New Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell told the Journal and Courier that he has talked to each of Purdue’s 13 recruits for next season – and so far they seem to be sticking: “They all sound very good. I’ve bonded with some of them, I think. Some really neat guys. I’m looking forward to getting […]

National Signing Day is just 57 days away (Feb. 6, if you choose not to do the math), and Big Ten classes are beginning to take shape. While there are plenty of commitments, de-commitments and switches to be made, here’s an early look at where each Big Ten team stands as signing day approaches (click […]

News got out Tuesday that Trey Lyles – a 17-year-old who had committed to attend Indiana in 2014 – had decided to reopen his recruiting. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean prefaced Lyles’ announcement on Twitter with some measured and cryptic Tweets. Once it became clear what he was talking about, some Indiana fans weren’t quite so […]

Big news out of Evanston, from the AP: EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern says the NCAA has ruled receiver Kyle Prater eligible for this season after transferring from Southern California. The school announced this week that Prater received a waiver from the governing body and will not have to sit out. He will still have three years […]

The Badgers are taking a principled recruiting stand when it comes to Penn State: Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said Thursday he has no plans to recruit the players at Penn State, suggesting it would violate what he calls a Big Ten coaching brotherhood. “I made the decision as a head coach we would not reach out to […]

Is it looking less likely that former Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien will be transferring to Wisconsin or Michigan State? Maryland is lifting restrictions and telling departing quarterback Danny O’Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia and linebacker Mario Rowson that they are free after all to transfer to Vanderbilt or other schools if they wish. Terps coach […]

No matter what Bret Bielema has to whine say, Urban Meyer says Ohio State’s highly ranked 2012 recruiting class was earned within the rules. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer defended his staff’s recruiting practices on Friday, following comments from some Big Ten coaches who lost recruits to the Buckeyes about “flipping” prospects who have made verbal […]

Let’s see if you can follow the logic here of Steven M. Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star as he gives Bo Pelini a pass for missing out on a player that would have made Nebraska’s recruiting class significantly more impressive: Then came Wednesday’s letdown. Five-star offensive lineman Andrus Peat chose Stanford over Nebraska and […]

Bret Bielema is none too happy with the arrival of Urban Meyer at Ohio State – especially after offensive tackle Kyle Dodson signed with the Buckeyes after originally committing to Wisconsin. And he unloaded yesterday at his National Signing Day news conference: “There’s a few things that happened early on I made people be aware […]

Well the 2012 recruiting results are (mostly) in, and how did the Great Coach Exodus of 2012 affect things? Lost: OL J.J. Denman signed with Rutgers, citing the fact that he didn’t know the Wisconsin coaches anymore (presumably referring to departure of Bostad or Rudolph). OL Kyle Dodson signed with Ohio State, although Dodson was […]

Well, Urban Meyer seems to know what he’s doing, no? A few short weeks after taking over the Buckeyes, he has the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation with one five-star (scooped up from Penn State) and a whopping 10 four-star recruits. Not too shabby. Especially at defensive end. Look at what he’s bringing […]

Brady Hoke has Wolverines fans thinking Michigan football is back – and this class ranked No. 4 in the nation by Scout.com should do little to temper their enthusiasm (unless they look jealously upon Urban Meyer’s quick work in Columbus). The top of Hoke’s class is dominated by players from the Midwest – namely Michigan […]

Happy Signing Day! The college football world is a-Twitter with rumors and excitement about where large 18-year-olds will decide to go to school next year. Everybody that is except the Penn State football coach: New Penn State coach and current Patriots OC Bill O’Brien said he won’t pay much attention to National Signing Day on […]

By all appearances, National Signing Day is like Christmas, Fourth of July and Festivus all wrapped up into one for the state of Nebraska. Early on, the Nebraska class Bo Pelini has put together looked a little light – at least compared to Ohio State and Michigan. But we’ll see as the day progresses. And […]

Wisconsin lost six coaches since the end of the season – leaving coach Bret Bielema with the big job of filling out his coaching staff while holding on to the players the departed guys helped recruit. How will he do? We’ll see today – National Signing Day! Here is what is expected to happen for […]