Brandon Randolph has made his college intentions known after pledging to Arizona in the 2017-18 basketball season.  Randolph told ESPN.com's Jeff Borzello about his decision to play college basketball at Arizona. "I just felt like Arizona was the best fit for me," Randolph said. "Had everything we were looking for in a school, both athletically and academically."   Randolph visited Arizona's campus last weekend, saying the "great environment" helped lead to his decision. One of the top talents in the 2017 ...

Each week, Bleacher Report National Recruiting Analyst Tyler Donohue analyzes a different prospect based on in-person evaluation and intensive film study. Here's our latest scouting report of a promising young athlete and how he projects as a college player.         A self-proclaimed "Real-Life Goon," Marvin Wilson landed on the national recruiting radar early in his prep career. He's continued to assert himself as one of America's finest defensive prospects during showcase events and game action at Episcopal High School near Houston. This lauded interior ...

Alabama is no stranger to attracting phenom prospects at running back. After all, the assembly line under head coach Nick Saban that began with Heisman Trophy winner and first-round draft pick Mark Ingram has seen talented rushers and elite recruits such as Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry blossom into stars and high NFL draft picks after their time in Tuscaloosa. Najee Harris, the nation’s top overall prospect in the 2017 cycle, committed to ...

Week 7 of the college football season will provide more tests for the big boys, as second-ranked Ohio State will visit No. 8 Wisconsin on Saturday night, top-ranked Alabama will head to Rocky Top to take on ninth-ranked Tennessee and No. 12 Ole Miss will head to Fayetteville to take on No. 22 Arkansas. Who will emerge from Week 7 with momentum? Bleacher Report experts Adam Kramer, Barrett Sallee, Chris Walsh, Greg Couch and Michael Felder break ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — For weeks, University of Alabama sophomore defensive lineman Da’Ron Payne wanted to be sure that everyone knew he had scored a touchdown. It was especially true in the Crimson Tide locker room, where he couldn't help himself more often than not. When anybody did anything, Payne was quick to remind him that he had scored six points at Ole Miss—just in case he may have forgotten. "I’m tired of hearing Da’Ron Payne," junior linebacker Shaun ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's tough to tell where the legend of Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard begins. Everyone seems to have a different starting point. For Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, his introduction to the Cincinnati native came inside a high school gymnasium during a game of dodgeball in physical education class. Nearly four years later, Hubbard is an emerging star on the Ohio State defense and the most prominent pass-rusher on a squad that entered Big Ten ...

A week after a blocked extra point gave Florida State a dramatic win over Miami, Virginia Tech announced it is a legitimate contender with a convincing win over North Carolina and NC State upset Notre Dame in the driving rain, the ACC is back at it with an intriguing slate of games. None of them are marquee matchups like last weekend, but that doesn't mean they're without intrigue. While the Hurricanes and Tar Heels try to keep ...

Oregon, which features Chris Boucher and Jordan Bell, and Virginia, with Austin Nichols and Isaiah Wilkins, ought to have two of the nation's best defenses for the 2016-17 college basketball season.  We've ranked the top 10 defensive stoppers to watch this year. Blocks, steals and defensive rebounds are obvious factors. However, we're also interested in advanced metrics such as D-rating and defensive box plus/minus to help identify which players make the biggest overall impact on defense. The ...

Class of 2017 4-star guard V.J. Bailey told Evan Daniels of Scout that he verbally committed to Oregon on Tuesday.  The Texas native is ranked as the No. 2 shooting guard in his state, the No. 22 shooting guard in the country and the No. 99 overall prospect in the nation, per Scout.   The 6'4", 170-pound guard is a gifted athlete with an offensive game that is headlined by an aggressive ability to drive toward the ...

Florida State Seminoles safety Nate Andrews will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn pectoral muscle, per Curt Weiler of Tomahawk Nation. Continue for updates. Andrews Could Take Medical Redshirt Tuesday, Oct. 11 Weiler noted head coach Jimbo Fisher hadn’t ruled out the chance of the defensive playmaker using a medical redshirt this year. Fisher addressed the injury, per Bob Ferrante of 247Sports: "I hate it for him and I hate it for us in general. We have to move ...