Early enrollees dotted the college football landscape during spring practice, and many of the 2016 cycle's highly ranked prospects passed their first major test. While immediate success certainly isn't a surprise for these guys, several have already claimed or are quite close to securing a starting position as a true freshman. But the learning curve simply takes longer for others. However, that doesn't mean a slower start is a failure by any means. The grades are not representative ...

Still more than nine months shy of national signing day, the search for top-tier quarterbacks continues to intensify. Plenty of marquee college football programs have already secured verbal pledges from passers who will provide immediate promise in the development of future offensive attacks. Each composite 5-star quarterback in the 2017 class committed well in advance of his senior season, while the collection of undecided prospects has steadily dwindled this spring. Here's a glimpse at five teams ...

The past few weekends have been filled with college football, and though none of it counts in the standings, those spring practices and scrimmages were as close as we've gotten to the real thing since January. It's also the last we'll see of these teams until August, when preseason camps open in preparation for the 2016 season. The NCAA allotted every FBS school 15 practices that it could use to work on different schemes, identify starters ...

As the 2016 NFL draft approaches, there's been no shortage of attention placed on the Big Ten. At Ohio State, the Buckeyes are preparing to send a potentially historic draft class to the NFL. In East Lansing, Michigan State will likely lay claim to multiple first-round picks, as well as one of the draft's biggest question marks at quarterback in Connor Cook. Even at Penn State, Indiana, Maryland and Illinois, pro teams having been poking and prodding at ...

Spring is in the books, post-spring power rankings are out and we have officially entered the doldrums of summer. How will you survive? A little SEC Q&A will do the trick. In this week's edition, we'll take a look at some of the unknown quarterbacks in the SEC, Auburn's title hopes, and Austin Allen's future—and we'll get a little weird. Enjoy.   Chad Kelly is clearly the best of the bunch after he produced the third-best single season in SEC history ...

After a tumultuous fall that nearly saw Les Miles canned at LSU, the Tigers get to celebrate this week, as a slew of players from Deion Jones to Jalen Mills are expected to be selected in the NFL draft. Jones is the prize of LSU's class, but anywhere from four to seven players could be drafted by the time the weekend draws to a close. We'll keep you up to date and track each LSU player as they're ...

With linebacker Su'a Cravens headlining the class, the USC Trojans are expected to have upwards of half a dozen prospects selected in this year's NFL draft. This piece will track the Trojans who are selected on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as well as how they fit into the NFL and their newfound teams. Who will replace each drafted Trojan in LA will also be analyzed.  Stay plugged in for continued updates as each Trojan is selected.   Note: All draft ...

While the Georgia Bulldogs still look to reaffirm their prowess on the field under a new head coach this offseason, fans get to celebrate during this week's draft as potentially over a half-dozen former Bulldogs could be selected to enter the NFL. With that, let's track the top Bulldog candidates to be drafted in the 2016 NFL draft.Begin Slideshow

College basketball fans have a variety of reasons for tuning in to games each year, but something that everyone is looking for is entertainment value. While the athleticism you see in the NBA and the wide-open nature of that game can't really be replicated at the college level, that doesn't mean it's hard to find teams that are fun to watch. Elements that make for interesting viewing include a fast tempo, efficient scoring (particularly from three-point ...

WESTFIELD, Ind. — The class of 2017 took center stage in front of college basketball coaches over the last two weekends, and the two April live evaluation periods are now in the books.  Nationwide events featuring top high school prospects were very important for earning scholarship offers and getting on coaches' radars, but they were also huge showcase events for national rankings. The coaches coming out gives these spring live-period events some unique credibility. It truly shows who ...