Reuben Foster vs. Derrick Green
Video: How do you think will get the best of the other when Reuben Foster collides against Derrick Green?
Battle for signature of McGill QB Jason Smith may come down to Bama, Auburn (video)
MOBILE, Alabama — One of the bigger in-state recruiting battles between Alabama and Auburn this year could be over McGill-Toolen quarterback Jason Smith, a dual-threat signal-caller who gained more than 2,000 yards of total offense as a junior …
Scout/FOXSportsNext Recruiter of the Year
Stanford assistant coach Lance Anderson is the National Recruiter of the Year by Scout/FOXSportsNext, as voted on by the Scout.com/FOXSportsNext Recruiting Staff…
Urban environment pollutes Big Ten: Welcome to Urban Meyer recruiting, SEC-style
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Have you heard the joke about a gentleman’s agreement in college football recruiting? It goes like this. Once a recruit commits to a college, every rival stops recruiting him. It’s done out of honor because winning is vastly overrated so every coach falls in line because they’re gentlemen. Wait, that’s not a joke? Some Big Ten coaches actually believe in not flipping commitments?
Auburn says it gave football recruits multi-year scholarships; Alabama won’t say
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Signing day 2012 offered a blast from the past: The ability to offer multi-year scholarships. The Big Ten encouraged its schools to give football recruits four-year scholarships and many did. The SEC didn’t do as much prodding but at least two schools — Auburn and Florida — said they gave extended financial-aid agreements. The new NCAA rule could offer greater protection to players from getting their scholarships revoked due to how they play. It can also become a recruiting advantage because schools are permitted, but not required, to give up to five-year scholarships rather than annual renewals.
Alabama, Florida State combine to grab first six off Elite 18 list
Florida State and Alabama combined to grab the state’s top six players Wednesday, but five other schools signed at least one member of the Press-Register’s Elite 18.
Ragland typically ho-hum, even during big occasion
MADISON, Alabama – On the pure drama scale, this ranked even below Alabama’s 21-0 workmanlike drubbing of LSU in last month’s BCS championship game. Which was appropriate, considering how emphatic Bob Jones’ Reggie Ragland had been about playing football for the Crimson Tide since making his verbal commitment more than a year ago. Just like the title game, this one was never in doubt.
Alabama gets top-ranked class, Auburn eyes late additions, South Alabama lands one of program’s best classes
MOBILE, Alabama – Three weeks after hoisting the crystal football as the No. 1 college football team in the country, Alabama was No. 1 again Wednesday on National Signing Day. Alabama’s class of 26 signees was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Rivals, ESPN and 24/7 Sports and a close second to Texas by Scout.com. Auburn brought in a class of 20 signees ranked between 11th and 17th by the recruiting services, with coach Gene Chizik holding out hope for a couple of late marquee additions. The Crimson Tide’s class included three five-star prospects – Daphne running back T.J. Yeldon, Geismar (La.) safety Landon Collins and Arnold (Fla.) receiver Eddie Williams – and it added two coveted defensive line prospects to the class on Wednesday in Dalvin Tomlinson and Korren Kirven.
Meet T.J. Yeldon, an Alabama signee from Daphne (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is T.J. Yeldon. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound running back from Daphne is one of the stars of the class. He’s a five-star signee who was named Alabama’s Mr. Football last month. Yeldon also is one of eight early enrollees.
Meet Ryan Anderson, an Alabama signee from Daphne (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Ryan Anderson. The 6-foot-2, 244-pound outside linebacker from Daphne is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
VIDEO: Saban and Players NSD
Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media after landing the number one signing class for 2012 NSD. Following Saban, some of the newest members of the University of Alabama Football team including Ryan Anderson, Dillon Lee, Alphonse Taylor, Amari Cooper, Chris Black, Travell Dixon and T.J. Yeldon addressed the media.
Meet Travell Dixon, an Alabama signee from Eastern Arizona Community College (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Travell Dixon. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound cornerback from Miami, via Eastern Arizona Community College, is one of eight early enrollees. He said he came to Alabama because he wanted to play for coach Nick Saban and because of recent success of junior college transfers such as Terrence Cody, James Carpenter and DeQuan Menzie.
Meet Amari Cooper, an Alabama signee from Miami (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Amari Cooper. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver from Northwestern High School in Miami is one of eight early enrollees. He was among the new players who made a brief appearance Wednesday in the Alabama media room.
Meet Alphonse Taylor, an Alabama signee from Mobile (video)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – One of the members of Alabama’s heralded 2012 signing class is Alphonse Taylor. The 6-foot-5, 340-pound nose guard from Davidson High School in Mobile is one of eight early enrollees. Wait. Did he just say he weighs 360 pounds?
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