Early recruiting rankings are flawed, but not as much as early draft rankings
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View ArticleNot many teams have 4-star QB commits, but both Arizona schools do
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View ArticleNorth Carolina's football recruiting class could be an exception to the rule
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View ArticleNotre Dame's excellent run of QB recruiting now extends into 2018
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View ArticleOklahoma has a great 2017 recruiting class, and Texas is a major reason why
The Sooners are doing well in the Lone Star State after some quiet years. Oklahoma is off to a very hot recruiting start this season, with the No. 2 class in the country in mid-May. Ten of the Sooners'...
View ArticleCollege Football Recruiting Podcast: Oklahoma and UNC off to impressive starts
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View ArticleMiami, Maryland off to hot recruiting starts under new head coaches
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View ArticleHow Texas A&M, Ole Miss and LSU are competing in SEC West quarterback recruiting
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View ArticleThe Pac-12 looks like the old ACC, with lots of good football teams but maybe...
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View Article5-star defensive lineman wants to be a doctor. Can he pass our anatomy pop quiz?
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View ArticleBaylor's coaches met with sexual assault victims, then failed to report...
The school's official report on its scandal includes descriptions of everything from flawed processes to astounding breaches of protocol. Thursday, Baylor University released the scathing findings of...
View ArticlePodcast: Recruiting after a college football scandal
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View ArticleParents who want son released from Baylor team: 'This isn't about football'
The Baylor scandal now includes 2016 players who want out, but one player's family says they can't even get their calls returned.When JP Urquidez committed to Baylor in April of 2015, he was all in....
View ArticleMichigan's Jim Harbaugh continues to dominate recruiting headlines
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View ArticleGus Malzahn's status appears complicated, but Auburn's recruiting is picking up
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View ArticleLane Kiffin added insult to injury after Bama took Kentucky's 4-star QB
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View ArticleThis timeline shows how hard it is to land a blue-chip QB recruit
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View ArticleThe MLB Draft shows the hypocrisy of the NFL's collusion with college football
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View ArticleCollege football recruiting isn't always a fair deal. Let's chat about it.
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View ArticleOhio State lands star QB and could add star receiver best friend
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