2008 recruiting Stories - Black Shoe Diaries
Last Call Drinks Port, Talks Nielsen Ratings, Recruiting Hot Spots, and the Senior Bowl
For the second time in as many weeks the Columbus skyline is blanketed in the soft ferocity of a Winter Storm Warning. As long as we're iced in, let's handle the week in review: Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? It's no secret that the Big Ten is the organizational equivalent of a...
Huskers Snag Second Texas Stud: Rex Burkhead is N
For those of you who haven’t been playing "Nebraska Recruiting: The Home Game", a little bit about Nebraska’s newest commit Rex Burkhead:Burkhead’s running style seems to change up given the situation. In some cases he reminds me of the days of Mike Rozier in the way he seems to...
Devon Smith Commits to Penn State
Gimme a smurf and a siren WHOOOOOO Penn States White House victory over Illinois did more than impressed the voters on Saturday night. It also impressed the dozens of recruits that were on hand. Penn State already earned a verbal commitment from Glen Carson earlier this week. And today Devon...
Nitt Picks Is Under The Seats Looking For Toll Money
Last Grasp Off-Season Reporting. Recruiting complaints often fade once we get this close to the season, but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has decided to run one last headline before we dive into week one. Penn State's 2008 group of signees was ranked No. 41 among Football Bowl Subdivision...
Khiry Cooper Interview
Khiry Cooper says all the right things here - he's glad to be in Nebraska, he's looking forward to baseball season with Mike Anderson, and the pace is a little slower in Nebraska (which I thought was interesting because the pace is reallllly slow in New Orleans, so I can't imagine what it's like in...
More Outside The Lines Reactions
(Greetings, The Big Lead readers! When you're done with this post on the Outside The Lines story about Penn State, why not also check out our previous takes on the subject, notably "Rest Assured, Stephen A. Smith In Your Outrage" and "You Can't Take The Effect And Make It The Cause".) The effects...
Lagniappe
LSU's offense is a sleek, powerful sports car. Now it just needs to find the key. Matt Flynn is waging his own small quarterback battle in Green Bay. If Brett Favre isn't a Packer come September, Flynn could find himself as the No. 2 behind Aaron Rogers. ESPN has the video of Snoop Dogg...
Penn State Signs Their 15th Commitment...For The Class of 2008!
This came as a shock when I found out today, but apparently Penn State extended a late offer to Andrew Radakovich several months after this last signing day, and he accepted it. It was a long, frustrating road for Andrew Radakovich. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Steubenville Big Red graduate turned...
Jay Paterno Plays With His Balls
Do I have your attention after that title? Last week we detailed what Jay Paterno has been doing with his "spare time", namely living the life of a political activist as a blogger for Barack Obama. Well apparently after spending all week working the phones and sending letters to recruits and...
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