ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit picks Oklahoma Sooners to make College Football Playoff ... - Dallas Morning News (blog) Oklahoma Sooners running back Samaje Perine (32) scores on a fourth-quarter run during the Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns NCAA football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, October 11, 2014. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News) While most expect the Big 12 to be … [Read more...]
College Football Preview: Conference winners and playoff picks for 2015 – Washington Post
College Football Preview: Conference winners and playoff picks for 2015 - Washington Post Can Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes defend their title? (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)Ohio State proved its superiority beyond a shadow of a doubt in 2014 by conquering the inaugural four-team College Football Playoff to win the national championship. Its reward was a shiny trophy and a target centered squarely on … [Read more...]
College football notebook | Oklahoma picks Mayfield as starting quarterback – Columbus Dispatch
College football notebook | Oklahoma picks Mayfield as starting quarterback - Columbus Dispatch No. 19 Oklahoma has named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback over last year’s starter, Trevor Knight, coach Bob Stoops announced.Mayfield sat out last season after transferring from Texas Tech. As a freshman walk-on at Tech in 2013, he passed for 2,315 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games and was … [Read more...]
Preseason College Football Rankings 2015: Predictions for Initial AP NCAA Top 25 – Bleacher Report
Preseason College Football Rankings 2015: Predictions for Initial AP NCAA Top 25 - Bleacher Report Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Official rankings continue to roll out as the college football season creeps toward kickoff. Up next after the release of the USA Today Coaches Poll is Sunday's official unveiling of the Associated Press Top 25. Like all other rankings, it promises to stir up … [Read more...]
Markelle Fultz chooses Washington in recruiting coup for Lorenzo Romar – SI.com
Markelle Fultz chooses Washington in recruiting coup for Lorenzo Romar - SI.com BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Markelle Fultz arrived this weekend on the verge of making an announcement that few who saw him play early in his high school career could have imagined would carry so much significance. In the middle of the skills competition on Friday that serves as a prelude to the prestigious Elite 24 game, Fultz … [Read more...]
5-star recruit Markelle Fultz picks Washington over Kentucky, others – SB Nation
5-star recruit Markelle Fultz picks Washington over Kentucky, others - SB Nation The Huskies landed their biggest recruit in years on Friday. Markelle Fultz is headed to Washington. The five-star guard from Maryland announced his decision at the Under Armour Elite 24 camp on Friday night, picking the Huskies over Kentucky, Arizona, Maryland and Louisville. The announcement caps a wild ride to … [Read more...]
NBA AM: Other Lotto Picks Who Disappointed – Basketball Insiders
NBA AM: Other Lotto Picks Who Disappointed - Basketball Insiders Please enable Javascript to watch this video Embiid Not the Only Lottery Pick to Disappoint News came out on Thursday that the No. 3 overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft, Joel Embiid, would miss a second full season following another surgery on his bad foot. The Greg Oden comparisons are only getting louder, but as few career … [Read more...]
Kentucky adds 7-footer from Australia as part of frontcourt rebuild – SportingNews.com
Kentucky adds 7-footer from Australia as part of frontcourt rebuild - SportingNews.com Kentucky coach John Calipari's international search to reload a frontcourt that lost NBA Draft picks Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles and Dakari Johnson reached Down Under on Thursday. Calipari confirmed in a release that Isaac Humphries, a 7-footer from Australia, has signed with UK, a move … [Read more...]
Kentucky adds Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries – SI.com
Kentucky adds Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries - SI.com Kentucky confirmed the signing of Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries on Thursday, adding yet another standout piece to the Wildcats’ top-ranked 2015 recruiting class. Kentucky coach John Calipari confirmed Humphries’s signing in a release, although the move was widely expected after Humphries reclassified from the 2016 class to 2015. … [Read more...]
NBA Draft Conflicts For College Basketball Players in 2016 – Hoops Habit
NBA Draft Conflicts For College Basketball Players in 2016 - Hoops Habit Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Prospects pose for a group picture with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (holding basketball) before the start of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports There has been a changing of the guard in the NBA that has impacted college basketball for the … [Read more...]