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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) has plenty of history to follow. His grandfather, George Chryst, was a longtime high school football coach and the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His father...

Blog | May 18, 2013

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. is rolling out his early top five rankings at each position this week. Here are the positions he's looked at so far: Wide receivers and defensive ends Running backs and safeties Quarterbacks Cornerbacks T...

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. is rolling out his early top five rankings at each position this week. Here's what he's looked at so far: Wide receivers and defensive ends Running backs and safeties Now, we're taking a look at Kiper's top q...

Travis Haney ranks the 10 most-talented teams in the country heading into the 2013 college football season.

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2013

Now that we've looked at draft guru expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s early list of the top wide receivers and defensive ends for the 2014 NFL draft, it's time to check out two more positions. Today, we're on to running backs and safeties . The interesting ...

Travis Haney looks at make-or-break scenarios for several of the top QB prospects for the 2014 draft, gauging how they could help or hurt their stocks with their performances this season.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2013

We're continuing to look into the future toward the 2014 NFL draft, and ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. is coming out in full force this week. First, he took a look at the top wide receiver prospects and top defensive end prospects for next year's...

Inspired by Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign, our recruiting writers looked at other ways schools can sell themselves on the trail. Here's a look at recruiting pitches for the SEC: Alabama Crimson Tide What they are selling: What's not...

Blog | May 10, 2013

The SEC had a record 63 players selected in last month's NFL draft, including 12 in the first round. I'm not sure it's realistic to expect that kind of haul next year, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the 2014 draft class. So,...

GEISMAR, La. -- Behind the football offices and locker rooms at Dutchtown High School in Baton Rouge's southeast suburbs sits a series of trailers, temporary classrooms that prove the barely 11-year-old school already is overcrowded. "We'll probab...

These players also were considered for the first 2014 NFL draft Big Board.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

Mel Kiper ranks his top 25 prospects for the 2014 NFL draft for the very first time. You won't be surprised by the name at the top,

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2013

With the new College Football Playoff set to begin in 2014, the SEC is looking to say goodbye to the BCS by saying hello to its eighth straight crystal football. The SEC has won nine of the 15 BCS championships, and it would be fitting for the con...

Now that we've officially kissed the 2013 NFL draft goodbye, it's time to look ahead to 2014 and find out who the NFL stars of tomorrow could be. Todd McShay has you covered in that department with his list of the top 32 eligible players for next ...

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel is an easy choice as the SEC's top quarterback heading into the 2013 season. He won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. But what if you were picking the best NFL draft prospect at quarterback from ...

Juco OT Jermaine Eluemunor knew little about football when his family emigrated from London to the United States in 2009. But he's a quick learner, and nearly every top program in the country has taken notice.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013