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Not much has developed recently in the recruitment of four-star athlete Montae Nicholson (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), but that figures to change in the coming weeks. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound receiver/safety has not made too many recent recruiting vi...

Blog | May 21, 2013

A few years ago, most would have called Pat Fitzgerald delusional. Even more would have called his pitch sour grapes for missing out on so many prospects to the rest of the Big Ten. But in the midst of a 2014 recruiting class already considered North...

Pat Fitzgerald has never tried to impress recruits with what Northwestern can offer them. Instead, he lets his team's success be his recruiting pitch, and it's working.

Indiana was looking for a little more beef along the defensive line, so the Hoosiers added a late piece to its 2013 recruiting class. Nathan Hoff (Solon, Ohio/Naval Academy Prep) signed with Indiana on Monday. Hoff attended Naval Academy Prep in N...

Blog | May 20, 2013

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

Quips go to Pitt. That is the expression in Western Pennsylvania. The elite prospects from talent-rich Aliquippa (Pa.) High almost exclusively go to nearby Pittsburgh to star for the Panthers. Jonathan Baldwin, Tommie Campbell and Darrelle Revis a...

Blog | May 18, 2013

Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic defensive back Darius West knows where he is going and knows when he will announce it to the public. The four-star cornerback will announce his commitment May 30 at his high school, Lima told ESPN.com in a text message...

Blog | May 17, 2013

With brothers at both Michigan and Penn State, offensive tackle Alex Bars (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) was facing a tough decision. Join Blake at Michigan or Brad at Penn State? Alex went an entirely different route and followed in t...

Blog | May 17, 2013

At the end of the March, Washington (Pa.) High running back Shai McKenzie cut his list of more than 30 offers to 15. He's just about ready to snip that list in half once again. The 5-foot-11, 212-pound back is looking to name a top seven soon, mos...

Blog | May 17, 2013

The hottest team in the Big Ten right now isn't Michigan or Ohio State or Penn State or any of the traditional power schools in the conference. It's Northwestern and coach Pat Fitzgerald. Jacksonville (Ill.) High offensive tackle Blake Hance is th...

Blog | May 16, 2013

When the Badgers offer a recruit from Wisconsin, it usually signals the end. Wisconsin does not produce a significant number of BCS prospects, but the ones it does have rarely leave the state. But defensive end Billy Hirschfeld (Hartland, Wis./Arr...

Blog | May 15, 2013

The recruiting process is only beginning for Steven Gonzalez (Union City, N.J./Union City), but he knows what he wants. He is going to sign with a school close to his family. That does not mean the 2015 offensive tackle is already Rutgers bound, h...

Blog | May 15, 2013

Sometimes all it takes is one offer. That is what Terrence Harris (Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic) is hoping for. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end earned offer No. 3 on Monday from Iowa, but it was his first from a BCS school. "I'm happy a...

Blog | May 15, 2013

A week ago, Chris Frey Jr. (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) was a Kentucky lean. Then Michigan State offered, and Frey contemplated a commitment to the Spartans before a Monday visit. That was until Kentucky offered while Frey was en route to East La...

Blog | May 15, 2013

A top 20 recruiting class is not good enough for Northwestern any longer. Pat Fitzgerald is making a push for the top 15, and he added another impressive piece Tuesday. Four-star running back Justin Jackson (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) comm...

Blog | May 14, 2013

Chris Frey Jr. (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) waited a long time for more BCS offers. Now he will not wait much longer to make a decision. Boston College, Kentucky, Michigan State and Purdue all offered over the last few days, and those are the ...

Blog | May 14, 2013