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Ryan McGee talks with college football coaches from around the nation to identify keys to success for new coaches. Among the most important: winning over the team's support staff, establishing relationships with alumni and nurturing recruiting pipelines.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

LaRue Cook breaks down the 10 college football teams with the best out-of-state pipelines over the past five years.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

Derek Tyson joins Tom VanHaaren and Chantel Jennings to talk about some critical recruiting issues for Michigan, including the strategy on targeting certain Southern prospects.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2012

Brad Edwards looks at college programs that have excelled at producing valuable players in the later rounds of the NFL draft. The SEC, as you may imagine, plays a big factor, but the top program comes from another conference.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2012

As the NFL combine continues in Indianapolis, LaRue Cook of ESPN The Magazine looks at the programs that have produced the most NFL-caliber talent from the past two seasons to see which teams have done it with elite recruits, and which haven't.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2012

Texas doesn't often go outside of Texas for offensive linemen, but the 6-foot-7 Josh Thomas has the Longhorns looking his way.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2011

Steve Muench breaks down yet another

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2011

Linebacker recruit Brian Nance 'thought' about committing to Oklahoma but will take his time to make a decision.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2011

Three-star athlete Canaan Severin (Marlboro, Mass./Worcester Academy), who has Penn State in his final five, could be the next prospect to be part of the Massachusetts to Penn State pipeline. Two of the top prospects from Massachusetts -- four-star ...

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2011

After making a huge splash by signing ESPNU 150 prospects Teddy Bridgewater and Eli Rogers (Miami, Fla./Northwestern) in the Class of 2011, Louisville continues expanding its pipeline through the city schools in Miami with commitments from wide recei...

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2011

Arizona State has developed a strong pipeline to the Norco (Calif.) program over the last few years and that continued once again with the recent commitment from standout offensive lineman Brent Walker. He was one of the most dominant tackles in the...

Blog | Conversation | December 29, 2010

It's been a great week for the Cape Coral pipeline to South Florida. Earlier in the week Class of 2010 ATH Spencer Boyd decided to transfer from Notre Dame to USF and last night DE Edsel Caprice gave his verbal to the Bulls. Caprice, a 6-foot-3, 20...

Blog | Conversation | July 16, 2010

With the news that Robert Marve was named Purdue's starting quarterback, it starts the turnaround for the 2006 Mr. Florida Football and continues the pipeline of Florida prospects becoming Boilermakers. Since 2006, Marve has had an up-and-down colle...

Blog | Conversation | July 14, 2010

Common logic says Miami is the best college-to-NFL pipeline; the list of names is simply staggering. However, if you look at truly elite players (Bruce Matthews, Anthony Munoz, etc.), a case can clearly be made that USC should be No. 1.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2010

With the college-to-NFL pipeline content this week on ESPN.com, Bruce Feldman takes a different angle -- the best HS-to-college pipelines. Think Bishop McDevitt (LeSean McCoy), Mater Dei (Matt Leinart), Northwestern (Florida) and more.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2010

There's really only one big dog on the college-to-pro pipeline block: Miami, which has produced 134 Pro Bowlers in the past two decades. (Wow.) What does this teach us about what to expect in the next decade? Chris Sprow of ESPN Insider sheds some light.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2010