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LaRue Cook lists the 10 programs that have landed the most ESPN 150 prospects over the last five recruiting classes.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2013

ESPN Insider LaRue Cook recently ranked the top 10 programs in the nation with the best out-of-state recruiting pipelines . No. 3 Clemson and No. 7 Florida State both made the cut, as Clemson has fared well in the state of Florida, and the Seminoles ...

National signing day creeps closer and closer, and we'll be ramping up our recruiting coverage up until the big day. The RecruitingNation team is looking at different facets of the trail along the way, and colleague LaRue Cook looked at the teams acr...

LaRue Cook breaks down the 10 college football teams with the best out-of-state pipelines over the past five years.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

Editor's note: This is the extended version of the "Mag Minute" interview that appears in the Nov. 26 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! With retirement nowhere near the forefront of his mind, Jimmie Johnson, 37, has already cemented his...

ESPN The Magazine's college football preview is all about the SEC, including the Big 12's effort to take down the league with six consecutive national titles. LaRue Cook focused on Texas, who's looking more and more like an SEC team these days. ...

The consensus is that Texas is a year away and in need of a good signal caller. But, as LaRue Cook investigates in ESPN The Magazine, Mack Brown is closer than he thinks with a stellar defense built like an SEC team.

ESPN The Magazine's LaRue Cook has an interesting piece where he takes a look at the FBS teams that sent the most players to the NFL combine in 2011 and 2012 and which of the players were ESPNU 150 recruits coming out of high school. His goal was ...

As the NFL combine continues in Indianapolis, LaRue Cook of ESPN The Magazine looks at the programs that have produced the most NFL-caliber talent from the past two seasons to see which teams have done it with elite recruits, and which haven't.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2012

ESPN The Mag's LaRue Cook includes Georgia among the 11 programs that have been the best in the nation at signing blue-chip recruits since 2007, and the states from which each school has gotten its elite prospects. Read more here....

LaRue Cook of ESPN The Magazine looks at the 11 programs that have been the best in the nation at signing blue-chip recruits since 2007, and the states from which each school has drawn.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2012

Most programs, wherever their location, put a premium on keeping the local talent from heading elsewhere. Some are more successful than others. ESPN the Magazine's LaRue Cook broke down the top-10 programs that are the worst at keeping talent i...

Rich Rodriguez has some work to do in his own backyard. That's the conclusion from ESPN The Magazine's LaRue Cook, who examined the worst in-state recruiters. Along with the RecruitingNation crew, ESPN The Magazine poured over the past five years of ...

LaRue Cook looks at the nation's worst programs at landing blue-chip recruits from inside their home states. Arizona, Auburn and Stanford are among the top 10 programs.

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- At GatorNation, our kitchen sink runneth over. Maybe it's clogged. Regardless, here are enough links to keep you busy all weekend. RECRUITING Top out-of-state CFB recruiters (Insider) LaRue Cook poured over ESPNU 150 recruit...

LaRue Cook looks at the nation's best programs at landing blue-chip recruits from outside their home state.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2012