Who knew that John Calipari, coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, was such an altruist? He must have been reading Karl Marx on the beaches in the Bahamas. All kidding aside, Calipari is attempting to change the game of college basketball by creating two NBA-style platoons that will share equal playing time and, in theory, showcase more talent over the course of a 40-minute game. Can it work and will it draw the attention of scouts and ...

Now that Jameis Winston has served his two-half suspension the Florida State Seminoles have the primary piece back in place to defend their national championship. But the verdict is still out on whether FSU handled its quarterback’s latest misdeed correctly, and that’s something that should weigh heavily on school officials for however long Winston remains on campus. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher assured the news media this week (via ESPN) that his guy has learned his lesson and that ...

While the LSU Tigers are coming off an upset at the hands of the Mississippi State Bulldogs over the weekend, they received some good news in the form of a commitment from junior college safety Jeremy Cutrer. Zephaniah Powell, who coached Cutrer at Jewel M. Sumner in Kentwood, Louisiana, announced that the safety will head to Baton Rouge, via sports writer Will Weathers: Cutrer was present for the Tigers' 34-29 loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday but ...

Tennessee's rush defense revival is about to meet the nation's best runner—Georgia's Todd Gurley. If the Volunteers are going to have any chance to upset their division foe in Athens, they've got to find a way to slow the 6'1", 226-pound junior Heisman hopeful. Nobody has been able to stop Gurley this year, and few teams have during his career between the hedges. He hits holes with authority and arrives with the power that every NFL team will ...

Linebacker recruit Leo Lewis is considered one of the top defensive prospects in the nation, and he has finally made his verbal commitment for 2015. On Tuesday, the 4-star prospect from Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, Mississippi, committed to play college football at Ole Miss.  Coach Warren VPreps of Scouting Varsity Preps reported the news of Lewis' decision: At 6’3” and 225 pounds, Lewis is ranked as the 73rd overall prospect, the third overall player from Mississippi and the ...

This might be the first year in college football history that a Heisman Trophy campaign was killed not on a football field but at a lunch table. By now, every college football fan is aware that Jameis Winston sat out the entirety of Florida State's 23-17 win over Clemson after yelling a vulgar phrase on campus. FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher quickly established that Winston would return to the field immediately after he served his suspension. "At the ...

The Texas Longhorns will face their first true road test of the season Saturday when they head to Lawrence to face the Kansas Jayhawks. The season has not begun the way many Texas fans may have hoped, but the Longhorns have the chance to gain momentum in Big 12 play with a win over the Jayhawks. However, winning in Lawrence is not always an easy task. Just ask the players who were on the Longhorns' 2012 roster. The ...

Defensive back Kevin Henry supplied a surprise Tuesday when he backed off an eight-month verbal pledge to LSU. The 4-star Baton Rouge standout decided against staying home and flipped his commitment to Oklahoma State, per Sean Ceglinsky of 247Sports. Henry, a 6'1", 200-pound Central High School senior, admitted he was still open to exploring other collegiate possibilities this summer. However, his allegiance to Les Miles' coaching staff never publicly seemed in doubt. "I'm opening up my options a little bit, ...

Is it too early to start thinking about the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament? Yeah, probably. But what would you do if you received this unique offer? Pick 20 teams who you think will make the NCAA tournament in each of the next five seasons. For every team you pick correctly, you win $X; but for every incorrect pick, you owe $2X. Easy money, right? It's the same darn teams in the tournament every year! Well, actually, only 11 teams ...

The Tennessee Volunteers' 2014 season is off to an expected start with wins over Utah State and Arkansas State and a loss to the Oklahoma Sooners. While the team's win-loss record to this point has played out like most analysts predicted, a few new and old faces have emerged as unexpected difference-makers on both offense and defense.  Last season, cornerback Cam Sutton and defensive end Corey Vereen were the surprising standouts from a freshman class that arrived ...