Class of 2017 4-star safety prospect Xavier McKinney committed to Alabama on Sunday.
Gerry Hamilton of ESPN shared video of McKinney's commitment:
The 6'1", 192-pound defensive back out of Roswell, Georgia, was ranked by Scout.com as the No. 3 safety in his home state, the No. 17 safety in the nation and the 180th-ranked overall prospect in the country.
He's exhibited an ability to always know where the ball is, and he can track it as well as any ...
Virginia Tech added an impact defender to its 2017 recruiting class Sunday in the form of outside linebacker Nathan Proctor.
According to ESPN.com's Derek Tyson, Proctor announced his intention to play for the Hokies during the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game.
Per Scout, the 6'3", 220-pounder is a 4-star recruit and the No. 161 overall player, No. 11 outside linebacker and No. 1 outside linebacker from the state of Maryland in the 2017 class.
Given his talent at the outside linebacker ...
Ohio State wasn't even supposed to be there. After enduring massive roster turnover during the offseason, Urban Meyer's squad made a surprise run to the 2016 College Football Playoff.
Suddenly, the Buckeyes belonged. The youth-infused roster was on the brink of something special. But championship dreams quickly turned to one of the worst memories in both recent program history and Meyer's career.
Clemson throttled Ohio State 31-0 in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl, completely overwhelming the offense and handling ...
For the Clemson Tigers, winning the College Football Playoff National Championship isn't just about adding a piece of hardware to the trophy case. This is about revenge.
The No. 2 Tigers are taking on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of last year's title game where the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 45-40. It was a shootout between two teams in the ultimate battle of who wanted to win more. On the day, ...
Perhaps New Year's Eve isn't the ratings killer some thought. ESPN announced double-digit gains in viewership for its College Football Playoff telecasts from Saturday night, with a massive increase in streaming audience.
The semifinals averaged an 11.0 rating, an increase of 11 percent from 2015's broadcasts. Alabama's Peach Bowl win over Washington was responsible for a majority of that increase, with ESPN's broadcast seeing a 17 percent uptick from the first semifinal last season.
Clemson's win over ...
One Ohio State Buckeyes fan took Saturday night's Fiesta Bowl defeat to the Clemson Tigers especially hard.
Using a Twitter account he shares with fellow members of Ohio State's special teams unit, senior kicker Tyler Durbin shared an email he received from a fan after the game (warning: Email contains NSFW language):
Durbin missed both of his field-goal attempts in the 31-0 loss.
Fellow special teamers Cameron Johnston and Sean Nuernberger came to Durbin's defense:
Durbin could seek out ...
The 2017 Under Armour All-America Game will feature a sampling of elite recruits who are primed to become stars on the college level in the seasons to come.
In addition to serving as a showcase for the future in college football, a handful of prospects use the event to announce which programs they will be heading to.
This year’s contest is no different, with five elite talents from the 2017 cycle set to announce during the game.
Which ...
The 2016 Peach Bowl followed the expected script, as the Alabama Crimson Tide's combination of speed and power on both sides of the ball proved too much for the Washington Huskies in a 24-7 victory to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Things did not start out well for Alabama, as Washington struck first when Jake Browning hit Dante Pettis for a 16-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Alabama found itself in the unusual ...
And so we meet again.
The No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and No. 2 Clemson Tigers are back in the College Football Playoff National Championship for the second year in a row. Although the CFP semifinals happened on New Year's Eve, it didn't take long for oddsmakers to make their predictions.
After defeating the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl by a score of 24-7, the Crimson Tide solidified their place as one of the top two ...
Last year's national championship game was so good that both Alabama and Clemson just had to run it back one more time in 2017.
The College Football Playoff National Championship matchup is set, and the No. 1-seeded Crimson Tide and No. 2-seeded Tigers have separated themselves from the pack as the two best teams this year.
The game will take place on Monday, Jan. 9 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Alabama had a tough test in the Peach ...