-degree murder, Ivey ...