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RGIII: “I expect greatness out of myself so yeah I expect to be the starting quarterback.”

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

With the NFL Draft now just two days away, much of the intrigue has been taken away, at least with the first two picks of the draft. Andrew Luck is going number one to the Colts and Washington made a blockbuster deal over a month ago to land the number ...

Nick Saban Talks up his Five Potential First-Round Picks, Rips Pre-Draft Hearsay: “I Don’t Know How Anybody Drafts Anybody”

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

The BCS national champion Alabama Crimson Tide might as well take full custody of the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. As many as five members of Nick Saban's squad could be taken in Round 1 Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall. And if all five of the ...

Vontaze Burfict Laughs Off the Criticisms of Him and Says Some Team Will Get a “Great Linebacker”

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Prior to this past season, Vontaze Burfict had dreams of a Pac-12 Championship and possibly being a first round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Unfortunately the Pac-12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year had an awful season in Tempe and that poor momentum has carried over to the pre-draft ...

Will Kellen Moore Receive a Phone Call on Draft Weekend?

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

While he was at Boise State, Kellen Moore started 52 games as the Broncos quarterback. He won a whopping 49 of them, making him the winningest college football quarterback in Division One history. Unfortunately that renders itself meaningless at the next level. As the NFL Draft approaches, Moore’s future is ...

Gus Malzahn Makes the Transition From Coaching High School to College Look Easy

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Seven years ago, Gus Malzahn was coaching high school football. Now he's going through his first spring as a head coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Malzahn, who made an unlikely leap from high-school coaching to become Arkansas' offensive coordinator in 2006, has since enjoyed stints at Tulsa and ...

Luke Kuechly Ready to Take His Tackling Talents to the NFL Level

Friday, April 20th, 2012

There hasn't been a better tackler in college football over the past two seasons than Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly. He led the nation  both seasons, including piling up 191 takedowns this past season. He finished with more than 500 tackles for his career and now it's time to take ...

Ryan Tannehill Doesn’t Think He Can Be Compared to JaMarcus Russell

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Every year prior to the NFL Draft, players rise and fall in the eyes of the media. No player’s stock has risen this year quite like that of Texas A & M quarterback Ryan Tannehill. While it’s not surprising given the demand of the position, he never looked the part ...

Art Briles Says He Knew Robert Griffin III Was Special When RG3 Was a Junior in High School

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

The biggest move of this offseason was made by the Washington Redskins and while they have been rightfully criticized at times for overspending on free agents or going overboard in the offseason, this time there is no reason to criticize what Washington did. Their biggest weakness a season ago was ...

Ben Howland, UCLA Land Top High School Product in Shabazz Muhammad

Friday, April 13th, 2012

When we last saw Ben Howland, the UCLA coach was coming off a season where his Bruins didn't even make the postseason and they had recently been slammed by a Sports Illustrated article that shed negative light on what Howland and the program were doing. He might not have erased ...

Jared Sullinger Says He Is Ready to Take the Next Step in His Basketball Career

Friday, April 6th, 2012

During his time at Ohio State, Jared Sullinger led Ohio State to back-to-back 30 win seasons and two Big Ten regular season championships. He was selected as a First Team All-American two straight years, and after leading the Buckeyes to the Final Four this season, Jared Sullinger showed that he ...