Michigan State Spartans defensive linemen Craig Evans and Montez Sweat have left the football team for "personal reasons." The university announced the news Monday in a release (via Mike Griffith of MLive.com): "Michigan State sophomore defensive lineman Craig Evans and sophomore defensive end Montez Sweat have left the football team for personal reasons effective immediately, according to an announcement made Monday, April 18, by head coach Mark Dantonio." Evans was suspended during last spring's drills, and Sweat had just ...

Florida State defensive end Lorenzo Featherston's career with the Seminoles ended on Monday when head coach Jimbo Fisher revealed he's in the process of being declared medically ineligible because of a severe knee injury. Safid Deen of the Tallahassee Democrat reported the news. Fisher shared the information on Featherston's status at a Seminoles Boosters event in Jacksonville, per Deen.   Fisher had warned the public March 30 that Featherston may not be able to return to the ...

The nation's top-ranked dual-threat quarterback posted a Monday afternoon tweet that made a few Texas A&M fans cringe. Tate Martell, the highly touted 5-star quarterback who's been committed to Texas A&M for nearly eight months to the day, tweeted that he plans on taking all five of his official visits when that time comes in the fall. While he stressed that he's still a Texas A&M pledge, he also stressed the importance of taking visits to ...

Former Duke Blue Devils point guard Derryck Thornton is looking for a new school, and high-profile teams are already in contact with him. Continue for updates. Thornton to Visit USC Monday, April 25 Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, citing a source, reported Thornton will meet with the USC Trojans this weekend. On April 20, Thornton's father told Jeff Borzello of ESPN that his son was considering USC as a potential transfer destination. Thornton Considering Multiple Schools Wednesday, April 20 Thornton's father said ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban is used to getting attention, just not in the way he did over the weekend. With the University of Alabama holding a special celebration to honor his 10th spring leading the Crimson Tide, his face was just about everywhere. From the game programs professing "A decade of dominance" to the video presentations glorifying his numerous achievements, Saban was celebrated from start to finish.  "This was a really outstanding day for me personally," he ...

Being a senior in college football means a player has navigated a long journey, one likely filled with ups and downs, and now is headed into the final stretch. Seniors are an incredibly valuable commodity, even if they generally aren't considered among the most talented on a team. Because players can turn pro after their junior year, those who stick around for their senior season often get labeled as less talented. This blanket description doesn't accurately ...

AUBURN, Ala. — The most crucial spring camp of head coach Gus Malzahn's Auburn tenure is officially in the books, and the Tigers are now transitioning to the long summer months of workouts and new arrivals ahead of what will be a make-or-break 2016 season. Auburn's spring finale inside Jordan-Hare Stadium provided some more clarity to a potential two-deep depth chart, which Malzahn said he wanted to establish by the end of practices.  While there are still ...

National championship buzz surrounds the 2016 Michigan football team, but several elements could keep the Wolverines from even taking the Big Ten crown. Those factors are both internal and external, including positional questions, execution issues and potential stumbling points on the schedule. Fortunately for Michigan, its defense should be among the nation's best units—although depth and inexperience at linebacker is a legitimate early concern. But that possible shortcoming will rarely be exploited. The key for the Wolverines is to ...

Multiple spring games took place over the weekend, and coincidentally or not, several players in the 2017 class decided to end their recruiting processes. Tennessee was a big winner over the weekend, landing three commitments in 4-star wide receiver K.D. Nixon, 3-star cornerback Cheyenne Labruzza and 3-star linebacker Solon Page III. Nixon is the Volunteers' top-ranked pledge thus far. While the recruiting world is focused on the 2017 class, there's one name in the 2016 class that still ...

Outside of the first few weeks of hirings, firings, transfers and draft decisions, most college basketball offseason news is wildly unpredictable. For instance, no one could have possibly known in April 2014 that Emmanuel Mudiay would suddenly decide that summer to go play in China for a year. And at this time last year, no one was expecting Austin Nichols to up and leave Memphis in early July. But those things happen, making bold offseason predictions for ...