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OSU and Michigan bring in top Big Ten units

OSU and Michigan bring in top Big Ten units

With five-stars Adolphus Washington and Noah Spence, Ohio State reeled in the Big Ten's best DE class in 2012. Check out the full Big Ten breakdown.

 • Josh Helmholdt
Meador ready to begin at UW

Meador ready to begin at UW

His eventful recruitment came down to the morning of Singing Day on Feb. 1, but Jake Meador couldn't be happier with how things worked out.

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 • Jon McNamara
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the Big Ten

Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the Big Ten

Urban Meyer's return to college football helped Ohio State land the top class in the Big Ten on National Signing Day. We break down and rank the clas

 • Josh Helmholdt
Class of 2012 Superlatives

Class of 2012 Superlatives

For the most part, Florida's recruiting class is locked away and it is a group that we here at Inside the Gators have spent months tirelessly followin

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 • Bryan Holt
National Signing Day: League breakdown

National Signing Day: League breakdown

Rivals.com analysts offer a quick glimpse of the BCS leagues as National Signing Day winds down. Stanford has put together a big day, which includes t

 • Rivals.com
Meador fills big hole for UW

Meador fills big hole for UW

Wisconsin's late push was just enough for Jake Meador. After taking an official visit this past weekend, the 6-foot-7, 305-pound senior signed his let

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 • Jon McNamara
Meador sets the stage for Signing Day

Meador sets the stage for Signing Day

The highest ranked uncommitted prospect in the state of Indiana is Whiteland (Ind.) Community offensive tackle Jake Meador, and the 6-7, 305-pound pro

 • Josh Helmholdt
Recruiting blitz: Ranking the classes

Recruiting blitz: Ranking the classes

Nick Saban's Crimson Tide could sign another top class, but there is still work to be done. We run down recruiting across the country and predict orde

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Visit weekend preview: Last chance to impress

Visit weekend preview: Last chance to impress

Four-star TCU commit Edward Pope is one of several committed prospects on the road checking out other programs this weekend. We run down some of the b

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Rising, falling as National Signing Day nears

Rising, falling as National Signing Day nears

Stanford is climbing quickly with the addition of Joshua Garnett and others. Rivals reviews the teams recently rising and falling as National Signing

 • Chris Nee
Big Ten recruiting blitz: Big names on the board

Big Ten recruiting blitz: Big names on the board

Numbers are tight for Nebraska and other Big Ten teams in the 2012 class, but the Cornhuskers hope to add big names such as Andrus Peat before signing

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 • Josh Helmholdt
SEC recruiting blitz: Final days for 14 teams

SEC recruiting blitz: Final days for 14 teams

Is Alabama done with its 2012 class, or can the Tide add top targets such as Eddie Goldman? We go around the new 14-team SEC in the recruiting blitz.

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Burning Questions: One week remaining

Burning Questions: One week remaining

Inside the Gators recruiting analyst Bryan Holt takes an in-depth look at Florida's recruiting efforts and how the class of 2012 stacks up with Signin

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 • Bryan Holt
Decision date, final three set for Meador

Decision date, final three set for Meador

The recruitment of Whiteland (Ind.) Community offensive tackle Jake Meador is coming into clearer focus with a little more than a week left until Nati

 • Josh Helmholdt
Breaking down the positional rankings moves

Breaking down the positional rankings moves

Christchurch (Va.) Christchurch School offensive tackle Win Homer made a big jump in the final position rankings update. We break down the big moves i

 • Brian Perroni
4-star Meador has a final three

4-star Meador has a final three

After parting ways with Ole Miss, four-star offensive tackle Jake Meador is back on the open market and a target of the Florida Gators.

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 • Mark Wheeler
Notebook: Five-star weekend coming up

Notebook: Five-star weekend coming up

This past weekend was seen as a slow one for the Gators in recruiting. One week before a huge weekend full of visitors, Florida coaches and players wo

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 • Bryan Holt
Visitor Preview: Linemen visiting

Visitor Preview: Linemen visiting

Florida will welcome a small group of three official visitors beginning Friday. However, the weekend will merge into early next week as a fourth prosp

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 • Bryan Holt
Prospects react to Pease

Prospects react to Pease

With the announcement of Brent Pease leaving his offensive coordinator job at Boise State to take the same position at Florida now public, there is pl

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 • Bryan Holt
Final Four for Meador

Final Four for Meador

Whiteland (IN) tackle Jake Meador is the final offensive lineman left on Missouri's recruiting board. <i>PowerMizzou.com</i> talked to the four-star r

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 • Pete Scantlebury
Meador planning final three visits

Meador planning final three visits

Since the dismissal of head coach Houston Nutt in the fall, Ole Miss has been trying to hang onto the commitment of four-star Whiteland (Ind.) Communi

 • Josh Helmholdt
Florida offers four-star tackle

Florida offers four-star tackle

According to traditional legend, it's Santa Claus who comes bearing gifts on Christmas Eve. However, when you're a 6-foot-7, 305-pound offensive tackl

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 • Bryan Holt
Mann talks O-D Bowl

Mann talks O-D Bowl

For elite high school football players, All-America games are meant to be a treat, a rewarding experience for four years of superior play. But during

 • Bryan Holt
Offense-Defense Bowl awards

Offense-Defense Bowl awards

Who was the fastest player at the Offense-Defense Bowl? The strongest? J.C. Coleman ranks at the top of three categories in our awards for the week.

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 • Brian Perroni
West beats East in Offense-Defense Bowl

West beats East in Offense-Defense Bowl

The West beat the East 21-14 on Thursday night at the Offense-Defense Bowl at Cowboys Stadium. Quarterback Nathan Peterman was among the game's stando

 • Brian Perroni
Commits  targets playing in all star events

Commits targets playing in all star events

While it's still the dead period in the world of recruiting, business is about to pickup greatly over the next week as the post season all star games

 • Inside the Gators Staff
ITG Recruiting Big Board

ITG Recruiting Big Board

The Big Board is a look at each of the remaining prospects the Gators are recruiting and their current chances of landing him.

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 • Bryan Holt
Offense-Defense Bowl: Top storylines

Offense-Defense Bowl: Top storylines

The Offense-Defense Bowl Week is one of several all-star games this week. Rivals.com's Brian Perroni presents top storylines in the O-D Bowl, includin

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 • Brian Perroni
O-D Bowl to feature talented backs and linemen

O-D Bowl to feature talented backs and linemen

The sixth annual Offense-Defense All-America Game on Dec. 29 at Cowboys Stadium will feature some big-time running backs and plenty of talent on the o

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Meador makes second Mizzou trip

Meador makes second Mizzou trip

Whiteland (IN) offensive tackle Jake Meador visited Missouri for the second time in a month this weekend, and he talked with <i>PowerMizzou.com</i> ab

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 • Pete Scantlebury
Meador enjoys SMU visit

Meador enjoys SMU visit

Four-star offensive lineman Jake Meador visited SMU this weekend and gave us the details on how his official went.

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 • E.J. Holland
Meador receives visit from Ole Miss

Meador receives visit from Ole Miss

Uncertainty hits when a prospect's school of choice experiences a coaching change, and Jake Meador is no exception. Go inside for an update.

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 • Chase Parham
Meador updates his recruitment

Meador updates his recruitment

Jake Meador committed to the University of Mississippi back in June, but after the coaching staff there was let go he has backed off that pledge and i

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 • Matt Weaver
Meadors taking visits

Meadors taking visits

Four-star offensive tackle Jake Meador has already taken two official visits. Is SMU a possible destination? Come inside to find out!

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 • E.J. Holland
Four stars earned outside of the Rivals250

Four stars earned outside of the Rivals250

After playing on the defensive line in 2010, Ryan Anderson switched to outside linebacker in part because that is the position Alabama recruited him t

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Meador enjoys visit

Meador enjoys visit

Missouri hosted four-star offensive tackle recruit Jake Meador on Saturday, and Meador talked with <i>PowerMizzou.com</i> about his first trip to Colu

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 • Pete Scantlebury
Meador will take visits

Meador will take visits

While Ole Miss searches for Houston Nutt's replacement, class of 2012 offensive line commitment Jake Meador is considering other options in case the s

 • Josh Helmholdt
Midwest whispers: Prospects reconsider decisions

Midwest whispers: Prospects reconsider decisions

We've already seen several prospects back away from earlier pledges and that trend is likely to continue as coaches could continue to lose their jobs.

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Rivals250 sees post-summer moves

Rivals250 sees post-summer moves

The Rivals250 has many changes throughout the ranking based on seeing them at camps, combines and 7-on-7 events throughout the summer. Linebacker Keit

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Rival regions: Cincy vs. Indy

Rival regions: Cincy vs. Indy

Indianapolis has closed the gap, but overall the Cincinnati metro area - thanks to prospects such as QB Zeke Pike - still holds the edge in this Rival

 • Josh Helmholdt
Surprise teams highlight team recruiting rankings

Surprise teams highlight team recruiting rankings

Once again as Rivals.com releases its first team rankings of the recruiting year, Texas is on top as Mack Brown and his staff got off to their usual q

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Rivals250 offensive tackle chooses Rebels

Rivals250 offensive tackle chooses Rebels

Jake Meador spent just one day in Oxford, Miss., on his spring tour of schools. As it turned out, that was all the Rivals250 offensive tackle needed.

 • Neal McCready
Meador says college decision could come soon

Meador says college decision could come soon

Four-star OT Jake Meador is weighing his college offers.

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 • Steve Jones
Indiana OL visits

Indiana OL visits

This 6-foot-7, 300-pound OT visited Clemson over the weekend. He's now expecting a call from Robbie Caldwell. Is an offer coming?

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 • Ryan Bartow
Bearcat brother picks up SEC offer

Bearcat brother picks up SEC offer

Meador's latest offer.

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 • Andrew Force
Four-star Indiana OT updates status

Four-star Indiana OT updates status

Jake Meador is one of the highest-ranked prospects in the state of Indiana and his offer list could be growing soon.

 • Mike Farrell
Rivals250 OT planning summer decision

Rivals250 OT planning summer decision

National Signing Day is still some seven months away, but Jake Meador has no intention of waiting that long. Instead, the newly-minted Rivals250 offen

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 • Neal McCready
Irish evaluate Meador

Irish evaluate Meador

Notre Dame continued its evaluation of in-state offensive lineman Jake Meador.

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 • Jake Brown
Barrys breakdown: Midwest/Midlands stars

Barrys breakdown: Midwest/Midlands stars

Several recruits, including Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln linebacker Vince Biegel, from the Midwest/Midlands continue to pick up steam on the recruiting fr

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 • Barry Every
Meador picks up his first in-state offer

Meador picks up his first in-state offer

Jake Meador added to his offer list this week when Indiana entered the recruiting race for the 6-foot-6, 280-pound offensive tackle. The standout fro

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 • Matt Weaver
Meador planning spring visit to UK

Meador planning spring visit to UK

UK is likely to get another visit from Indiana OT Jake Meador.

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 • Steve Jones
Meador visits Louisville spring practice

Meador visits Louisville spring practice

Louisville was the second school to offer Whiteland (Ind.) Community and Rivals 250 to watch list offensive lineman Jake Meador. On Wednesday, the 6-6

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Louisville is offer No. 2 for Meador

Louisville is offer No. 2 for Meador

Rivals 250 to watch offensive lineman Jake Meador posted a strong performance at the U.S. Army Junior Combine in January, and now the 6-6, 280-pound p

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Interest picking up for Meador

Interest picking up for Meador

Whiteland (Ind.) offensive tackle Jake Meador's performance at the U.S. Army Junior Combine last month earned him honorable mention accolades and a sp

 • Josh Helmholdt
Meador has Kelly connection

Meador has Kelly connection

Junior offensive tackle Jake Meador visited Notre Dame in the fall and has a connection to Brian Kelly.

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 • Jake Brown
Army All-Combine Team: Offense

Army All-Combine Team: Offense

More than 500 potential college football prospects from around the country assembled in the Alamodome in San Antonio to compete in the annual U.S. Arm

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff