ESPN Search

The preseason watch lists are already starting to show up, which means the 2013 season can't be too far away. Five players from the SEC are among the 42 nominees on the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list. They are Vanderbilt linebacker Chase Garnham, T...

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. is rolling out his early top five rankings at each position this week. Here are the positions he's looked at so far: Wide receivers and defensive ends Running backs and safeties Quarterbacks Cornerbacks T...

Happy Friday. As noted yesterday, Arizona's Jake Fischer was named to the Lott IMPACT watch list. Here's some more on the linebacker. A spring exit interview with ASU defensive line coach Jackie Shipp. In honor of the passing of Chuck Muncie,...

Continuing with his look at the top prospects for the 2014 draft by position, ESPN's Mel Kiper ranked the tight ends , outside linebackers and inside linebackers . The Pac-12 is well-represented at all three position groups. Three of the top five...

Time to check in with ESPN expert Mel Kiper Jr. to see where the top ACC prospects for the 2014 draft rank at quarterback, linebacker and tight end. Quarterback No. 2 Tajh Boyd, Clemson Next up: Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech Of Boyd, Kiper...

Another day, another look at position groups for next year's draft. Mel Kiper Jr.'s lists Thursday take a look at inside linebackers , outside linebackers and tight ends . UConn's Yawin Smallwood is the only Big East player to make any of the ...

Andrea Adelson talks about the impact freshman linebacker Alex Figueroa made on the Miami defense this spring....

When ESPN 150 linebacker Kyron Watson committed to Kansas, it was arguably their biggest commit in years. Damon Sayles discusses the implications of that commitment, and Saint Louis, Missouri recruiting being an underrated hotspot. Max Olson also sto...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Early in the 2012 season, Florida coaches discovered something puzzling about running back Matt Jones. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound freshman, who was built more like a linebacker, wasn't playing to his size. Instead of barreling th...

All the recruiting news out of Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday centered around the nation's No. 1 player on the hardwood, Andrew Wiggins. It overshadowed a huge pickup for football coach Charlie Weis, who got a commitment from linebacker Kyron Watson, ...

By now we've all heard the story of the running back/fullback from that South Division team who switched over to defense, became a hybrid linebacker and was one of the best in the Pac-12 at getting sacks and tackles for a loss. UCLA's Anthony Bar...

Though the Trojans might benefit if Florida State releases the star 2013 linebacker from his letter of intent, they know what kind of moral dilemma FSU coach Jimbo Fisher is facing.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2013

NC State defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable is in his first season with the Wolfpack and coach Dave Doeren, and he is also coaching the linebackers. His resume also includes stops at Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Georgia Tech. I caught u...

Happy Friday. Arizona and UNLV are getting closer to moving their game to Glendale. A post-spring review of Arizona State's linebackers. Todd Steussie headlines list of eight selected to Cal's Hall of Fame. Former Colorado quarterback Nick ...

College football coaches aren't known for their patience, especially in the warp-speed realm of recruiting, but Nebraska assistant Ross Els knows there's no other choice. Els, the Huskers' linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, knows what's...

Four-star linebacker Otaro Alaka, a Texas Longhorns commit, is relieved to have his recruitment over. But that doesn't mean he's going to stop improving -- on an off the field.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013