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Keith Law checks in with some scouting reports of Pierce Johnson, Mac Williamson, and other intriguing Cubs and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2013

Akron has a great frontcourt player in Zeke Marshall, but is the Zips' backcourt good enough for them to pull off a tournament upset? ESPN Insider has the answer, plus best- and worst-case tourney scenarios for all 68 teams.

Story | Conversation | March 17, 2013

The season ended just a few yards too short for quarterback Chayce Crouch as the Newark (Ohio) Catholic quarterback was just feet from winning a state championship this fall. Good news has come since, however. Crouch has three offers as well as in...

Blog | March 05, 2013

The MAC is tired of getting picked on. That is what Toledo coach Matt Campbell told Timothy Cason II a few weeks ago (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston). While Campbell would like Cason in his 2014 class, he was not ready to accept Cason's commitment ...

Blog | February 19, 2013

Mike Barwick (Cincinnati/Summit Country Day) made the rounds to a few schools Saturday, and he left with two offers -- one from a school he didn't even check out. The junior defensive tackle was offered by Bowling Green early Saturday while at its...

Blog | February 16, 2013

Wisconsin is known for producing linemen, and Andy Fidler (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington) could be another Division I prospect from the state along the line. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Fidler plays both ways for Port Washington, but he believ...

Blog | February 12, 2013

This past weekend's junior day at Central Michigan was all about cornerbacks, and Detroit Martin Luther King junior Jalen Embry was one of two defensive backs to leave with an offer. "I talked to a lot of the coaches who looked at my film and they...

Blog | February 04, 2013

Two-star defensive tackle William Lee (Indianapolis/Arsenal Tech) said he wanted to leave Indiana. That is why he decommitted from Ball State. On Wednesday, Lee made good on his wish and committed to Northern Illinois. "I'm a Huskie," Lee said ...

Blog | January 16, 2013

Defensive tackle Kenderson Obas (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips) took an official visit to Bowling Green over the weekend and had his teammate, best friend and Falcons commit Eric Harrell on the trip with him. The move worked out for Bowling Green, a...

Blog | January 15, 2013

Darrell Hazell was one of the best recruiters among MAC coaches, often able to identify Big Ten-level talent and bring it to the conference. He could look to now bring that talent to Purdue. Hazell offered offensive tackle Jason Tretter (Richland,...

Blog | January 13, 2013

Columbus (Ohio) Whetstone Dezwan Polk had some scholarship offers and was hearing from a few Big Ten programs, but Polk will continue his career as a walk-on in the MAC. Polk will walk on at Bowling Green. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker was he...

Blog | January 13, 2013

What's one sign of a program on the rise? How about when it goes through a coaching change and its top commitment -- who has a BCS offer -- doesn't even bat an eye? That is the transformation Northern Illinois has undergone the past two seasons, c...

Blog | December 30, 2012

One of Cincinnati's offensive guard commitments dropped the Bearcats on Sunday, and the other three-star guard committed is still looking at other options. Hamilton (Ohio) guard Ben Flick, No. 100 among guards nationally, remains committed to the ...

Blog | December 16, 2012

John Gasaway says Illinois might be good, but they've played some poor teams too close, and appear terribly reliant on the 3. Elsewhere, Pitt is proving preseason voters wrong.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2012

Two-star safety Xavier Swinton (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage) is headed to the MAC. On Sunday afternoon, the 6-foot, 185-pound prospect chose the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks over offers from Bowling Green, Colgate, FAU and Tulane. "The coache...

Blog | December 09, 2012

Brad Edwards breaks down the scenarios that will allow the MAC to get a team into a BCS bowl game. Ultimately, it's not so unrealistic.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2012