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Huskies expand their recruiting scope

Huskies expand their recruiting scope

Washington is developing relationships with 2013 prospects from all reaches of the country but is making the biggest dent at home and in California, i

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 • Justin Rowland
Huskies recruiting spotlight: Defensive line

Huskies recruiting spotlight: Defensive line

The Huskies are making moves to keep from getting shoved around on the defensive line. Four-star Pio Vatuvei, a combination of size, power and speed,

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 • Ron Newberry
Staff overhaul lifts Washington recruiting

Staff overhaul lifts Washington recruiting

A horrible defensive season prompted Washington's Steve Sarkisian to make big staff changes. As a result, the Huskies are thriving on the recruiting t

 • David Fox
Top recruiters by conference

Top recruiters by conference

Greg Mattison helped Michigan reel in a top 10 class with his efforts. Rivals.com goes deep into every conference to name our top recruiters for each

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Nations top 25 recruiters

Nations top 25 recruiters

Rivals.com analysts have named the top 25 recruiters in the country coming off National Signing Day. Florida's D.J. Durkin leads the list.

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Huskies success tempered by in-state disappointments

Huskies success tempered by in-state disappointments

Washington's Top 20 recruiting class didn't reflect the struggles of failing to land Zach Banner and other highly-rated in-state recruits. The Huskies

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 • Ron Newberry
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the Pac-12

Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the Pac-12

Five-star Ellis McCarthy leads a UCLA group that rose up the rankings late and could turn the Bruins around. We break down all the Pac-12 classes.

 • Adam Gorney
Signing Day: What just happened

Signing Day: What just happened

The Trojans' 2012 recruiting class is many things to many USC fans. After a decade of signing national top five classes, USC fans hold Trojan recruiti

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 • Gerard Martinez
Headlines of National Signing Day

Headlines of National Signing Day

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 • Chris Nee
Washington Huskies Class of 2012 bios

Washington Huskies Class of 2012 bios

Washington's 2012 recruiting class is full of versatile athletes and Cleveland Wallace is one of them. Here's a quick glance at the 25 new Husky recr

 • UDubNation.com staff
Huskies pull out solid class after early suspense

Huskies pull out solid class after early suspense

The Huskies had no intentions of losing Cyler Miles to USC. By landing him and other top-tier out-of-state prospects, the Huskies' recruiting class wa

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 • Ron Newberry
Signing Day 2012: The top 25 teams

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

 • Chris Nee
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
Four-star flips to Washington

Four-star flips to Washington

Pio Vatuvei said he had to follow his heart and that's why the four-star defensive end from Patterson, Calif., flipped from USC to Washington on Natio

 • Adam Gorney
Pac-12 recruiting blitz: New staffs settle in

Pac-12 recruiting blitz: New staffs settle in

The coaching moves in the Pac-12 have made things less clear for Shaq Thompson and other top prospects. We go around the conference in the Pac-12 blit

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 • Adam Gorney
USC surviving, even thriving, despite sanctions

USC surviving, even thriving, despite sanctions

This was supposed to be the first year recruiting sanctions hurt USC. So how is Lane Kiffin putting together another star-studded class? It's about qu

 • Steve Megargee
Vatuvei talks Utah visit

Vatuvei talks Utah visit

Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei recently returned from his recruiting trip to the University of Utah and came away excited about the pote

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 • Alex Markham
Vatuvei in home with Kiffin

Vatuvei in home with Kiffin

Lane Kiffin hit Northern California hard Sunday with visits to Sacramento and the Bay Area. Sunday night, Kiffin was in-home with Patterson (Calif.) d

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 • Gerard Martinez
Three major contenders for Vatuvei

Three major contenders for Vatuvei

Pio Vatuvei has been committed to USC since August but Utah and Washington are still pushing for his commitment and the four-star defensive end from P

 • Adam Gorney
With Lupoi gone, what happens to this class

With Lupoi gone, what happens to this class

What happens to Cal football's recruiting class with the departure of Tosh Lupoi?

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 • Ryan Gorcey
Visit weekend preview: Five-star visitors

Visit weekend preview: Five-star visitors

It is a huge visit weekend at Auburn and the headliner is a recent addition to the visit list in five-star WR Stefon Diggs. Read on for the inside sco

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Vatuvei set to visit Utah

Vatuvei set to visit Utah

Of the numerous prospects to visit the University of Utah campus this weekend, Pio Vatuvei is an intriguing player to keep an eye on.

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 • Alex Markham
Four-star commit looking at options

Four-star commit looking at options

Pio Vatuvei still considers himself committed to USC but after an excellent trip to Cal this past weekend - and more visits on the way - the Patterson

 • Adam Gorney
Wheeler says its down to two

Wheeler says its down to two

Chad Wheeler makes his official visit to Cal, and may be playing college ball sooner rather than later.

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 • Ryan Gorcey
USC commit back from Berkeley

USC commit back from Berkeley

With an official visit to Washington under his belt, Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei headed to Cal this weekend for the Golden Bears big

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 • Gerard Martinez
Vatuvei talks Cal official

Vatuvei talks Cal official

Cal gives USC commit Pio Vatuvei something to think about after his official visit this weekend.

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 • Ryan Gorcey
Four-star commit hitting the road

Four-star commit hitting the road

Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei committed to USC this summer with plans to still take his official visits this fall. Those plans have not

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 • Gerard Martinez
SC commits weigh in on win

SC commits weigh in on win

Lane Kiffin took USC into Autzen Stadium Saturday night and won against all odds. Up against the No. 3 team in the nation, a hostile crowd, freezing t

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 • Gerard Martinez
When a loss helps recruiting

When a loss helps recruiting

Despite losing in triple overtime to the No. 4 ranked Stanford Cardinal, the USC Trojans may have never been hotter under Lane Kiffin. That is especia

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 • Gerard Martinez
Vatuvei has a nose for the ball

Vatuvei has a nose for the ball

Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei emerged in Tuesday's Rivals250 having not been previously ranked. His soar in ranking is emblematic of hi

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 • Gerard Martinez
AMP: Breaking down Rivals250

AMP: Breaking down Rivals250

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/amp-a-look-at-the-new-rivals-250-list-1097639

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
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: SoCal vs. NorCal

Rival regions: SoCal vs. NorCal

Sure, Southern California is a recruiting hotbed. But right now, it's not even the most talent-laden area in its own state, as stars such as Zach Klin

 • Adam Gorney
Rivals.coms All-Camp Team - Defense

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

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Vatuvei fulfills his dream

Vatuvei fulfills his dream

Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei blew up this spring to the tune of more than a dozen scholarship offers. Hitting camps at USC and Cal, as

 • Gerard Martinez
Stock up: Summer camp risers

Stock up: Summer camp risers

The summer camp season is over and Rivals.com's analysts were all over the country scouting the nation's best talent. Here is a look at some prospects

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Two stand out for Vatuvei

Two stand out for Vatuvei

Cal and USC have emerged as the two favorites for Pio Vatuvei, a 6-foot-2, 265-pound defensive lineman from Patterson, Calif., who shined last week at

 • Adam Gorney
The Opening top performers  - defense

The Opening top performers - defense

It was one of the best events of the year and The Opening was loaded with talent all over the field. We look back at Chris Casher and the top defensiv

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 • Adam Gorney
The Opening gallery

The Opening gallery

Get an inside look at The Opening in Beaverton, Ore., in this exclusive photo gallery.

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 • Steve Sanner
The Opening: Day 2 notes

The Opening: Day 2 notes

One of the great things so far about The Opening is that it's so loaded with talent that no one slacks off. But Pio Vatuvei doesn't need to worry abou

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 • Adam Gorney
Will questions get answered in Oregon

Will questions get answered in Oregon

We look ahead to The Opening, an event that will feature five-star Ellis McCarthy and other top players from across the country.

 • Adam Gorney
Video: Pio Vatuvei junior highlights

Video: Pio Vatuvei junior highlights

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Pio-Vatuvei-Highlights-1-1096082

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 • Steven Willis
Vatuvei collecting scholarship offers

Vatuvei collecting scholarship offers

Patterson (Calif.) defensive end Pio Vatuvei is quickly becoming one of the most sought after defensive ends on the West Coast this year. While his na

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 • Gerard Martinez
Some of the nations best big uglies go at it

Some of the nations best big uglies go at it

BearTerritory.net contributor Robert Kenneth Clampett took videos during the three-day full-contact event on the Berkeley campus.

 • Ryan Gorcey
Cal offers local DE

Cal offers local DE

A new defensive offer comes out of Cal's three-day full-contact camp.

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 • Robert Kenneth Clampett
Best of the NUC National Ultimate 100

Best of the NUC National Ultimate 100

The NUC National Ultimate 100 camp held in Norman, Okla., last week hosted a large group of talented prospects in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 classes. Riv

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 • Barry Every