Coaching changes affect every aspect of college football. So when Todd Graham bolted on Pitt after just one season to take the head coaching vacancy at Arizona State, the impact on the upcoming recruiting class could have been disastrous.
“When a coaching staff leaves and the players are comfortable with that staff, it can definitely have an impact,” said Joe Butler of Metro Index Recruiting.
A tumultuous recruiting season that featured a high-profile coaching change and some big de-commitments made the recruiting process somewhat unusual for typically button-down-and-organized Penn State.
Also unusual was the result—a class that ranks pretty low nationally.
According to recruiting gurus, the result is not a top-25 contingent and perhaps just barely a top-50 class.
The West Virginia University football program isn’t historically known for pulling in top-flight recruiting classes filled with four-and-five-star recruits. But that’s OK.
The Mountaineers have compensated with plenty of on-field success, capturing three BCS Bowl Championship games in seven years, including the rece
Total of 15 student-athletes from six different states highlight latest round of Colonials
Head Coach Joe Walton of the Robert Morris University football program has announced that 15 players have agreed to continue their careers with the Colonials in 2012.
It’s official: Devontae Watson, the star center for Lincoln Park High School, is a Temple Owl. The 6-10, 195-lb senior signed his letter of intent on November 14th, becoming the first Division-I athlete the performing arts high school has produced.
“It feels good, and I don’t get any special treatment for it,” he said smiling, his braces glinting in the auditorium light. “It’s a great achievement.”
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There was not much we didn't know about Pitt's Jamie Dixon when this season began. We knew he'd never coached a team to the Final Four. But we also knew he never missed an NCAA Tournament. Nor has he ever lost to a Top 10 team at home.
At some point in the second round of the ongoing Crosby concussion saga, the news broke that Sid was again paying a visit to the father of chiropractic neurology, Dr. Ted Carrick. Sid was treated extensively by Dr. Carrick in the early stages of his recovery.
Steelers president Art Rooney II doesn’t open his mouth often, unless he has a good reason. That’s rare for an attorney, but appropriate for an executive of an NFL team that has been a model of stability and success for most of the past four decades.
Could it be that Kris Letang is flying under the radar a little bit – right here in Pittsburgh? Let me explain the question. In the Penguins’ dressing room, among the coaches and in the front office, they know exactly what they have in the 24-year-old Montreal native.
Jeannette's Demetrious Cox was one of 31 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football players who signed letters of intent on Feb. 1. PSR has the list right here.
With the All Star games behind us for the NFL and NHL, I should take some time to note the players from the Steelers and the Penguins who participated in their respective games.
The usual suspects dominated National Signing Day, with national champion Alabama leading the way. Urban Meyer's first class at Ohio State was impressive, while Florida landed standout lineman D.J. Humphries of Charlotte.