Long Beach athlete John "Juju" Smith was one of the highlights for a strong USC recruiting class. Photo: USA Today Sports The Steve Sarkisian era at USC is off to a rock solid start. On his first national signing day as head coach of the Trojans, Sarkisian and his staff put together the top recruiting class […]

Georgia signees Michel and McKenzie The way it goes down on National Signing Day is the recruit has the hats on the table in front of them for the schools they are choosing from and then they pick the hat for the school they will attend. Four-Star WR Isaiah McKenzie played it a little differently […]

The rich got richer in terms of college football talent as right before noon, Rashaan Evans picked Alabama as his destination for the foreseeable future. 247 Sports lists Evans as the #11 player in the country and the #1 player at the OLB position.  Evans was recently upgraded from a four-star to a five-star recruit […]

Dupre catches a pass in the Under Armour All-America game; Photo: USA Today Sports One of the most interesting stories during this recruiting year was Cam Cameron and his borderline "stalking" of recruit Malachi Dupre. When Dupre went to take his official visit to UCLA, Cameron sat next to Dupre on his flight out as […]

The top uncommitted recruits are coming off the board. Earlier we saw Soloman Thomas, our #6 undecided recruit, come off the board by bringing a tree to the table and signing with Stanford. The latest in that list to come off the board was our #7 undecided recruit, offensive tackle Damian Prince.  The home state […]

Photo: 247 Sports Michigan State secured the National Letter of Intent from the number one recruit in the state of Michigan and one of the best defensive players still available on National Signing Day. Defensive end Malik McDowell, despite earlier reports suggesting his family wanted otherwise, chose to stay close to home by submitting his […]

The early hours of National Signing Day have not given too many surprises, but this is certainly a notable exception. Treon Harris, originally committed to Florida State, announced Wednesday morning he will join the Florida Gators. Harris is a four-star prospect according to the 247 Sports composite rankings. Perhaps the success of Jameis Winston in 2013 […]

You never know what you will see on National Signing Day, and this year's edition perhaps started like no other. One of the top defensive end recruits on the board, Solomon Thomas, made his decision final with a unique approach. Thomas announced on ESPNU he would attend Stanford by whipping out a small tree on […]

Photo: USA Today Sports The interest in college football recruiting and National Signing Day has grown exponentially in recent years.  ESPNU will have over 10 hours of coverage alone throughout the day and over a dozen players will announce the school of their choice live on national television.  Recruiting is truly an untamed animal.  Evaluating […]

Mack Brown's Texas squads were consistently near the top of the recruiting rankings, but an inability to live up to those rankings led to his dismissal; Photo: USA Today Sports Recruiting has become a huge part of college football and a huge factor in how successful football teams are in this day and age. I […]

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