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Bruce Feldman describes the new battle for Southern California recruiting. With USC dealing with sanctions and UCLA having a coach on the hot seat, there is opportunity for newcomers Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington to make gains on the trail.

Blog | Conversation | August 26, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the five teams that made the biggest jumps this offseason, as well as the five teams that had the largest drop-offs.

Blog | Conversation | August 03, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the nation's best backfields, with the QB-RB combo of Darron Thomas and LaMichael James earning the Oregon Ducks the No. 1 spot on the list.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2011

Bruce Feldman dips into his mailbag to answer several questions, including one on how bad things could get for Chip Kelly and the Oregon Ducks in light of the recent revelations concerning their involvement with Will Lyles.

Blog | Conversation | July 08, 2011

Bruce Feldman analyzes the Register Guard report on Oregon's involvement with Will Lyles' recruiting service. Bruce writes that the report could lead to trouble for the Ducks program.

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2011

Bruce Feldman takes to his mailbag, answering questions on the 2011 outlooks of Michigan State, Arkansas and Oregon, Jim Tressel's future at Ohio State and whether there's anything behind the reduction in senior Heisman contenders.

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2011

Bruce Feldman explains his early preseason top 10 rankings, which feature the Oklahoma Sooners at the top and some surprises rounding out the list.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2011

Bruce Feldman fields several questions from his mailbag, including a look at the difficulty Jeff Tedford and the California Bears have had since Aaron Rodgers left for the NFL.

Blog | Conversation | April 01, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the top 10 fastest players in all of college football, including some big-name quarterbacks and lesser-known speedsters. Also: news and notes from around the country.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2011

Bruce Feldman examines a statistical system, based on the number of "bad plays" a QB makes, that ECU offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley uses to judge his quarterbacks.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2011

Bruce Feldman names his picks for the best NCAA coaches -- of either football or basketball -- in each state. Some states are givens, but there's quite a bit of competition in others.

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2011

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 fields questions in his mailbag on Bo Pelini's situation at Nebraska, Texas A&M's chances of being a top-10 team and Isaiah Crowell's early impact on Georgia's offense. The good news for Huskers fans? Pelini has Nebraska on the right path.

Blog | Conversation | February 18, 2011

Bruce Feldman delivers his observations from signing day, including his winners (Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles come out on top) and losers (it's tough being Rick Neuheisel right now). Plus, lots of sleeper recruits and classes to watch.

Blog | Conversation | February 03, 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