Archive for March, 2015

McDonald’s All American Game 2015: Roster, Schedule and Prospects to Watch

Posted by Chris Roling on March 31 2015 Add Comments
Wednesday night, the future arrives as Ben Simmons and the rest of the impressive 2015 class take the McDonald's All American Game by storm. This year feels like many before it, with the 38th iteration of the event once again featuring a few superstar names to watch at the collegiate level and beyond, complemented by a deep class at all positions capable of changing the college landscape as early as next year. Once again at the United ...

NCAA Tournament 2015: Final Four Bracket, Breakdown and TV Times

Posted by Chris Roling on March 31 2015 Add Comments
March Madness couldn't have scripted a more Hollywood-style finale for this year's bracket.  Of course, this excludes some corny Cinderella-winning-the-whole-thing script, but this year's Final Four will have to do.  There's Michigan State, the underdog nobody should have ever underestimated. There's trigger-happy Duke, once again a finalist. There's disrespected Wisconsin, accustomed to bullying its way around down low. Then there's the villain Kentucky, the unstoppable force unless a hero can exploit its one weakness pointed out by ...

Final Four 2015: Best Matchups to Watch

Posted by Nick R Moyle on March 31 2015 Add Comments
The 2015 Final Four in Indianapolis will feature Hall of Fame coaches, first round draft picks and rabid fans. Kentucky hasn't given into the pressure of being declared one of the best college basketball teams of all time. Duke has overcome its questionable defense, and the transcendent play of Jahlil Okafor and fellow freshmen Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones have led Mike Krzyzewski to Final Four No. 12. Wisconsin made good on its promise to return to the ...

Once 402 Lbs, Louisville Commit T.J. ‘Big Snack’ London on Quest to Lose 100 Lbs

Posted by Damon Sayles on March 31 2015 Add Comments
When Columbus, Georgia, defensive tackle T.J. London, a 3-star prospect, verbally committed to Louisville on March 4, the primary topic of discussion wasn't his ability to disrupt run games or how much potential he had to be a defensive game-changer. Everybody wanted to talk about the Carver High School lineman's size. A close second was his nickname, which referred to his size. London's reported size at the time of commitment was 6'3" and 402 pounds. The defensive ...

NIT Bracket 2015: Schedule and Odds Advice for Semifinals in New York

Posted by Chris Roling on March 31 2015 Add Comments
Need a college basketball fix during the wait for the Final Four? The NIT bracket features just four teams left standing and goes down Tuesday night. While it doesn't feature legendary coaches and future top-five NBA draft selections like its big brother, the games from Madison Square Garden promise to deliver. Even better, Las Vegas doesn't seem rather confident about how each contest will play out, meaning there's coin available for the taking for those bettors who ...

College Football Hot Seat Coaches Having a Good Spring

Posted by Ben Kercheval on March 31 2015 Add Comments
It's never too late to get off the coaching hot seat, right? Who says your fate has to be determined? Spring practices are a time for optimism. It's a fresh slate and a chance to start over. For coaches on the hot seat, that opportunity to start from scratch couldn't come soon enough.  In the following slides are five head coaches who are not only looking to turn things around in 2015, but who have a real ...

4-Star Josh Imatorbhebhe Says Georgia Offer ‘Adds New Dimension’ to Recruitment

Posted by Tyler Donohue on March 31 2015 Add Comments
Josh Imatorbhebhe earned his first scholarship offer last January, watching that list expand to include more than 20 teams during the past 14 months. Despite holding an array of collegiate opportunities from across the country, one offer frustratingly eluded him throughout the recruiting process. Georgia—the flagship football program in his home state—changed that Thursday by extending a scholarship on campus.  “It felt like before Georgia was kind of tugging me back and forth with my emotions," Imatorbhebhe admitted. A conversation ...

Who Are the Fast-Rising Recruits of the 2016 Class?

Posted by Team Stream Now on March 31 2015 Add Comments
The 2016 recruiting cycle is in full swing, with several regional events already in the books. With that, a crop of players have been opening eyes and rising up the ranks. Bleacher Report's College Football Analyst Michael Felder breaks downs some of the young players who are quickly establishing themselves as fast risers. Where will these young studs land at the next level? Check out the video and let us know! Recruit rankings courtesy of 247Sports.Read more College ...

Final Four 2015 Schedule: TV Info and Updated Bracket for NCAA Showdowns

Posted by Kenny DeJohn on March 31 2015 Add Comments
There are only three games remaining in the 2014-15 college basketball campaign, and each one figures to be better than the last. That's simply how the 2015 NCAA tournament has gone thus far. There have been very few letdowns in terms of competitiveness or excitement, with a plethora of storylines and personalities leading the charge in what has been one of the most compelling tourneys in recent memory. Only Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Michigan State remain. The ...

Raekwon Davis Remains Committed to Alabama but Is ‘Open to Being Recruited’

Posted by Damon Sayles on March 31 2015 Add Comments
NEW ORLEANS — It didn't take long for Alabama defensive tackle commit Raekwon Davis to get noticed at The Opening New Orleans regional. As someone who measured at 6'7½" and 314 pounds, Davis usually is the first one to get noticed—and the first one to be critiqued if he's at a camp or combine. Davis made sure his play at The Opening kept the criticism at bay Saturday, and the 3-star lineman not only won the event's ...