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AUSTIN, Texas -- Time and again over the past two years, Texas coach Mack Brown has been true to his word: The best players, no matter the age or experience level, will play. That has led to 34 true freshmen -- the most in FBS -- hitting the fiel...

Sheldon Jeter was promising last season. The Vanderbilt freshman averaged 17.5 minutes and 5.5 points per game for the Commodores in 2012-13, the kind of performance that positioned him as a fulcrum of Vanderbilt's arduous post-John Jenkins/Jeffrey T...

Vanderbilt is blocking one of its players from transferring to Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fall is just around the corner, well, a season away but that means football is coming up soon. In that spirit, we discuss a lot of redshirt freshmen, pure freshmen and linebackers in this week's WolverineNation mailbag. Oh, and...

Remember when the 2013-14 Kansas Jayhawks were going to be a shaky proposition? I do! Just two weeks ago, Kansas was the team losing all five of last season's starters, among them four seniors and one freshman top-five draft pick. Left in their wa...

For Insider's "Freshman Impact" series, Seth Greenberg and Reggie Rankin examine how Michigan's incoming freshmen could help the Wolverines return to the Final Four, starting with a point guard who is expected to start right away.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

DawgNation From David Ching: Georgia had success in 2012 relying on its freshman running backs, but just because they are now sophomores doesn't mean the Bulldogs won't put newcomers Brendan Douglas and A.J. Turman to good use. From Radi Nabulsi ...

While many of the large schools in Texas begin to close out their spring football schedules, most underclassmen are treated as seniors. In the same breath, many freshmen are preparing for the next level, whether it's junior varsity or varsity play. ...

Blog | May 20, 2013

Serving up the links at lunch because, well, it's my job. Kirk Ferentz opens up in this Q&A with Bryce Miller. True freshman Dymonte Thomas has a chance to contribute right away in the Michigan secondary. The Wolverines' hopes of landing a ...

ATHENS, Ga. -- A.J. Turman's opportunity to play this fall creates widely differing emotions between the freshman running back and his new position coach at Georgia, Bryan McClendon. "Basically, Coach McClendon tells me it's a good position for me...

1. Arizona State's Jahii Carson would have been one of the top point guards at the NBA pre-draft combine in Chicago last week. Instead, Carson, who is a second-year freshman after being ineligible in his first season, is returning to school and will ...

Steve Mock scored seven goals and Rob Pannell added two goals and six assists, and unseeded Cornell routed third-seeded Ohio State 16-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A quick look back at the week that was at GatorNation: Last week was Rankings Week, and GatorNation ranked UF's 2013 schedule, the top offensive and defensive players the Gators will face in 2013, the top 10 freshman contribut...

For Insider's "Freshman Impact" series, John Gasaway and Reggie Rankin examine how Ohio State's incoming freshmen could help the Buckeyes get back to the top of the Big Ten.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

1. Kansas freshman Ben McLemore said Thursday he knew nothing about any payments that AAU coach Darius Cobb told USA Today he received from Rodney Blackstock, he founder and CEO of Hooplife Academy in Greensboro, N.C., to direct McLemore to an agent....

For Insider's "Freshman Impact" series, Seth Greenberg and Adam Finkelstein look at how Memphis' highly rated freshman class will fit in with a talented, experienced group of returning players.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013