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With spring in the books for more than a month, the long march through the offseason and back to football is only beginning. But BuckeyeNation is going to keep doing its part to speed up the journey -- or at least make it more interesting. This week,...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Despite being one of the final stops in Nike Football Training Camp tour, Oakland certainly proved it was worth the wait. The event's biggest impressions centered around a handful of ESPN 150 members, the region's top-rated running...

Teammates and friends since the age of 7, Cal seniors Lindsey Ziegenhirt and Jolene Henderson have had different experiences with the Bears but have one unified goal for their team.

With three solid pickups in the month of May, Northwestern has been hot with its recruiting. The Wildcats are hoping to add to his class with rising cornerback Verkedric Vaughns (Mesquite, Texas/Poteet). Hearing Vaughns tell it, however, a decisio...

Blog | May 13, 2013

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 Pac-12: Arizona Wildcats What they're selling: Rich Rodrigu...

Blog | May 10, 2013

New California coach Sonny Dykes talks about spring practices and the new College Football Playoff....

Several days ago, safety Mattrell McGraw (River Ridge, La./John Curtis Christian) was perusing Facebook when he decided to get in touch with Florida State defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt. That prompted Pruitt to examine McGraw's film and, soon...

Running back Auston Anderson (Plano, Texas/West) committed Thursday to sign with the Northwestern Wildcats, multiple sources report. He is the second 2014 prospect from the Lone Star State to pick NU for 2014. Three-star safety Jordan Thomas (Klein...

1. Stanford: The Cardinal have no obvious holes. Unlike last season, Stanford is set at quarterback, and the defense looks as if it will be even better in 2013. It's always nice to have the nation's most talented offensive line. 2. Oregon: While S...

1. Quarterback competitions (mostly) unresolved: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon State and USC entered spring with straight-up QB competitions, and none arrived at any clarity at the position, though some seemed to hint at a front-runner. B.J. ...

Brian Fremeau runs his post-spring projections for the Pac-12, giving his projected order of finish as well as win range windows and conference title chances for every team.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

Some of the top prospects in the West turned heads during this past weekend's IMG West Regional, but while Adoree' Jackson (Gardena, Calif./Serra), John Smith (Long Beach, Calif./Poly), Tyler Luatua (La Mirada, Calif./La Mirada) and Jalen Brown (Phoe...

Blog | May 07, 2013

Small forward Roger Moute a Bidias (Cameroon/Notre Dame Prep) committed to California on Saturday following his official visit earlier this week, ESPN.com has confirmed. Moute a Bidias is the younger brother of former UCLA standout forward Luc Ric...

With the first quarter of the recruiting calendar behind us, RecruitingNation's scouts and reporters look at how the Pac-12 is faring on the trail.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

The top five sleeper recruiting classes in the 2013 basketball class rankings.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2013

Last weekend's Passing Down Best of the West tournament featured some of the most highly-recruited players in the state, such as Joe Mixon (Oakley, Calif./Freedom) and D.J. Calhoun (El Cerrito, Calif./El Cerrito). But there were a number of other pla...

Blog | May 01, 2013