The 2017 Under Armour All-America Game showcased many of the highest-rated prospects in the nation, and as their billing would suggest, most of them impressed. After a week of practice in Orlando, the high school standouts traveled to Tampa for the all-star contest. Led by No. 6 overall player Dylan Moses, 10 of Scout's top 35 players appeared in the event. Practice updates were considered, though a given player's grade is largely based on his performance in ...

While Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s first year on the field didn’t go as planned, his first full recruiting class as the Bulldogs head man has fans eagerly anticipating the program's future. The latest news to send shockwaves through Athens was the commitment of 5-star athlete Deangelo Gibbs—who announced his pledge during the Under Armour All-America Game on Sunday.  His commitment also continued a trend of Georgia keeping its most talented prospects in-state and bound for Athens—which ...

Maryland added multifaceted defender Markquese Bell to its 2017 recruiting class after securing the commitment of the 4-star linebacker Sunday. The player announced his decision during the Under Armour All-America Game, per Ryan Connors of Testudo Times. According to Scout.com, Bell is the No. 19 safety and No. 201 player overall in the 2017 recruiting class. Through his first three years of high school, the Bridgeton, New Jersey, native was a jack-of-all-trades, and in 2015, he emerged as ...

One of the nation's best prep players has finally chosen a school. Deangelo Gibbs announced his intention to play for Georgia on Sunday, eschewing offers from nearly every major program in the southern U.S. ESPN's Gerry Hamilton tweeted the following video of Gibbs choosing the Bulldogs on Sunday at the Under Armour All-America Game: Gibbs, who stars at Grayson High School in Georgia, is the No. 13 overall player and second-ranked athlete in the class of 2017, per ...

Check out five of the top NFL and NCAA football headlines from Saturday night and Sunday morning.   Washington vs. Alabama: Score and Reaction for 2016 Peach Bowl Alabama won its playoff game against Washington, 24-7. ESPN Stats & Info tweeted, "Bo Scarbrough’s 175 rushing yards is a record for an Alabama player in a bowl game (was 166, Sherman Williams in 1994 Citrus Bowl)" Click here for more.                             ...

Class of 2017 4-star safety prospect Xavier McKinney committed to Alabama on Sunday.  Gerry Hamilton of ESPN shared video of McKinney's commitment: The 6'1", 192-pound defensive back out of Roswell, Georgia, was ranked by Scout.com as the No. 3 safety in his home state, the No. 17 safety in the nation and the 180th-ranked overall prospect in the country.  He's exhibited an ability to always know where the ball is, and he can track it as well as any ...

Virginia Tech added an impact defender to its 2017 recruiting class Sunday in the form of outside linebacker Nathan Proctor.  According to ESPN.com's Derek Tyson, Proctor announced his intention to play for the Hokies during the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game. Per Scout, the 6'3", 220-pounder is a 4-star recruit and the No. 161 overall player, No. 11 outside linebacker and No. 1 outside linebacker from the state of Maryland in the 2017 class. Given his talent at the outside linebacker ...

Ohio State wasn't even supposed to be there. After enduring massive roster turnover during the offseason, Urban Meyer's squad made a surprise run to the 2016 College Football Playoff. Suddenly, the Buckeyes belonged. The youth-infused roster was on the brink of something special. But championship dreams quickly turned to one of the worst memories in both recent program history and Meyer's career. Clemson throttled Ohio State 31-0 in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl, completely overwhelming the offense and handling ...

For the Clemson Tigers, winning the College Football Playoff National Championship isn't just about adding a piece of hardware to the trophy case. This is about revenge. The No. 2 Tigers are taking on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of last year's title game where the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 45-40. It was a shootout between two teams in the ultimate battle of who wanted to win more. On the day, ...

Perhaps New Year's Eve isn't the ratings killer some thought. ESPN announced double-digit gains in viewership for its College Football Playoff telecasts from Saturday night, with a massive increase in streaming audience. The semifinals averaged an 11.0 rating, an increase of 11 percent from 2015's broadcasts. Alabama's Peach Bowl win over Washington was responsible for a majority of that increase, with ESPN's broadcast seeing a 17 percent uptick from the first semifinal last season. Clemson's win over ...