LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The education of Lamar Jackson started with one very discouraging thought: "I can't study this."       That's what Jackson remembers thinking when he opened his college playbook for the first time. It was the spring of 2015. He had just finished his starring run as Boynton Beach High's quarterback down in Florida. More than 50 points a game that year, and the nation's top college coaches were drooling. He picked Louisville, knowing coach ...

Now that many younger players have played up on the under-17 level as rising juniors, there is a better national grasp of what the future top 100 might look like. Two more seasons of high school basketball still have to occur before these players will get to college, but at least we're getting a better idea of what this class might look like. Since the 5-star crop is also starting to look clearer, there's a group ...

Sitting in front of teammates holding up a "Hillcrest Prep Bruins" banner, DeAndre Ayton, the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2017, announced Tuesday night that he is committing to the University of Arizona. The best college basketball player in the country in 2015-16 was Bahamas-born Buddy Hield. The island nation might hold that distinction again in 2017-18 with Ayton—if he actually appears in a collegiate game before getting paid to play. More on that ...

The Big Ten made a strong opening statement on the first week of the college football season, going an impressive 12-2 across the board. Big Ten East Division favorites Ohio State and Michigan posted enormous victories against overmatched foes as the Buckeyes beat Bowling Green by 67 and the Wolverines pounded Hawaii by 60.  Contenders Iowa and Penn State handled a pair of MAC opponents, while Michigan State (facing FCS Furman) and Minnesota (playing Oregon State) got ...

DeAndre Ayton, the top-ranked player in the 2017 college basketball recruiting class, announced Tuesday he will attend the University of Arizona. ESPN.com's Jeff Borzello confirmed the news. "None at all. My family says college is a must," Ayton said on SportsCenter when asked if he'll forgo college to play overseas, via Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports. A lot of times when a player has spent as much time in the spotlight as Ayton has during the recruiting process, ...

After an opening slate filled with marquee games, most of college football's Top 25 programs are preparing for a relatively easy opponent in Week 2. By no means are the matchups certain wins. Games aren't won on paper. Still, the spreads are favorable, and many teams will follow through and earn a comfortable victory. In Week 1, we notched a respectable 10-6 record, notably hitting on Appalachian State, Houston and Texas but missing Clemson and LSU. The results ...

Ole Miss junior cornerback Ken Webster suffered a knee injury during the first quarter of Monday night's game against Florida State.  Continue for updates. Webster Done for the Year Tuesday, Sept. 6 Even though the type of injury has not been disclosed yet, Webster announced via his Twitter on Tuesday that he will miss the rest of the season. Webster was coming off a sophomore season in which he was a vital part of an Ole Miss defense that allowed ...

College football both promised and delivered the most exciting opening week in the history of the sport, resulting in tumultuous changes in both the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Top 25 published Tuesday afternoon. Most of the movement in those polls was understandable. Florida State, Georgia, Houston and Wisconsin each jumped up following neutral-site victories over previously ranked teams—each of which fell multiple spots for dropping their respective openers. And fans in Texas ...

After an eventful first week of the 2016 college football season, the Top 25 in both the Associated Press and the Coaches Polls have undergone drastic changes.  Alabama and Clemson still sit atop the standings after their opening-week wins, but Oklahoma's loss against Houston pushed the Sooners outside the Top 10 in both polls and elevated the Cougars to No. 6 in the AP Poll.  Here is what the rankings look like heading into the second week of the ...

Jim Harbaugh and his fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines will host the Central Florida Knights on Saturday, Sept. 10 in a nonconference clash at the Big House. In the season opener, Hawaii stood no chance against Michigan's swarming defense. The Wolverines put together a dominant performance in the 63-3 victory, while Chris Evans tallied 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his college debut. Meanwhile, the Scott Frost era started with a resounding win. UCF knocked off South Carolina ...