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Bruce Feldman discusses Ohio State's self-imposed punishments against coach Jim Tressel with ESPN The Magazine writer Seth Wickersham and a former college football coach, in an attempt to answer the question: Is college football falling apart?

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011

Bruce Feldman writes that Oregon fans should be very worried about the recruiting services investigation, and adds that other schools could get caught up in it as well. Also, he assesses Geno Smith's Heisman chances and Texas' 2011 outlook.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2011

Bruce Feldman, author of the recruiting bible "Meat Market," goes behind-the-scenes in a recruiting war room yet again, this time with Al Golden and the Miami Hurricanes. Also, he provides updates on how other new head coaches are doing on the trail.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2011

Bruce Feldman, in response to some claims that the Cam Newton story is the biggest ever in CFB media coverage, makes a list (with help from colleagues and Twitter). No. 1 overall? The BCS itself. Also on here: SMU, Reggie Bush, Urban Meyer and more.

Blog | Conversation | November 16, 2010

Bruce Feldman ranks his 10 biggest disappointments through four weeks of college football. Right at the top? The entirety of the ACC (minus the Wolfpack). Also here: ND, Minnesota, Pitt, Texas' run game and more.

Blog | Conversation | September 29, 2010

With Oregon's continued dominance, Arizona's upset of Iowa and Stanford's early success, the Pac-10 elite took major strides toward BCS contention this weekend. But USC must still step up its game. Plus, notes and analysis from around college football.

Blog | Conversation | September 19, 2010

In the 2010 NFL draft, the SEC led all conferences in players selected -- but the Big 12 had the first four picks. The ACC had claims of its own (a run of years with a top-10 pick) and the Big Ten was No. 2 overall. What does all this mean?

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2010

On the eve of the NFL draft, Bruce Feldman lists his top 10 NFL draft classes from single schools, regarding how well each school's players competed at the pro level.

Blog | Conversation | April 21, 2010

Bruce Feldman -- who covered all the dudes in the 2010 NFL draft while they were collegians -- comes up with a top-10 list of the most polarizing players up for grabs. No. 1 is no surprise ... No. 15 ... played in Gainesville ... dive in for all 10.

Blog | Conversation | March 03, 2010

Bruce Feldman, as you likely know, covers college football. So as everyone starts ruminating on the NFL scouting combine -- this guy's rising, that guy's falling -- Feldman is a good person to fall back on in terms of intel. This blog entry begins that.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2010

Bruce Feldman packs a wallop with this top 10 list: the 10 most intriguing school battles for top players toward signing day 2010. If you're a college football fan, this is essential reading before February 2, 2010.

Blog | Conversation | January 27, 2010

Matt Brown could've had the world -- Nebraska was recruiting the QB, among others -- but he ended up going to Arizona, where Sonny Dykes had been pursuing him since he was a sophomore. Then Dykes went to La. Tech. And then, everything changed.

Blog | Conversation | January 26, 2010

The Super Bowl -- and the Colts in particular -- is a good case study in the utter mystery of recruiting. Consider that beyond Peyton Manning, perhaps the most touted former HS recruit now on the Colts is Kelvin Hayden ... and he was a wide receiver.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2010

Bruce Feldman checks in to the college football page on ESPN.com's "Best of the Decade" week with a unique swirl: the best recruiting classes of the decade. Man, it's a shame Pete Carroll is coaching on Sundays now, ain't it?

Blog | Conversation | January 20, 2010

An interview with Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly discussing the state of recruiting, how to fix institutional neglect and ND's promising underclassmen.

Blog | Conversation | January 11, 2010

Bruce Feldman looks at the 2009 Oregon State Beavers. Most of their key players -- Sean Canfield, Quizz Rodgers, Stephen Paea etc. -- were lightly recruited guys, and yet, Mike Riley has made this crew into a consistently excelling Pac-10 team.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2009