With the college football season in full swing, teams across the country are also jockeying for position with the nation’s top recruits in hopes of landing an elite class in February.  While things slowed down a bit in September recruiting-wise, there were still some developments that made headlines—good and bad. Some teams landed commitments while others were dealing with decommitments. Meanwhile, a handful of schools benefited from large visit weekends while other programs lost momentum they had built ...

Since the age of six, Matthew Moyer's excellence has extended from the hardwood to center stage. The native Ohioan is both an elite Division I basketball commit and a first-chair violinist. This talented, athletic avant-garde of the 2016 class will be attending Syracuse University next fall. Watch as Matthew serenades us with his performance of "Contrapunctus Part 1" composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.    What do you think of Matthew's performance? Tell us in the comment section below.  A very special ...

After a summer filled with courting potential prospects in the class of 2016, the Kentucky Wildcats have to get down to business during the fall to add to their haul that only includes Sacha Killeya-Jones at the moment. The class of 2016 is seen as one of the most talented groups in recent history, and there is plenty of competition for each elite player between Kentucky and the nation's other top programs, especially the Duke Blue ...

It's because of physically imposing big men that programs like Maryland, Arizona and North Carolina rank among the nation's best projected college basketball teams in 2015-16. These aren't necessarily the best rebounding teams, the best shot-blocking teams or the teams most likely to lead the nation in flagrant fouls committed. Rather, these are what we consider to be the 10 best and biggest rosters in the country. Some of these big men are far more likely ...

Point guard is often seen as the most vital position in college basketball because 1s are often the driving force behind a fun, uptempo offense. While the last few recruiting classes have failed to produce a high number of quality prospects, this current point guard crop is among the best in years, with multiple 5-star prospects and future NBA players. It's been a fun group to track, as household names such as Dennis Smith, Malik Monk and ...

Following months of deliberation, 4-star combo guard prospect Shamorie Ponds of Brooklyn, New York, decided Tuesday to play his collegiate ball at St. John's, per Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com.   Ponds' list of prospective schools included St. John's, Creighton, Providence and Minnesota. According to 247Sports, Ponds is the eighth-ranked combo guard in the 2016 class and the third-ranked combo guard in the state of New York.  Although Ponds is listed at just 5'11'' and 160 pounds, he can play ...

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons suffered some growing pains in Danny Manning's first season as head coach, but the 49-year-old is hard at work building for the future. On Tuesday, he secured the commitment of 4-star center Samuel Japhet-Mathias. In a post on Made Hoops, Japhet-Mathias confirmed he'll join the Demon Deacons as part of their 2016 recruiting class: I am very excited to announce that I am committing to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for the ...

The following is a hard and fast rule in the world of sports: The less you know about technology, the better you are at coaching.Those are just the rules, man. The more oblivious you are to new things, the more likely you are to win a championship.Naturally, this immutable law has led to a new trend—a dadly race to the bottom, where coaches are constantly competing to know the least about things that require electricity. Bill ...

The NCAA has banned SMU's basketball team from postseason play for the 2015-16 season, and Hall of Fame head coach Larry Brown will be suspended for 30 percent of the squad's games as part of sanctions handed down Tuesday for a lack of head coach control. The NCAA confirmed the penalties Tuesday, while Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com, who originally reported on the sanctions, noted the punishment includes the loss of nine scholarships across the next three years. ...

The Duke Blue Devils just moved to No. 1 (per 247Sports) in the recruiting rankings for 2016 after Sunday's commitment from 4-star power forward Javin DeLaurier. It's the Blue Devils' third pledge in this class, along with 5-star guard Frank Jackson and 5-star wing Jayson Tatum. But they're far from done. Duke is in deep trying to land several other big names for the 2016-17 season, and even with just one more addition, it will have a ...