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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

For ESPN The Magazine's college basketball preview, LaRue Cook explores the nation's oldest hoops stadiums.

No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama is such an epic showdown, mere mortals shouldn't be allowed to predict a winner. So ESPN The Magazine asked a computer.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2011

Sixteen-year-old Zach Veach is not only plowing his way through the IndyCar minor league system. He's also written a book and owns a company that developed an app to deter teenagers from texting while driving, as LaRue Cook writes in ESPN The Magazine.

LaRue Cook previews the Baylor Bears' 2011-12 season as part of ESPN Insider's Summer Buzz series. Behind a rising star (Perry Jones) and a pair of stud recruits (Quincy Miller and Deuce Bello), the Bears look poised for a big year.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2011

The Summer Buzz series makes its way to Tennessee to preview a Vols team in the early stages of what promises to be an arduous year of rebuilding in a revitalized SEC. Plus, analysis from Jay Bilas, Doug Gottlieb, Fran Fraschilla and Joe Lunardi.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2011

The Summer Buzz series heads to Pittsburgh to check in with Jamie Dixon and his Panthers, plus analysis from Jay Bilas, Doug Gottlieb, Fran Fraschilla and Joe Lunardi on Pitt's 2011-12 outlook.

Story | Conversation | July 21, 2011

This is ESPN The Magazine's 2011 Franchise Rankings entry for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Story | Conversation | June 14, 2011