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Big Ten Blitz: Looking to close strong

Big Ten Blitz: Looking to close strong

The Ohio State Buckeyes currently sit outside of the national top 20 in the team recruiting rankings, but could be in line for a big boost as they rem

 • Greg Ladky
Video: Derby makes plays

Video: Derby makes plays

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 • Dallas Jackson
Army All-American Bowl awards

Army All-American Bowl awards

Was Robert Woods the fastest player at the Army All-American Bowl or was it Lache Seastrunk? Which QB showed the best arm? Who demonstrated the best c

 • Barry Every
Army Bowl: Breaking down the matchups

Army Bowl: Breaking down the matchups

After a week of practice leading up to Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, each roster has shown strengths certain

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 • Barton Simmons
East notebook: Mother Nature wins out

East notebook: Mother Nature wins out

Colder than normal temperatures and a blustery wind forced East team head coach George Quarless to cut practice short after one hour on Thursday.

 • Adam Munsterteiger
East notebook: Intensity picks up

East notebook: Intensity picks up

On Tuesday, the intensity level on the East squad picked up as both sides became more polished in drills. Go inside for more from today's practice inc

 • Adam Munsterteiger
Army Express: Elam sticks but will others

Army Express: Elam sticks but will others

SAN ANTONIO - Rivals.com looks at the top five news items from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in the Army Express. Each day Rivals.com will breakdown

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Aloha Prep Bowl: Mainland squad Hot 11

Aloha Prep Bowl: Mainland squad Hot 11

The Mainland All-Stars scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Hawaii All-Stars 26-6 in the second annual Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland

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 • Greg Ladky
Mainland stars prevail

Mainland stars prevail

The Mainland All-Stars scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Hawaii All-Stars 26-6 in the second annual Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland

 • Greg Ladky
Aloha Prep Bowl gallery

Aloha Prep Bowl gallery

A.J. Derby had a chance to put his passing skills to the test at the skills competition for the Aloha Prep Bowl.

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 • Greg Ladky
Aloha Prep Bowl Hot 11: Mainland stars

Aloha Prep Bowl Hot 11: Mainland stars

Five-star running back Lache Seastunk and the Mainland team finally got on the field in Aloha Staduim on Thursday to practice for the Hawaii/Polynesia

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 • Greg Ladky
Top talent set for Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland Bowl

Top talent set for Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland Bowl

The second annual Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland Bowl is set for 7 p.m. Saturday (1 a.m. EST Sunday) at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The Mainland squad is le

 • Greg Ladky
Derby ready for early arrival

Derby ready for early arrival

The latest trend in college football, especially for quarterbacks, is to graduate early and head off to college to take part in spring football. A.J.

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 • Tom Kakert
Category rankings: Athletes

Category rankings: Athletes

We've selected the best prospects in each specific category for every position and ranked them. Shawnee (Kan.) Bishop Miege star Justin McCay ranks h

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Derby completes his mission

Derby completes his mission

All season long City High has been on a mission. After falling short of the state title game last year, they entered the season ranked No. 1 in Class

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 • Tom Kakert
Georgia QB Hutson Mason receives offer from Chippewas

Georgia QB Hutson Mason receives offer from Chippewas

In the strange world of recruiting, some prospects are subjected to some twists and turns in the process. That is exactly the case for Lassiter High

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 • Tyler Parsons
A.J. Derby is an Army All-American

A.J. Derby is an Army All-American

With his teammates and family members in attendance, A.J. Derby accepted what his head coach at Iowa City High, Dan Sabers, called one of the greatest

 • Tom Kakert
Video: A.J. Derby gets it done

Video: A.J. Derby gets it done

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 • Dallas Jackson
Derby happy to be a Hawkeye

Derby happy to be a Hawkeye

A.J. Derby made official what had been rumored for more than 24 hours, that he would be attending the University of Iowa. HawkeyeReport.com was there

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 • Tom Kakert
Derby makes it official

Derby makes it official

It was hardly a well-kept secret, but four-star quarterback A.J. Derby made it official today as he verbally committed to Iowa. The 6-foot-4, 218-pou

 • Blair Sanderson
Derby dominates on Friday night

Derby dominates on Friday night

A.J. Derby and his City High Little Hawks left little doubt as to who the #1 team in the state of Iowa is on Friday night, pounding #3 ranked Cedar Ra

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 • Tom Kakert
Down year for talent in Alabama

Down year for talent in Alabama

You could certainly say that the state of Alabama has really had a couple of back-to-back years of great high school football talent. The talent leve

 • Jamie Newberg
Sooner Camps Offensive Hot 11

Sooner Camps Offensive Hot 11

The Sooner Hot 11 is a SoonerScoop.com ranking of all things Oklahoma. This time we take a look at the offensive Hot 11 from the Sooner camp that took

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 • Josh McCuistion
UP CLOSE: In-state standout emerges

UP CLOSE: In-state standout emerges

Norman, Okla. - While most may know Checotah, Okla. for it's ties to 'American Idol' it seems there may be much more reason to remember the tiny North

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 • Josh McCuistion
In-State Campers Pick up Offers on Saturday

In-State Campers Pick up Offers on Saturday

NORMAN, Okla. – For quite some time Oklahoma fans have wondered who the next in-state offer might be to in the class of 2010. For all the educated gue

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 • Josh McCuistion
Oklahomas One-Day Camp is Loaded

Oklahomas One-Day Camp is Loaded

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 • Josh McCuistion
Iowa ATH gets LSU offer

Iowa ATH gets LSU offer

There's no denying the roots of Iowa City (Iowa) athlete A.J. Derby run deep in his home state and to the state's flagship school. Not only was the 6

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 • William Weathers
Derby talks Elite 11 and recruiting

Derby talks Elite 11 and recruiting

With a spot in the U.S. Army All American game already secured, A.J. Derby headed west last weekend looking to land the honor of being an Elite 11 qua

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 • Tom Kakert
Derby is an interesting prospect

Derby is an interesting prospect

A.J. Derby is an enigma because the last two times Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every scouted him he has been a different kind of player. At th

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 • Adam Gorney
Stanford NIKE Camp notebook

Stanford NIKE Camp notebook

The Stanford NIKE Camp featured many Stanford 2010 prospects and several Cardinal commits. We were able to talk with a few of those prospects. Include

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 • Rick Jones
A closer look at the Berkeley Elite 11

A closer look at the Berkeley Elite 11

EA Sports made its annual trip to the University of California for the Elite 11 Camp. The event had its share of big names, surprises and improvements

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 • Barry Every
New names emerge at Elite 11 Regional

New names emerge at Elite 11 Regional

Nick Hirschman is new and improved. Hirschman unveiled a new throwing motion and better overall game at the Elite 11 Regional Camp on Friday. The tran

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Blowing up in Berkeley

Blowing up in Berkeley

There's no debating it's a down year for quarterbacks. But Friday's Elite 11 Regional Camp at California's Memorial Stadium proved there are still a f

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Iowa quarterback adds Michigan offer

Iowa quarterback adds Michigan offer

Iowa City (Iowa) quarterback A.J. Derby lives in the same city that the campus where the University of Iowa is located, so he has grown up around Big

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Derby picks up another offer

Derby picks up another offer

The scholarship offers keep rolling in for A.J. Derby. The top ranked player in the state of Iowa for 2010 has picked up another big scholarship offer

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 • Tom Kakert
Derby not naming favorites

Derby not naming favorites

Iowa City (Ia.) quarterback A.J. Derby now holds offers from a dozen Division I schools and, according to the 6-foot-5, 218-pounder, all remain in the

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 • Rick Shaw
Derby picks up three more offers

Derby picks up three more offers

After spending last week on spring break with his family, A.J. Derby had a nice present waiting in his mailbox when he returned home. The four-star qu

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 • Tom Kakert
Uncle filling Derby in on Badgers

Uncle filling Derby in on Badgers

With family connections to Wisconsin, A.J. Derby, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback from Iowa City, Iowa, is well educated on the Badger program and k

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 • Kyle Heikkinen
Tide after midwest QB

Tide after midwest QB

The Alabama football staff will be after at least one, if not two top-flight quarterbacks in the class of 2010. One of their early targets is a midwe

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 • Shane Youngblood
Derby picks up another offer

Derby picks up another offer

Iowa City (Ia.) quarterback A.J. Derby can certainly understand why most onlookers would assume him to be a University of Iowa lean. His father, John

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 • Rick Shaw
Huskers set to host long list of juniors Saturday

Huskers set to host long list of juniors Saturday

This weekend junior recruiting will be a priority for several schools around the country. That process begins this weekend for many programs with big

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 • John Talman
Video: Derby Does It All

Video: Derby Does It All

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 • Dallas Jackson
Derby visits hometown Hawkeyes

Derby visits hometown Hawkeyes

After an impressive throwing performance at the U.S. Army Combine earlier this month, City High quarterback A.J. Derby has found his stock steadily on

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 • Blair Sanderson
Iowa quarterback has Florida on list

Iowa quarterback has Florida on list

A.J. Derby threw for more than 1,000 yards and rushed for more than 1,000 in his junior season and his team finished 10-1 so the Iowa City, Iowa dual-

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 • Adam Gorney
Derby talks Army All American combine

Derby talks Army All American combine

While his older brother Zach was in Tampa with the Hawkeye Football team, A.J. Derby did some traveling of his own to San Antonio to take part in the

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 • Tom Kakert
U.S. Army National All-Combine Team: Offense

U.S. Army National All-Combine Team: Offense

There was no better place to see more than 500 of the nation's top junior prospects than on the field at the Alamodome last Friday at the U.S. Army Al

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Army Analysis: National Combine standouts

Army Analysis: National Combine standouts

Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every breaks down some of the top performers from Friday's U.S. Army National Combine. We'll look at standouts fro

 • Barry Every
Derby headed to U.S. Army Combine

Derby headed to U.S. Army Combine

Last month, A.J. Derby made the early list of Rivals.com's Top 250 prospects in 2010. Next month, the Iowa City High quarterback will get the opportun

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 • Tom Kakert
From the Road: Young guns

From the Road: Young guns

Rivals.com recruiting analysts got a chance to check out a couple of the nation's top sophomore quarterbacks this past weekend. Raymore (Mo.) Raymore-

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Barrent stands tall among Iowas best

Barrent stands tall among Iowas best

Rivals.com recruiting analyst Barry Every breaks down some of the top Division I-A talent in Iowa that participated in games this past weekend. Rivals

 • Barry Every
Derby picks up second Big Ten offer

Derby picks up second Big Ten offer

The Class of 2010 is shaping up to be a strong one in the state of Iowa for both football and basketball prospects and one of the top multi-sport athl

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 • Tom Kakert
Derby heals up and picks up early offers

Derby heals up and picks up early offers

Sitting on the sidelines isn't something that A.J. Derby has had to do very often in his young athletic career. After fracturing a finger, Derby is no

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 • Tom Kakert
Sabes Invitational - Friday

Sabes Invitational - Friday

The Sabes Invitational opened up Friday night with top performances coming from Michael Dixon, Royce White, Nate Wolters, and David Brown. Howard Pul

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 • Ryan James
Sabes Invitational Preview

Sabes Invitational Preview

The Sabes Invitational is around the corner with play this weekend at Bloomington Jefferson. Gopher commit Royce White leads Howard Pulley into an ev

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 • Ryan James
A.J. Derby can play

A.J. Derby can play

Iowa City High athlete A.J. Derby may have only been a sophomore last year but he has proven that he can play football. This standout has a chance to

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 • Luke Feddersen
Derby makes an early impression

Derby makes an early impression

Class of 2010 prospect A.J. Derby is already starting as a freshman on the varsity at Iowa City West and receiving interest from the Iowa Hawkeyes and

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 • Tom Kakert