Five-stars that did and did not live up to the hype under Nick Saban
Nick Saban's recruiting run at Alabama will be very, very difficult to top.
West Spotlight: Four tough rankings questions
Five-star quarterback Julian Sayin committed to Alabama last November.
Tuesdays with Gorney: Which direction will recruiting at LSU go?
Ed Orgeron will not return to LSU for the 2022 football season.
Ranking the States: No. 6 Louisiana
Safety Jacoby Matthews is one of two five-stars from Louisiana in the 2022 class.
Comparing top 2022 prospects to college, NFL stars: Nos. 31-40
Texas A&M QB commit Conner Weigman reminds Mike Farrell of a certain former Heisman Trophy winner.
Rivals Rankings Turn 20: The top No. 1 classes in our history
Nick Saban and staff has won nearly half of the Rivals recruiting titles since the rankings began 20 years ago.
Ranking the Contenders: Jacoby Mathews
Jacoby Mathews recently announced a top six of Arizona State, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Texas and USC.
Three-Point Stance: DBU, transfer RBs, SEC breakouts
Derek Stingley continues LSU's strong tradition of excellent defensive back play.
Fact or Fiction: If Huskers could return to Big 12, they would
Nebraska and Scott Frost clashed with the Big Ten over several decisions in 2020.
Fact or Fiction: UNC can beat Clemson for Travis Shaw
Mack Brown has raised the stakes for recruiting in North Carolina, but can the Tar Heels land this in-state recruit?
Rumor Mill: Quinn Ewers, Ty Simpson, DJ Wesolak, more
This installment of the Recruiting Rumor Mill focuses on some of 2022's top prospects, including QB Quinn Ewers.
Ten can't-miss prospects in the 2021 class
Barring injury, Maason Smith looks like a lock to be a star at LSU.
Sting Factor: Ten biggest stings of the Early Signing Period
Maason Smith's decision to sign with LSU really stung the Georgia Bulldogs.
Fact or Fiction: DT Maason Smith will end up at Georgia
Other topics up for discussion: Emeka Egbuka's recruitment and whether an unbeaten USC team would deserve to be in CFP.
Five recruiting trends developing across the SEC
Georgia has landed multiple five-star prospects in five-straight classes. Will the Bulldogs make it six in 2021?
Fact or Fiction: Coronavirus will disrupt recruiting calendar
Other topics up for debate: Georgia's chances with Maason Smith and the talent level of Michigan WR Nico Collins.
Ask Farrell: How wild has Zachary Evans' ride been?
Does the Houston running back's recruitment rank as one of the wilder ones in Rivals history?
Five famous Alabama-LSU recruiting battles
The recruitment of Arik Gilbert is the latest in a long line of high-profile Alabama-LSU head-to-head battles.
Building The Roster: NFC East
Saquon Barkley is one of several former four-star prospects on the New York Giants' roster.
Introducing Rivals all-time All-Five-Star team
Here's a starting 11 on offense and defense comprised of the best five-stars in Rivals history.
Five-Star Geography: Breaking down five trends at safety
Derwin James and the Florida State program have been noteworthy performers in the Rivals era.
Self-Scouting: Evaluating recent five-star safeties
Did Rivals over-perform or under-perform with its five-star safety rankings from 2012 to 2015?
Five-Star History: Georgia a clear No. 4 in five-star production
Trevor Lawrence is one of 47 five-stars that have come out of Georgia in the Rivals era.
Rivals' top 25 recruiters of 2019
Drew Mehringer from Texas leads this annual list of the recruiting efforts of the nation's top assistant coaches.
A look at some of the craziest commitment announcements
Funny or sad? You decide, as Rivals.com looks back at some of the more outlandish commitment announcements.
Five-Star Checkup: Former elite recruits turned NFL standouts
Deshaun Watson is one of several former five-star prospects that are having standout seasons in the NFL.
SEC spotlight: Teams that have produced most active NFL players
LSU leads the way in the SEC by producing 50 active NFL players, including Patrick Peterson.
LSU recruiting under Miles: The ones who got away
LSU won plenty of recruiting battles under Les Miles. But they did let some big fish get away.
Ten biggest recruiting reveals
Signing Day can be great theater, as Isaiah Crowell showed in 2011. Woody Wommack counts down the top 10 most memorable reveals.
UA: Thompson high on Tide
Alabama commit Deionte Thompson received his Under Armour All-American jersey. The 5-star looks forward to the top competition.
Weekend visit wrapup: Rocky Top this
Is Tennessee close to flipping another Vandy commit in Johnathan Ford? Get all the news from a big weekend of official visits.
Mind of Mike: No predicting the unpredictable
Robert Nkemdiche is among the Rivals100 prospects who remain uncommitted. Mike Farrell weighs in as to where they could end up.
LSU lands ATH Beckwith
Kendell Beckwith represents a win for Les Miles and LSU.
Five-Star Tracker: Where are they now
Jadeveon Clowney is the real deal, but other five-stars have not been so fortunate. Find out how recent five-stars are faring.
Recruiting Battles: Alabama-LSU
Much more than just a game on the field. Nick Saban and Les Miles build top classes every year. What have you missed?
Mind of Mike: Will Anzalone fall in love with ND
Will Rivals100 LB Alex Anzalone fall back in love with Notre Dame? Go Inside the Mind of Mike for that answer and more.
Around the Southeast: Threes Company
How is Vanderbilt in the mix for 5-star defensive back Leon McQuay III with USC and Florida State? Find out inside.
Southeast Mailbag: Staying in South Beach
Five-star LB Matthew Thomas lists Miami among his finalists, but could he leave South Beach to play college football?
Matchup No. 2: Willis vs. Mike
Can DE Gerald Willis III dominate against experienced OT Andrew Mike? Get the answer in the latest matchup to watch at the <i>Rivals Underclassmen Cha
SEC breakdown: Bama still on top
Defensive back Landon Collins is one of many reasons Alabama dominated the defensive positions in the SEC rankings. Check out Keith Niebuhr's full SEC
Position recruiting ranking: Defense
Alabama linebacker signee Reggie Ragland is part of the nation's top group in the 2012 class. We break down the best at each defensive position.
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the SEC
Florida's class that includes five-star D.J. Humphries is one of eight SEC classes in the national top 25. We break down and rank the classes in the
Headlines of National Signing Day
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Signing Day 2012: The top 25 teams
Alabama reeled in another top class, led by running back T.J. Yeldon. See where your favorite team stacked up on National Signing Day as we break down
Alabama claims another national recruiting title
The names and numbers change, but one thing remains the same: As long as Nick Saban is around, Alabama will have top talent. So yet another national r
Collins sticks with the Tide
It was a special moment for Landon Collins and his family, mother included, when he signed with UA on Wednesday.
National Signing Day: Top five surprises
Rivals.com analyst Brian Perroni reviews the five biggest shockers of National Signing Day (so far), with Deontay Greenberry's flip from Notre Dame to
National Signing Day: Potential flippers
National Signing Day flips always stir up controversy, especially when QBs are involved. A couple QBs to watch on Wednesday are Cyler Miles and Jameis
National Signing Day: Top storylines
National Signing Day is Wednesday, and Rivals.com analysts provide a region-by-region glance of the top storylines. Atop the list: Can Alabama coach N
2012 Breakdown: Defensive Backs
In part four of an eight-part series featuring Alabama's 2012 recruiting class, TideSports.com takes a look at the defensive backs. Click here for mor
National Signing Day could offer flips
Dante Fowler Jr. is just one of several recruits that Rivals.com analysts aren't quite ready to believe are solid in their current commitments.
Alabama is biggest winner of final Rivals250
Daphne (Ala.) running back T.J. Yeldon moved up 12 spots in the final Rivals100 for 2012, helping the Crimson Tide come away as the biggest winner of
Collins enjoys Tides victory
Five-star Landon Collins surprised some people by picking Alabama, but the Louisiana native said the Tide's BCS title only helped solidify his decisio
Alabama-Louisiana crossovers are rare
Why are Alabama and LSU so good? They have a history of keeping their local talent home - and away from one another.
Sanders chooses Stanford over OK State
Oklahoma State fans hoped Barry Sanders would follow in his famous father's footsteps through Stillwater. But he opted instead for Stanford during Sat
Army Bowl: What we learned
No. 1 prospect Dorial Green-Beckham was one of the top storylines of Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio's Alamodome. Check out the
Tide commits have big night at UA game
The 2012 Under Armour All-America Game turned into a showcase for the Alabama commitments, including the two new additions.
Under Armour AA Game gallery 2
Photos from the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game.
What it Means: Collins Jones
With two huge commitments on Thursday night, Alabama surged into the No. 1 team ranking. But what does Landon Collins and Cyrus Jones really mean for
Under Armour: Game breakdown
Another big stage, another huge performance by QB Jameis Winston, who was one of several prospects matching their hype in the Under Armour All-America
Collins caps big night for Bama
Landon Collins' commitment to Alabama during the Under Armour All-America Game capped a big night for the Tide.
Under Armour AA Game gallery
Photos from the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game.
Collins picks Alabama
Five days from now No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama will play for the right to claim college football's grandest prize - a BCS national championship.
Five-star DB Collins picks Alabama
It wasn't an easy decision, but five-star DB Landon Collins will leave Louisiana and play his college football at Alabama.
Collins chooses Tide over LSU
Alabama scored a major recruiting victory over LSU when the Tide snatched five-star Landon Collins out of the Tigers' backyard.
UA matchup: Blur WR vs. Highlight DB
The Team Highlight defensive backs will have their hands full with Amari Cooper the Blur wide receivers in the Under Armour All-American Game.
Suttles Predictions
Alabama could grab two of the nation's best players in the country tonight. Senior Recruiting Analyst Aaron Suttles gives you his predictions on the f
Decision day for three Tide targets
The 2012 Under Armour All-America Game features five Alabama commits, and that number could grow even higher during tonight's game.
Under Armour: Ten storylines to watch
Will Blur's o-line be able to handle Eddie Goldman and the Highlight d-line? That's one of 10 storylines to watch in Thursday's Under Armour All-Ameri
Process over for 5-star Collins
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - If all goes as planned, five-star safety Landon Collins of Geismar (La.) D
U-A declarations: Our predictions
Five-star safety Landon Collins and five others will announce their commitments at the Under Armour All-America game. Here are our predictions.
Collins split between Tide, Tigers
Five-star safety Landon Collins says he's ready to make his commitment final Thursday night at the UA All-America Game.
Under Armour Sunday practice gallery
Photos from Sunday's practices at Under Armour All-American Game.
5-star Collins has idea whom hell pick
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Five-star safety Landon Collins of Geismar (La.) Dutchtown is the first to
Under Armour: Sundays top performers
Chris Nee and Keith Niebuhr offer up their top performers from the first day of practice at the Under Armour All-America game, led by DE Mario Edwards
Collins ready to reveal choice
GEISMAR - Five-star safety Landon Collins of Dutchtown can't wait to take the practice field Sunday in preparation for the Under Armour All-American g
Under Armour matchup: Blur QB vs. Highlight DB
Five-star Jameis Winston and the Blur team quarterbacks will provide a tough matchup for the team Highlight secondary in a key matchup for the Under A
Under Armour Game: Top storylines
Under Armour All-American Week is here and there are several storylines to follow. Atop Rivals.com analyst Chris Nee's list is the play of a talented
LSU gets high marks on visit from Collins
The only thing certain in the recruiting process of Landon Collins is that the five-star safety from Dutchtown will be in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Collins host Vol coaches
One of the first stops Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley made when the contact period started was to see five-star safety Landon Collins of Geismar, L
Another fun time for Collins
It was a win-win weekend for Dutchtown standout safety Landon Collins.
Collins realizes shining moment
GEISMAR - Two years ago Dutchtown's Landon Collins remembers being another face melded into the school assembly that had gathered to cheer on campus s
Ponchatoula Stuns Dutchtown
No. 29 Ponchatoula pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the first round of the Class 5A playoffs, defeating No. 4 Dutchtown 28-14 in Griffins Stadi
Landon Collins interview
TigerBait.com managing editor William Weathers visited with Rivals.com five-star defensive back Landon Collins Wednesday afternoon to discuss his offi
Breaking Down 5A
For the first time in a long while, much parity exist in the state's highest classification going into the playoffs.
TB-TV: Collins vs. Woodlawn
Two weeks ago, Rivals.com 5-star safety Landon Collins and his Dutchtown teammates defeated Woodlawn in overtime, 23-17. Here is over four minutes of
TB-TV: More Landon Collins
TigerBait.comTV was back out filming Rivals.com 5-star safety Landon Collins a few weeks ago as Dutchtown traveled to face St. Amant.
Collins on process: calm, cool collected
GEISMAR - If you're looking for any specific differences in Dutchtown's Landon Collins from a year ago the first place to start would be the noticeabl
Around the SW: Watch out for Scott
Euless (Texas) Trinity and Oklahoma DE commit Polo Manukainiu face a test Thursday against Hurst L.D. Bell, just one topic discussed in this week's Ar
DHS O-Line Delivers
Dutchtown running back Landon Collins rushed for four touchdowns, but a big key to his success was the play of his offensive line. Learn more about th
Something to Prove
Dutchtown head coach Benny Saia is pleased with a 3-0 start to the season, but there is still plenty of work ahead for his Griffins, starting with ton
Vols remain on Collins list
Geismar, La., five-star safety Landon Collins has been one of the most pursued athletes in the country this year and Tennessee's been after him for so
TB-TV: Landon Collins vs Lutcher
TigerBait.com was at the Dutchtown-Lutcher football game last night to see Rivals.com five-star safety Landon Collins in action.
Tide Targets: Defensive Back
TideSports.com breaks down the two defensive back commitments and takes a look at who else UA may be evaluating at the position.
Rivals.coms All-Camp Team - Defense
Heading into our next set of evaluation meetings and a new set of rankings due at the end of August, here is a look at our all-camp defense from the s
Collins camps at UA, LSU
Landon Collins may be a five-star recruit, but that didn't stop him from working out at Alabama's camp.
Summer wrap series: Fastest prospects
The Rivals.com summer wrap series takes a look at the fastest prospects analysts scouted over the past few months, with TCU commit Daje Johnson making
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
Loaded La. headlines state rankings releases
Always among the top producers of FBS and BCS-conference signees, Louisiana is loaded again in the Class of 2012 with a five-star at the top in Landon