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Cornelius Sturghill quickly has become a nationally known prospect. In just the past few days, Sturghill claims scholarship offers from UCLA, Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee State, Purdue and Western Kentucky. The receiver from Memphis (Tenn.) Me...

Blog | May 08, 2013

Road-graders are typically huge in the deep South. However, there are some big men that college recruiters are chasing in the "northern" South: specifically Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. Here are some big men to watch in the region: OT Alex Ba...

Blog | May 06, 2013

Cornelius Sturghill's recruitment is coming into focus. The receiver from Memphis (Tenn.) Melrose said he is primarily considering Vanderbilt, Tennessee, UCLA, Louisville, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Duke. He has scholarship offers from Missis...

Blog | April 11, 2013

Some have speculated that cornerback D'Andre Payne's commitment to Tennessee could lure nearby prospects, especially teammates, to follow his path to Knoxville. Perhaps, but the Volunteers still have plenty of work to do. "No, not really," Payne's...

Blog | April 03, 2013

D'Andre Payne's commitment to Tennessee signals a homecoming for the ESPN Watch List cornerback from Washington (D.C.) Friendship. Payne isn't exactly sure why his family, which moved from Knoxville, Tenn., a couple of generations ago, left the Ea...

Blog | April 03, 2013

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- With two legit BCS football prospects in their household, the Smith family could brag with the best of them. They choose not to. But trying to goad the brothers and football prospects from Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Oakland into sayi...

Blog | April 03, 2013

D'Andre Payne is ready to announce his college decision. Payne shared the information with ESPN just before boarding a plane in the Nashville airport. He had just completed a visit to Vanderbilt's campus. "Florida State, Tennessee, Clemson and ...

Blog | April 02, 2013

Garrett Taylor (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's) has yet another scholarship offer from the SEC. Vanderbilt is the latest school from the conference to offer a scholarship to the sophomore cornerback. Tennessee, Kentucky and Ole Miss have already ...

Blog | April 02, 2013

Cortez McDowell thinks he would be a good fit at a certain SEC school. After meeting with Tennessee's coaches during a junior day visit on Saturday, McDowell could imagine a rather seamless transition if he became a Volunteer. McDowell spent a goo...

Blog | March 18, 2013

Interest in Dylan Jackson continues to grow. It seems a matter of time until he reels in his first scholarship offer. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Clemson and Georgia Tech have shown recent interest in the rising junior defensive end from Maryville (Ten...

Blog | March 17, 2013

T.J. Parker (Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland) wants to study what he loves to do. That should only help his athletic career. With one of the most impressive physiques among prospects in Saturday's NUC seven-on-seven camp in Knoxville, Tenn., the sophom...

Blog | March 17, 2013

Jonathan Johnson has his first scholarship offer. The sophomore athlete from Memphis (Tenn.) Melrose picked up a scholarship offer from Ole Miss late Wednesday evening. Even though he might have been a bit surprised, he's certainly elated. "I l...

Blog | March 07, 2013

Charles Mosley is big. Interest in him from recruiters is even bigger. The massive lineman from lineman from Brighton (Tenn.) High has scholarship offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, Ole Miss and Georgia, according to his coach, Will Wolf. ...

Blog | March 06, 2013

Todd Kelly Jr. made his latest college visit a family affair. "It was cool," the ESPN Watch List prospect said of last weekend's visit to Columbus to check out Ohio State. "I liked it. My second time up there with my dad, but it was mom's first ti...

Blog | February 13, 2013

Zach Cunningham, the No. 16 outside linebacker and No. 257 overall prospect in the ESPN 300, has signed with Vanderbilt. The decision was hardy a surprise. Cunningham had long shown strong interest in the Commodores. He took an official visit to N...

Blog | February 06, 2013

ESPN RecruitingNation has signing day covered. Follow ESPNU's coverage, chat with analysts and get breaking news on our Signing Day Live page beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET through 7 p.m. ET. For more on what to expect on signing day, check out the SEC co...

Blog | February 06, 2013