College Football Recruiting: Recapping July’s Biggest Commitments
Published on: 4th August, 2010
August is sure to be a busy month for 2011 recruiting. But before we get into the thick of those commitments, I'd like to take a look at what went down in the month of July. 14 big-name players made their future coaches very happy (for about twenty minutes; college football ...2011’s Top 15 College Football Recruiting Classes on Defense
Published on: 3rd August, 2010
Despite the fact that it cracked 10,000 reads, I consider my top 10 recruiting classes on offense article a failure. It didn't feature any major surprises in the top 10 (save for maybe Texas Tech), and, worse, skipped Clemson, which easily cracks the top five, maybe top three. I've done better with ...College Football Recruiting: Predicting 10 of August’s Top Commitments
Published on: 29th July, 2010
Exhausted with how pervasive the process has become, many top recruits are pushing to make a decision before their senior seasons begin. Others are putting together official visits or making one last unofficial to firm up who their finalists are. In short, August is going to be a busy month. Just how ...The 10 Most Disappointing College Football Recruiting Classes of 2011
Published on: 28th July, 2010
I've played Pollyanna with several of 2011's recruiting classes, searching out the most underrated players, the biggest Cinderella stories, the unsung heroes and fringe top-25ers. Today, I'd like to look at which 2011 recruiting classes have let me down as a father, or, at least, as a distantly-related nephew. These classes disappoint ...Ranking the Top 10 Offensive Recruiting Classes of 2011
Published on: 27th July, 2010
In an effort to give less well-rounded classes the accolades they deserve, I'd like to take the next two weeks to divide up the top recruiting classes in the country by offense and defense. We begin this week on offense. History suggests that the greatest offensive recruiting class of all ...Will These Blue-Chip Recruits Commit To In-State Schools?
Published on: 26th July, 2010
There's something in the American character that makes us respect talented people who don't stray far from where they grew up. The poorer and more dastardly the circumstances, the greater the sacrifice the hero is making...and the bigger louse he is for leaving. None of these ten players are making a ...10 Blue-Chip 2011 Recruits Who Could Get Buried on the Depth Chart
Published on: 23rd July, 2010
Any top recruit should be mindful of what other commitments are in his class, for reasons of playing time and for making sure the promises a coach has made are within reason. And while shying away from competition is never encouraged, the recruit has to accept the possibility that he may ...AJ Green, Marcell Dareus Targeted in NCAA Investigation: A Closer Look
Published on: 22nd July, 2010
In June, the storyline was cataclysmic conference realignment. Come July, the NCAA's investigative powers have taken center stage. Yes, the organization most considered too toothless and bureaucratic to ever mount a serious effort against the big-money schools has done just that. In the past week, five elite schools have confirmed that the ...The 10 Best College Football Recruiting Classes Not in the Top 25
Published on: 21st July, 2010
Aside from the exhaustive efforts of Michael Pinto and I here at B/R, ESPN is the only other recruiting service that has released an official top 25 list of recruiting classes to date. There have been watch lists and other unofficial organizations of data, but nothing approaching what the final lists ...10 More 2012 College Football Recruits To Watch For
Published on: 20th July, 2010
I'm not the first person to try and get an early look at the 2012 recruits who will populate the top 100 lists, and I certainly won't be the last. Continuing in the vein of the 12 must-see recruits from the 2012 class that I posted last month, here are ten ...Featured Sponsors
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