Archive for January, 2016

Butler Senior Roosevelt Jones Beats Buzzer on 3/4-Court Shot for 1st Career 3

Posted by Kyle Newport on January 30 2016 Add Comments
Butler Bulldogs senior Roosevelt Jones entered Saturday's game against the Marquette Golden Eagles 0-of-3 from three-point land in his career, with his last attempt having come during the 2012-13 season.As unlikely a candidate as he may have been to make a buzzer-beating shot from beyond half court, anything can happen in college basketball.With Butler trailing 37-34 with two seconds remaining in the first half, Jones caught an inbounds pass deep in the backcourt, took a dribble ...

Iowa State vs. Texas A&M: Live Score, Highlights and Reaction

Posted by Brendan O'Meara on January 30 2016 Add Comments
The No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies pulled away late to beat No. 14 Iowa State, 72-62, behind 20 points from Danuel House.  Tyler Davis, the Aggies' giant forward, added 15 points and helped quell ISU's foul-laded Georges Niang (15 points). Davis told ESPN's Jeff Goodman after the game, "We knew we had to guard and stop [Georges] Niang. We just had to do our job defensively. It was well put together we did a good job and ...

Doug Nussmeier Reportedly Will Remain Florida’s Offensive Coordinator

Posted by Joe Pantorno on January 30 2016 Add Comments
According to Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman on Saturday, University of Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier will be staying with the Gators next season.  Per Feldman, he was the leading candidate for the head coaching vacancy at Southern Mississippi.    Nussmeier doesn't have a history of staying in one place for long. Since his coaching career started in 2001, he's had nine stops around football, including stints in the Canadian Football League and the NFL as a quarterbacks coach and ...

John Calipari Openly Tells Fan Kentucky Will ‘Probably’ Take an L vs. Kansas

Posted by Kyle Newport on January 30 2016 Add Comments
It's not everyday you see a head coach admit he doesn't have faith in his team before a game, but sometimes, he just wants to tell it how it is.On Saturday night, the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats (16-4) will go into Allen Fieldhouse and take on the fourth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (16-4). Although Kentucky coach John Calipari always expects good results from his team, he also realizes the Wildcats are going to play at one of ...

Devery Hamilton Switches Commitment from Michigan to Stanford

Posted by Mike Chiari on January 30 2016 Add Comments
Prized offensive tackle recruit Devery Hamilton shocked the University of Michigan on Saturday by switching his commitment to Stanford despite agreeing to play for the Wolverines in June. According to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, Hamilton made the decision during an in-home visit from Cardinal head coach David Shaw on Friday. Per 247Sports, Hamilton is a 4-star prospect who rates as the No. 22 offensive tackle recruit in the entire nation.    According to Wiltfong, Hamilton's assistant coach at Gilman ...

Ranking Top New College Football Coordinators for 2016

Posted by Greg Wallace on January 30 2016 Add Comments
This winter’s college football coaching carousel is nearly complete, after rolling to a stop and then lurching forward again when Southern Miss coach Todd Monken left to become a wide receivers coach with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Regardless, when the Golden Eagles hire a leader, they'll almost certainly finish hiring for the 2015-16 offseason. Head coaching hires are crucial to a program’s success, but almost as important are the assistants those coaches pick to ...

National Signing Day 2016: Top Uncommitted Recruits to Watch

Posted by Nate Loop on January 30 2016 Add Comments
Optimism among college football fans will be at a feverish high on Wednesday, Feb. 3, for national signing day. The top high school players in the nation will put ink to paper confirming the programs they will join as potential stars or saviors.Several of the best prep prospects will reveal their chosen school on Wednesday, and many of them will be the gems of the lucky university's latest class of talent.  Here's a look at the ...

Top College Basketball Programs in Danger of Missing the 2016 NCAA Tournament

Posted by Brian Pedersen on January 29 2016 Add Comments
As the 2015-16 college basketball season moves closer to March, projected NCAA tournament brackets are popping up. These estimates of how the tourney field will shape up are in constant flux, with teams moving up and down in seeds and others going on and off the bubble. Selection Sunday is more than six weeks away, but as things stand right now, the 2016 tournament might be missing some notable programs. Several teams that have either been a ...

Keith Gavin to Florida State: Seminoles Land 4-Star WR Prospect

Posted by Joe Pantorno on January 29 2016 Add Comments
Class of 2016 4-star wide receiver prospect Keith Gavin announced he has committed to the Florida State Seminoles on Friday night. Gavin posted to Twitter a statement along with a photo of himself with members of the Seminoles coaching staff: Coming out of Wakulla High School in Crawfordville, Florida, Gavin is the 19th-ranked prospect in the state and the 17th-ranked wide receiver in the nation, according to 247Sports' composite ranking.  Gavin provides a menacing presence from the wide ...

Jim Harbaugh Comments on Michigan’s Recruiting Philosophy

Posted by Joe Pantorno on January 29 2016 Add Comments
University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh broke his silence on the recent happenings of his recruiting class on Friday.  Harbaugh and his coaching staff have fallen under siege after some recruits found out "that their offers were no longer guaranteed," according to Dan Murphy of ESPN.com.  Per Murphy, Harbaugh is keeping a close eye on those who verbally committed to Michigan, making sure that their grades, play on the field and character outside of school ...