Urban Meyer took Ohio State's recruiting to another level when he commandeered the program in the fall of 2011, signing the Big Ten's best class in each of the last six recruiting cycles. But like every team in the country, the Buckeyes have missed on a number of their top targets over the years. And if it isn't ready, some of those recruiting misses could spoil Ohio State's playoff run when it faces Clemson in the Fiesta ...

This season’s group of college football Power Five league champions looks somewhat similar to that of 2015, but also refreshingly different. The nation’s top two teams from a year ago (Alabama and Clemson) are back at Nos. 1-2, respectively, but beyond them, change reigns. Oklahoma repeated as the Big 12 champions, but at 10-2 with losses to Houston and Ohio State, the Sooners finished No. 7 and out of the College Football Playoff mix. Penn State ...

It's the offseason, and the pressure associated with high-profile SEC jobs means coaches are constantly looking over their shoulders, hoping not to get canned. Who's under the most pressure this offseason? That question and more are answered in this week's edition of SEC football Q&A. I go back and forth on Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin and Tennessee's Butch Jones as being on the hottest seat in the SEC this offseason. Both are scorching, but I tend to lean ...

Boise State loves bowl season, and for good reason. The Broncos are 6-1 straight up and 5-2 against the spread over their last seven bowl appearances. Boise State hopes that good holiday fortune will continue when it takes on an embattled Baylor team in the Cactus Bowl on Dec. 27 in Phoenix.        Cactus Bowl point spread: The Broncos opened as 10-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via ...

Minnesota snapped a seven-game bowl losing streak with a bowl victory last year, but a short-handed Gophers outfit will have a tough time creating a bowl winning streak when they go against Washington State in the 39th edition of the Holiday Bowl on December 27 in San Diego. Holiday Bowl point spread: The Cougars opened as 5.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via OddsShark computer: 34.3-27.3 Cougars (College ...

Old rivals get together for a bowl game Wednesday at the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl when the BYU Cougars encounter the Wyoming Cowboys. BYU, 8-4, enters more confident than most teams would while down a starting quarterback. The Cougars, though, aren't strangers to changes under center and boast a dominant rushing attack. Wyoming, 8-5, enters its first bowl game since 2011 revitalized and looking to take down a former Mountain West rival while riding one of the nation's ...

Louisiana Tech's Trent Taylor, the school's all-time leader in receptions, was running a deep route at practice earlier this season when he noticed a Ryan Higgins pass coming in low. As it approached Taylor in the end zone, he turned his butt toward the ball, let it sail between his legs and caught it for a touchdown. "Everyone kind of freaked out," Taylor said. Taylor regularly turns Louisiana Tech practices into his own little circus. He catches punts behind ...

Tulsa has put itself in the running for the most dominant performance of the 2016-17 bowl season. The Golden Hurricane showcased their talent on both sides of the ball with a 55-10 win over Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl. This result wasn't too much of a surprise, especially considering Tulsa came into the game as a double-digit favorite, per OddsShark. Kevin McGuire of NBC Sports broke down the matchup: Still, it was as complete a performance as ...

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has signed with the Roc Nation Sports agency, he announced Monday: Fournette joins a list of Roc Nation Sports clients that includes Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant, Dallas Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant, Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley, Dallas Wings guard Skylar Diggins, Seattle Mariners slugger Robinson Cano and New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Fournette, 21, was projected to be the No. 5 overall pick in the ...

Toneil Carter, a 4-star running back from Langham Creek High School in Houston, Texas, decommitted from the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday. The two seniors Carter mentioned are Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, who are both returning to Georgia next season. He added: Because of the return of Chubb and Michel, Georgia could no longer add Carter as an early enrollee based on the number of players on scholarship it already has for the spring period, per Jason Butt of Macon.com. Enrolling early allows ...