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Twenty-two offers are in for Jarrett LaRubbio (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East). The 23rd-ranked player in Ohio is hoping offer No. 23 is his biggest yet. Two programs the three-star offensive guard believes could offer soon are Notre Dame and ...

Blog | May 02, 2013

Hinsdale (Ill.) Central tight end Ian Bunting listed a top three at the end of February, but that group dissipated nearly as quickly as it was created as several big offers over the next 72 hours made him open it back up. After visits to several o...

Blog | April 22, 2013

A top 10 has emerged for touted running back Jonathan Hilliman (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep), and now some separation is starting to take place among those schools. "The top five has definitely broken apart but not severely far," Hilliman s...

Blog | April 05, 2013

With a top three set a few weeks ago, Ian Bunting (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) was setting up visits to his top three in hopes of closing in on a decision. Those plans stalled when two of the Midwest's premier programs offered the 2014 tight ...

Blog | March 12, 2013

A top three has emerged for tight end Ian Bunting (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central). Two of the latest programs join one of the first atop the 6-foot-6, 200-pound tight end's list. BCS bowl participants Notre Dame and Oregon are joined in Bunting'...

Blog | February 26, 2013

CLEVES, Ohio -- Oregon has looked to the Midwest for receivers the last few seasons, and the Ducks have preliminary interest in another regional pass catcher. Tight end Denzel Tolliver (Hillside, Ill./Proviso West), who holds an early Northern Ill...

Blog | February 20, 2013

WESTMONT, Ill. -- Class of 2014 athlete Lonnie Johnson (Gary, Ind./West Side) was set to make his commitment in December days after an Ohio State offer, but not long after setting the date Johnson postponed it. While a decision could still come so...

Blog | January 23, 2013

Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep is building a reputation for producing national recruits at defensive back. Minkah Fitzpatrick appears to be next. The 2015 cornerback already has two offers and looks destined to follow in the footsteps of Will...

Blog | January 18, 2013

Throughout his entire life, Matt Domer (Chicago/Mount Carmel) has gotten by on his speed and quickness. So as colleges begin recruiting the 2014 prospect, why would he stop now? "Speed is my specialty," Domer said. "I can break away when I have to...

Blog | January 08, 2013

Four-star defensive end Alec James (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East) remains committed to Wisconsin, but he has one more team to consider as he begins planning out official visits. James said over the weekend Oregon visited his school last week t...

Blog | December 18, 2012

With all of the coaching departures Wisconsin has suffered in the last few weeks, the Badgers are in danger of losing the state's top overall prospect. Four-star defensive end Alec James (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East), the No. 1 senior in Wisc...

Blog | December 16, 2012

Ohio State has led for Cleveland Heights (Ohio) receiver Shelton Gibson, but that does not mean the ESPN 300 receiver is committing anytime soon. Gibson plans on taking at least a few official visits, and his first went to West Virginia the weeken...

Blog | December 06, 2012

Upstate New York has only a handful of BCS prospects each recruiting cycle, but one name to watch down the line in the area is 2015 receiver Davonte Hamilton from Poughkeepsie (N.Y.). Poughkeepsie coach Ken Barger has had prospects move onto BCS p...

Blog | October 31, 2012

One of Ohio State's final 2013 targets, ESPN 150 receiver James Quick (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) made the trip north to Columbus on Saturday for an unofficial visit. It was his second visit to Ohio State but his first for a game, and the scene at O...

Blog | October 07, 2012

Six games into his senior season, three-star athlete Jalen Banks (Harvey, Ill./Thornton) is filling up the stat sheet. Primarily playing defensive back, the No. 18 player in Illinois is racking up the tackles and has also blocked a punt and a fiel...

Blog | October 04, 2012

Junior year is the more important year for football recruits. For Denzel Ward (Chicago/Hales Franciscan), it is also his first year. The 6-foot-9, 295-pound offensive tackle was a basketball player until this past summer, when the would-be junior ...

Blog | October 03, 2012