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Virginia is for elite prospects

He was set to soon enter White’s gymnasium. But White, certain Blanding would not escape notice, left a visitor alone to wait. “He’ll stick out like a sore thumb,” the coach said, walking away to attend to business. Blanding, the nation’s top-rated safety prospect, in fact, opened the doors a moment later and strode unceremoniously […]

On the move

(Not counting players who slide up based off other player movement.) • Uncommitted Zack Greenlee (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln) makes his debut in ESPN 150 at No. 120. He is up 14 spots in the QB-PP rankings from No. 23 to No. 9. • Georgia commit Brice Ramsey (Kingsland, Ga./Camden County) moves up from No. 107 to […]

QBs always have the answers

With 25 in one setting, not to mention the coaches and college counselors, enough hot air circulated through the Elite 11 finals last week to raise a few balloons. RecruitingNation polled each of the high school quarterbacks on a few items related to recruiting and college football. The best answers: Kevin Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills), […]

Mike Mitchell owns top SPARQ rating

After running a 4.39 40-yard dash, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound linebacker from Plano (Texas) Prestonwood Christian Academy needed to catch his breath. “It felt so good,” Mitchell said. “It’s probably one of the best feelings I’ve had during training stuff like this.” Mitchell’s 40 time, coupled with his performances in the vertical jump, the agility shuttle […]

Asking too much?

Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1-rated player in the Class of 2013, absent from this event and a member of the Clemson recruiting class since mid-June, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday that in order to make his pledge a “done deal,” he’d like the Tigers to offer his good friend and Grayson High School teammate, […]

Bill O’Brien recalls difficult summer

Eight big-name prospects filled up their gas tanks and drove to a not-so-Happy Valley. Christian Hackenberg, Adam Breneman and others sat at desks at an auditorium in the Lasch Football Building to see what Penn State’s first-year head coach had to say — to see if they would remain committed. O’Brien’s 2013 recruiting class tip-toed […]

2014 DE keeps grip on process

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No slowing down

The sweet talk and empty promises that once sold prospects no longer resonate. They would rather hear about a program’s five-year plan than the promise of playing time. Kids live in a wired world. They’re well connected and keen to the old tricks. Schmooze is out. Straight talk is in. Recruits read depth charts and […]

Raiders, Jets drawing early win total bets

In fact, just the opposite occurred. The New England Patriots owned the best record in the league at 14-2 and, per Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Info, their 13-3 ATS mark (followed by a 3-0 ATS run in the playoffs) also was the best in the league — a full two games better than […]

Jon Gruden built a bad Raiders roster: Why his tenure was a disaster, what other NFL teams could learn and what’s next

As you’ve surely heard by now, the Las Vegas Raiders and Jon Gruden parted ways on Monday. It goes without saying that the emails uncovered as part of the NFL’s investigation into Daniel Snyder and the Washington Football Team were abhorrent and unbecoming of a leader. My colleagues have addressed Gruden’s resignation, and what’s now […]