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It was a Thursday night in late April and Alex Bookser (Pittsburgh/Mount Lebanon) was watching the NFL draft. A 6-foot-6, 295-pound prospect, Bookser is being recruited as a lineman on both sides of the ball. Bookser was an offensive lineman by th...

Blog | May 20, 2013

An established two-way prospect, Kendall Sawyer (Lehigh Acres, Fla./East Lee County) is being pursued by colleges on both sides of the ball. Florida State, one of his newest offers, likes him on defense. And defensive backs coach Jeremy Pruitt thi...

Travis Haney examines six spring "sleeper" college football programs that could contend for their divisions and/or conferences in 2013. North Carolina, which returns a lot of talent and experience on both sides of the ball, tops the list.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Michigan expects to have one of its best players on both sides of the ball back when the 2013 season starts.

Coming out of high school in 2012, Kelvin Rainey was seen as someone who could have success on both sides of the ball. He played tight end at Yulee High in Florida, but it looked like his potential might be the highest at linebacker. This spring, ...

Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne was a must-stop destination for college coaches last year, as the senior-laden Gauchos won a CIF title in dominating fashion on both sides of the ball. And while the 2013 standouts won't be back this fall, Khalil Rashad-...

Blog | March 12, 2013

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Jabrill Peppers, an ESPN Watch List cornerback, couldn't have been all that surprised when the staff told him they foresee him playing on both sides of the ball. He's the top overall player on the Nittany Lions' big board, on...

Several 2015 recruits made statements at last weekend's NLA 7-on-7 in Las Vegas, and Christian Kirk (Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro) belongs on any list of standout underclassmen. The dynamic two-way threat starred on both sides of the ball for a very ...

Blog | March 04, 2013

We haven't done this in awhile, but it's always interesting to look back at how each Big 12 team stacks up when it comes to big plays. We'll look at both sides of the ball this week on the blog, as well as what it all meant in the standings, too. Let...

Michigan State has some big shoes to fill on both sides of the ball this spring as it loses running back Le'Veon Bell and defensive end William Gholston....

A receiver his entire life, Patrick Amara was asked to play both sides of the ball his junior season at Philadelphia West Catholic to firm up a shaky defensive backfield. The move not only paid dividends for West Catholic but for Amara as well. Th...

Blog | February 15, 2013

Move over Mike and Jay ... because Eric LeGrand has big plans for "Both Sides of the Ball." And as you'll see, what Eric LeGrand wants, Eric LeGrand gets....

Michigan needs its running backs and interior linemen on both sides of the ball to step up this winter in preparation for 2013....

A look at how programs in the Big 12 are doing on the recruiting trail heading into national signing day.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2013

Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Ty Lawson had 20, and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-105 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win.

It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball.