Published on: 18th August, 2010
Rivals has just released their reranking of the top 100 recruits for 2011.While it won't stop North Korea from escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it is...kind of interesting.Recruits have been competing throughout the summer to improve their rankings and accrue offers from the top schools, so it's only natural ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
Fall camp stirs up tremendous excitement as teams hit the practice field for the first time since April and May.But camp also brings depressing news, things like torn ACLs, out of shape players, transfers, and the same lingering problems that caused the team trouble last year.Recruiting classes are supposed to ...Published on: 16th August, 2010
Fall camp has kicked off, and I couldn't be more excited. Writing about recruiting is fine, but it's no substitute for the real thing, or even the fake-real thing (practice).The start of fall camp means the arrival of the freshman class I covered extensively this spring. As word has leaked ...Published on: 13th August, 2010
College football recruiting is becoming more and more a rich man's game.The bigger schools are outspending the smaller in every facet of the game, and recruiting resources are one of the places where money—towards travel, accommodations and flashy facilities—shows through most.With that in mind, I'd like to look at 10 ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
Back in May I predicted which schools 5-star offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio would include in his next cut.I'm proud to say I wasn't too far off the mark with many of my predictions.The Hyattsville, MD tackle announced his final 11 schools earlier this week. He plans on evaluating these programs ...Published on: 11th August, 2010
Many of the top recruiting sites give out annual awards not just to the top classes, but also to the individual recruiters who separated themselves from their coworkers and peers as well. For some background on this practice, see Rivals' lists from 2010 and, even more interestingly, from 2007. In ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
Other B/R slideshows have covered the must-follow NFL athletes and other insiders for sports, so I thought I would return to the Recruiting 101 topic and tip my hand as to how this all gets written. Writing about recruiting for Bleacher Report 10 years ago would have been technically impossible. Without ...Published on: 9th August, 2010
For true followers, recruiting classes are just like seasons of college football. You can have memorable classes;poor classes; classes where you started strong and slumped at the end; or classes that came from behind to exceed all expectations. Therefore, it's only reasonable to compare classes just as one compares seasons. Some of ...Published on: 5th August, 2010
Today, ESPN released the official announcement duos and trios for college football broadcasts this fall. Some were altered, some remain unchanged from last year. Who is best and worst among these broadcasting groups is something that will be debated in living rooms and on the internet almost as much as the quality of ...Published on: 5th August, 2010
The camp, combine and 7-on-7 circuits that appear every summer are an opportunity for recruits to separate themselves from the masses and make a run at the Rivals 100, which many consider the most credible source for a year's top recruits. Some recruits need to show the buzz around them is ...