A year-and-a-half ago, Najee Harris gave his verbal commitment to Alabama. But now as February's national signing day inches closer, the nation's consensus top recruit isn't quite as committed to joining the Crimson Tide. “I’m going to take my five visits, but I just don’t know where,” Harris said last week, per Jim Halley of USA Today. “Let’s say this: My mind isn’t set on Alabama. I’m not 100 percent set on Alabama. I’m trying to see what ...

Even as the nation's No. 2 overall player in the 2017 class, Graham, Washington, 5-star offensive tackle Foster Sarell refuses to let his recruiting process reach an overwhelming status. Events such as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl keep him grounded and remind him of all the positives of his final year in high school. Sarell officially was recognized as a U.S. Army All-American with a jersey presentation Tuesday morning at Graham-Kapowsin High School. The ceremony jump-started a week that, ...

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. — Allan Walters spent the first two seasons of his prep career lined up across from America's premier prospect on a day-to-day basis.  Yards away during Paramus Catholic High School practices, defensive lineman Rashan Gary watched a young quarterback blossom. "Allan is going to get a lot of college attention when people see what he can do," the No. 1 2016 recruit told Bleacher Report in the summer of 2015.  That process didn't take long, as Walters entered his ...

A difficult year for LSU has been made worse with the death of mascot Mike VI, the live Bengal tiger who could be frequently seen on sidelines at football games, at the age of 11.   LSU's confirmed Mike VI's death after a battle with cancer on its official website Tuesday: Mike was humanely euthanized in his night house by LSU’s Attending Veterinarian David Baker, DVM, Ph.D. He was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma in May 2016 ...

With exactly half of college football's 128 FBS schools averaging 30 or more points per game and more than one-third yielding that much in scoring on a weekly basis, it's easy to forget the importance of defense. But some of the biggest games of this season have been decided by a great defensive play, often through individual effort. Clemson's exciting 42-36 win over Louisville came down to a defensive stop, with cornerback Marcus Edmond knocking receiver ...

Heading into the season, Stanford's trip to Notre Dame on Saturday seemed destined to have College Football Playoff implications. Reality had a wildly different idea. Stanford has dropped two straight games in embarrassing fashion, losing 44-6 on the road at Washington and 42-16 at home against Washington State. The Cardinal are 3-2 on the season. But the 2016 campaign has been a complete disaster for Notre Dame so far. Brian Kelly's team is 2-4 following a rain-soaked ...

Conference championships won't be decided in Week 7, but three contests with a pair of Associated Press Top 25 teams and several showdowns between division rivals will help shape a given league's race. A total of 17 games include ranked teams, and Bleacher Report is picking each one against the spread. The list features nine of the best contests, while the rest of Week 7's matchups are highlighted on the final slide. Both groups are ordered by ...

We root for teams in college basketball, but individual battles between elite players are what usually get us hyped leading up to games. Had Michigan State and Oklahoma met in the 2016 NCAA tournament, there would have been an endless barrage of Denzel Valentine vs. Buddy Hield think pieces, and we would have voraciously gobbled them up. Even though Kentucky's Skal Labissiere had a dreadful freshman year, his matchup with LSU's Ben Simmons was all anyone ...

Ohio State's journey to a potential College Football Playoff bid will take one of its most daunting turns this Saturday when it heads to Camp Randall Stadium for a prime-time showdown with Wisconsin. The No. 2 Buckeyes (5-0) have steamrolled through their schedule to date, beating their first five opponents by an average of 41.6 points. But the No. 8 Badgers (4-1) should be well-rested coming off a bye week and plenty angry after stewing over ...

The Louisville Cardinals will be aiming to return to the hunt for a berth in the College Football Playoff when they host the ACC conference rival Duke Blue Devils on Friday night. The Cardinals used last week's bye to recover from a 42-36 loss as one-point road chalk to the Clemson Tigers, cooling off an impressive 4-0 start both straight up and against the spread that briefly lifted them to No. 3 in the AP Top ...