There was a time when 4-star wide receiver Diondre Overton once thought his future in college athletics would be courtesy of the basketball court. At 6'5" and 194 pounds, he would have been a solid option at the combo guard spot for a program. As the days go by, Overton's hoop dreams are turning more and more into a gridiron fantasy. And that fantasy inched closer to reality status on Friday when the Greensboro, North Carolina, ...

The mass high school student exodus known as summer beak has finally swept across the country, creating opportunities for prized football prospects to truly explore their collegiate possibilities. Competitive camps, multi-university road trips and long-awaited campus visits allow coaching staffs and recruits to spend time in the same vicinity while figuring out whether an ideal fit might be found. June welcomed a new phase of the recruiting cycle, setting the stage for frenzied developments as many ...

There's nearly two months to go until the start of the 2015 college football season, which is one of the most anticipated in the history of the Big Ten. Between Ohio State defending its national championship, the arrival of Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, the sustained success of Michigan State and renewed optimism for Penn State, Wisconsin and Nebraska, never has the league seemed so loaded on the eve of its season. The sudden excitement surrounding the ...

As the calendar turns to July, Nebraska football fans can start to see the 2015 season take shape. So as they wonder what the first season under new head coach Mike Riley will be like, it’s a good time to look at the schedule game-by-game and figure out which contests look to be the toughest. Sure, there’s a long time between now and when a football is kicked in anger this September. But given what we ...

Many of the nation's best high school prospects are heading to Nike's campus at Oregon next week for The Opening, and Auburn fans who follow recruiting will definitely recognize a handful of names at the annual event. Three players currently committed to Auburn are on the rosters for The Opening, and plenty of the program's top targets are also going to be showcasing their skills July 7-10 in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks a trio of 5-star recruits—including ...

It brings me no small amount of pleasure to inform you ESPN sportscaster/human puff of hookah smoke Bill Walton is having himself a summer to remember.Last time we checked in on Walton, he was regaling Redditors with tales of Grateful Dead concerts past, one of which culminated in a low-altitude flight over an active volcano and the scrambling of fighter jets.This kind of thing was par for the course for Walton's early concert experiences, and ...

University of Wisconsin head basketball coach Bo Ryan's Hall of Fame-worthy career will come to an end following the 2015-16 season, as the 67-year-old announced his intention to retire Monday. Ryan, who led the Badgers to the national championship game against Duke this past season, released a statement through Wisconsin Basketball on Twitter and revealed his wish to have assistant Greg Gard take over as head coach following his retirement: Gard has served under Ryan for the ...

Watch college basketball prospect Tacko Fall destroy our very own B/R producer by using his 7'6" frame to finish an insane slam. Comment below and tell us what you think!Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com

Highly touted power forward Jalen Hill is staying home to attend college, as the 2017 recruit has committed to the UCLA Bruins. Hill tweeted out his official decision: Hill offered a brief statement to Evan Daniels of Scout.com about why he chose the Bruins. "I really didn’t think that I was going to make the decision today," Hill said. "They spelled out everything I wanted and everything I was looking for in a college. There was no other ...

This past week's NBA draft raided college basketball for many of its best players from the 2014-15 season, including several of the most notable scorers in the game. Seven players who ranked in the top 25 in Division I in points per game were taken in Thursday's draft, and all told 20 of the highest-scoring players from last season will not be back for 2015-16. But fear not, college fans—the points will be there. And not ...