After the 2015 NCAA college baseball tournament got off to a rousing start on Friday that saw brilliant pitching performances, explosive offensive outbursts and stellar defensive plays, the urgency kicked up a notch on Saturday.  With 29 games on the schedule after rainouts in two regionals forced four postponements and 29 teams on the brink of being sent home in the double-elimination format, players and coaches will be pulling out all the stops to ensure ...

Last year, the Texas A&M Aggies ranked 22nd in team sacks. The pass rush should remain a strength going forward for head coach Kevin Sumlin, especially after adding 4-star defensive end Mark Jackson to his 2016 recruiting class Saturday. Jackson announced on Twitter that he's packing his bags for College Station, Texas: According to 247Sports' composite rankings, Jackson is the ninth-best weak-side defensive end and 179th overall player in 2016. He joins 4-star cornerback Travon Fuller and ...

Auburn wanted to address the passing game ahead of the 2016 season, and that's what it did Saturday when Keith Niebuhr of 247 Sports confirmed that Eli Stove committed to the Tigers. Stove is the No. 7 wide receiver and the No. 67 player overall in the 2016 recruiting class in 247Sports' composite rankings. He's also the 12th-best player in the state of Florida.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was certainly excited: Although 2016 is loaded with talented wideouts, Stove is one ...

As the calendar changes from May to June, the NCAA Regionals are under way. After nearly four full months of baseball, 64 teams comprise 16 different regional sites. The penultimate goal is to win enough games to be one of the eight teams that are fortunate enough to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.The Texas Longhorns are once again part of the field of 64, as the third seed in the Dallas ...

If you're looking for the top major league prospects in the college baseball regionals, you could focus your attention on two SEC teams. According to MLB.com, three of the top four draft-eligible prospects for next week's Major League Baseball first-year draft hail from defending College World Series champion Vanderbilt University and Louisiana State University.   Dansby Swanson, SS, Vanderbilt Listed as the No. 2 overall draft-eligible prospect, Dansby Swanson stands 6'0" and weighs 190 pounds. While he could fill ...

Ben Ancheff isn't your "normal" athlete. Listed at 6'2" and 300 pounds on the St. Thomas Bobcats' official website, Ancheff amazes fans with his size—and his skills. As his team took on Lewis-Clark State on Friday night, Ancheff limited his opponent to one run in four innings, striking out five before being removed due to arm soreness. Ancheff made his season debut in late March after coming back from Tommy John surgery in the offseason. We've seen hefty athletes playing unusual positions ...

San Diego State University's Steven Pallares came out the hero of his team's 4-3 win Friday night in the Lake Elsinore Regional round of the College World Series.With Seby Zavala at the plate in the eighth inning facing two strikes in a 3-3 game, Pallares made his move. With two outs, he started inching toward home, and before pitcher Kyle Nelson released the ball, he took off."Coach (Mark Martinez) gave me the green light and said, 'Take it.' I ...

The first step in a long road to the College Baseball World Series, the NCAA regionals will cut down a field of 64 to 16 while showcasing top prospects right before June 8's MLB amateur draft. During regionals, schools are divided into four-team sections. One winner will emerge from each of the 16 regions following a double-elimination tournament, which began on Friday. On Saturday, Friday's losers must fend off elimination while the victors have a chance ...

Everybody outside of SEC football is tired of hearing about the conference being a powerhouse producer. The past couple of seasons, Florida State and Ohio State took matters into their own hands, shutting up the chatter about the league the best way possible—by beating them on the field on the way to national championships. In early 2014, the Seminoles ousted Auburn for the last Bowl Championship Series national championship. Then, in college football's first-ever playoff, among its ...

Drafting a running back in the first round has become taboo in recent years, but that shouldn’t affect Ezekiel Elliott in the 2016 NFL draft. Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon were each top-15 picks in 2015, and Elliott might be a better prospect than both of them. If you watched Ohio State’s run to the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship this past season, you already know that Elliott is a special talent. While Cardale Jones ...