Lancaster High 4-star wideout Omar Manning officially committed to the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday with a post on Twitter:  "It's been favorite of mine for a while," Manning said of TCU, according to Scout's Gabe Brooks. "It's been the right move for me and I've prayed about it and talked it over with my family. The staff is great, and the environment." Manning, a 6'3" and 203-pound receiver, is considered the No. 10 wide receiver and the ...

Recruiting is a huge part of college basketball and building a winning program. Some programs have the luxury of recruiting top-100 prospects who are known commodities and sought-after by nearly every program in the country. Other programs have to find diamonds in the rough—guys who are 3-star prospects or lower who are developed into winning players over time. This season's college basketball seniors are a good portrait of under-recruited players who have become success stories. Some ...

It's been a disappointing season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. But on Friday, the school's athletic director, Jack Swarbrick, told ESPN.com's Matt Fortuna that head coach Brian Kelly is not on the hot seat this season.   "Brian will lead this team out of the tunnel opening day next year," Swarbrick said.  The seventh-year coach formerly brought the Irish to the 2013 national championship game and put up a 10-3 record last season with an appearance in the Fiesta ...

North Carolina junior Theo Pinson's status for the start of the 2016-17 season is up in the air due to a fractured bone in his right foot.   Continue for updates.  Latest on Pinson's Playing Status Friday, Oct. 21 According to Bret Strelow of the Winston-Salem Journal, the Tar Heels announced Pinson fractured the fifth metatarsal in his foot during practice this week.  Pinson does not have a definitive timetable to return, with the school's announcement saying he will be out indefinitely. North ...

Midway through the 2016 college football season, several teams have unexpectedly climbed the rankings and joined the periphery of the College Football Playoff picture. However, not all of them are here to stay. Using Odds Shark's Oct. 18 championship futures update as a guide, we'll identify five programs listed with top-12 odds that won't reach the season-ending four-team tournament. While the futures odds were an unbiased way to choose the biggest contenders, the list is organized by AP Top ...

Ahead of Washington State's clash with Arizona State on Saturday, the Pac-12 fined Cougars head coach Mike Leach $10,000 and reprimanded him for accusing the Sun Devils of signal-stealing. According to ESPN.com's Kyle Bonagura, Leach said the following regarding Arizona State on Monday: "I think they still steal signs, and we'll have to keep an eye on that. That is a very unsavory practice they have, so we'll have to do what we can to defend against it." Saturday's ...

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, welcomes ESPN College GameDay Saturday for a collision between undefeated SEC powerhouses the Texas A&M Aggies (No. 6) and Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 1). It doesn't get much bigger than this in SEC country, with the Aggies and Tide looking for breathing room in the SEC West while the rest of the conference attempts to keep pace. Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack, among others, will take to the Walk ...

In three weeks, college basketball will be back in action, the 2016-17 season beginning in earnest with dozens of games on tap for Nov. 11. That will start five months' worth of near-daily hoops action, culminating in a national champion crowned in Arizona in early April. There are 351 Division I teams set to compete and vie for bragging rights, team goals and various titles. Not all are created equal, however, as you'll see as the ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — You can count ESPN analyst David Pollack as one of those who doesn't believe the College Football Playoff selections will be cut-and-dried this season. There's too much football left to play, and too many things that can, and will, happen. "No matter how it shapes out, unless we have four teams that are undefeated from major conferences, then I think you're going to have some drama," he said. "I don't think everyone's going to ...

Virginia Tech 37, Miami 16. Game Over. With each coming off tough losses and needing a win for its ACC Coastal hopes, the Virginia Tech Hokies stomped the Miami Hurricanes at Lane Stadium. Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya was sacked eight times as the Hokies were excellent defensively all night. Miami gained just 365 total yards on offense, including a measly 42 on the ground despite boasting a terrific rushing tandem in Mark Walton and Joseph Yearby. On the ...