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Defensive back Dakota Austin (Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster) has offers from UTEP and New Mexico, but his play on Friday was worthy of a couple more scholarships. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound cornerback had six tackles, three breakups, a forced fumble, a...

Blog | November 05, 2012

Checking in to see how members of the ESPNU 150 fared this past weekend.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2011

• ESPN 150 tight end Nick O'Leary (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer) says Miami is in the mix. • Defensive end Aaron Lynch (Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast) had two sacks and a forced fumble in spring action. • A coaching change could...

Blog | Conversation | June 02, 2010

Athlete Quayshun Smith (Tallahassee, Fla./Godby) has two scholarship offers and is getting attention from a number of additional programs. The 5-foot-8, 160-pounder had 56 tackles, seven pass break-ups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumb...

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2010

Kyle Boller will be playing in his first pro game, and Pittsburgh is going to try to confuse him and force him into mistakes.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2003

ATLANTA -- Sophomore D'Andre Walker (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes) has made quite a name for himself already. The 6-foot-3, 213-pound defensive end tallied 105 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and a ...

Blog | March 02, 2013

After not playing as a sophomore, Elisha Shaw (Tucker, Ga./Tucker) is making his presence known on the football field this fall. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound lineman unofficially has six sacks and a fumble forced in three games so far, and his early highl...

Blog | September 18, 2012

DETROIT -- One of the top juniors in the Midwest, Damon Webb (Detroit/Cass Tech) lived up to his billing on Saturday night. In a game pitting two 2011 state champions, Webb forced a fumble, recovered two and sealed the win with a touchdown at the ...

Blog | August 28, 2012

The legend continues to grow even if it's still in its infancy. Rahshaun Smith recorded 2 .5 sacks, forced a fumble and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in his first high school game. Smith started at defensive end and played tight end in To...

Blog | August 27, 2012

With constant pressure on the San Diego State offense, Michigan's front four finally showed what it was capable of.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2011

Last season as a junior ESPNU 150 ATH Beniquez Brown (Florence, Ala./Florence) rushed for over 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns on only 118 carries. Playing safety he recorded 134 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, four forced fumbles and two intercepti...

Blog | Conversation | August 23, 2011

Adrian Clayborn, LaMichael James, Tony Jefferson, Jeremy Beal, Leonard Hankerson and several others caught the eye of draft guru Mel Kiper this week, for reasons good and bad.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2010

TCU's Jerry Hughes was one of the biggest revelations of the 2008 season. He led the nation with 15 sacks and also had six forced fumbles. Not bad for a guy who came to college as a running back. Over the weekend I had a chance to visit with Hughes...

Blog | Conversation | April 08, 2009

Mike Leach's ice cream cone, a Colorado linebacker inspiring and Missouri's swoon highlight this week's Big 12 notebook.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2006

Rookie Elvis Dumervil, an undersized speed-rushing defensive end, will line up at tackle in nickel situations for the Broncos this season.

Story | Conversation | July 07, 2006

Led by SS Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame's defense is simply battering its opponents with forced fumbles and INTs.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2004