LSU Tigers: Penn State Nittany Lions
An offer from an SEC school often makes recruits take a step back and re-evaluate a top group or a commitment.
That's not the case with Jared Wangler (Warren, Mich./De La Salle). LSU offered the 6-foot-2, 218-pound outside linebacker Wednesday, but he remains committed to Penn State.
That's not the case with Jared Wangler (Warren, Mich./De La Salle). LSU offered the 6-foot-2, 218-pound outside linebacker Wednesday, but he remains committed to Penn State.
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Jabrill Peppers (Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic), the No. 2 prospect in the country, has set his decision date.
The No. 1 defensive back will make his decision live on ESPNU on May 26. With almost every program in the country targeting the talented prospect, Peppers has narrowed his list down to LSU, Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers and Stanford.
He still plans on taking his visit to Penn State on May 18, and has already been out to Michigan, LSU and Ohio State. There might still be a surprise visit in store before the announcement as well. The five-star prospect has turned heads with his play on the field and will undoubtedly be a game changer for whichever school he picks.
Jabrill Peppers' coach at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic said his star player is inching closer to a decision and it's fair to say he's now down to just four schools: Michigan, Stanford, Penn State and LSU.
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U.S. Army Bowl: Monday notebook 
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SAN ANTONIO -- ESPN 150 outside linebacker Mike Mitchell (Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian) isn’t big on speaking publicly. He’d rather let his game do the talking -- and it speaks volumes.
On Monday, the 6-foot-5, 222-pound linebacker officially confirmed that he will announce his college plans during Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Oregon, Texas A&M and Ohio State are his three finalists.
Mitchell said all three schools -- and even a fourth, Oklahoma -- had their positive qualities throughout his recruiting process. It was a feeling of comfort, however, that seemed to win him over.
On Monday, the 6-foot-5, 222-pound linebacker officially confirmed that he will announce his college plans during Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Oregon, Texas A&M and Ohio State are his three finalists.
Mitchell said all three schools -- and even a fourth, Oklahoma -- had their positive qualities throughout his recruiting process. It was a feeling of comfort, however, that seemed to win him over.
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#BlueChipBattles: Dec. 21
December, 21, 2012
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ESPN.comReuben Foster (center) is torn between good friends Dee Liner (left) and Tray Matthews (right).No. 1 ILB Reuben Foster has voiced his desire to play with at least one of his SEC-bound friends next season. But will he follow Tray Matthews to Georgia or hook up with Dee Liner wherever the ESPN 150 DL settles? It remains to be seen, but the mystery surrounding his recruitment keeps Foster at the top of our #BlueChipBattles.
Each week, RecruitingNation summons its writers from around the country to compile a list of the top 10 battles for elite football recruits leading up to February's signing day.
Here are this week's top battles
, and you can take a shot at ranking the top 10 recruiting battles on SportsNation.Texas tops in football profit, revenue
December, 12, 2012
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The University of Texas football program in 2011-12 generated the most revenue and highest profit among all programs, but the rest of the top 10 saw some changes. Michigan football replaced Penn State in second place with $14.8 million more in profits than in 2010-11.
Click through for the top 10 and the story from Kristi Dosh of ESPN Playbook.
Click through for the top 10 and the story from Kristi Dosh of ESPN Playbook.
Watch List RB Myles Autry has top three
November, 15, 2012
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Myles Autry (Norcross, Ga./Norcross) didn’t waste much time in naming his top three as interest continues to mount for the ESPN Watch List junior.
With offers from Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Syracuse, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, the 6-foot, 175-pound running back could have waited before trimming his list.
He had Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Oklahoma and Oregon showing interest as well.
With offers from Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Syracuse, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, the 6-foot, 175-pound running back could have waited before trimming his list.
He had Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Oklahoma and Oregon showing interest as well.
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Defensive tackle Rod Crayton (Dadeville, Ala./Dadeville) said he's trimmed his list to four schools and hopes to make a decision sometime after taking all of his official visits.
The three-star prospect said his top schools currently include Arkansas, LSU, Penn State and Tennessee.
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With two weeks remaining before early signing period, there are 23 ESPN 100-caliber basketball prospects still uncommitted for 2013. Here is RecruitingNation's ongoing list of schools still in the running to land these stars.
Read Dave Telep's story here.
Read Dave Telep's story here
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College GameDay's Kirk Herbstreit went on Mike & Mike to cover LSU-Florida, West Virginia-Texas, Geno Smith, Georgia-South Carolina, Miami-Notre Dame, Northwestern-Penn State and Michigan-Purdue. Listen here 
Watch: College Football Final (Week 2)
September, 9, 2012
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Jim Basquil and the ESPN.com College Football team deliver the highlights, analysis, and interviews from an exciting Week 2 of College Football.
Dave Hooker and the RecruitingNation regional writers deliver all the latest news and notes from around the nation in this week's edition of The Verbal Commitment podcast.
The Experts discuss the top matchups from Week 2 of the college football season. Travis Haney talks Georgia-Missouri, Mike Bellotti discusses Florida-Texas A&M, Matt Stinchcomb breaks down Penn State-Virginia, Charles Arbuckle has UCLA-Nebraska and the group also assesses LSU-Washington.
RecruitingNation: From the Road
September, 4, 2012
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Every week, RecruitingNation sends out a fleet of writers to report from high school football games across the country. From the Road breaks down the top performances by the recruits they saw in person over the weekend.
breaks down the top performances by the recruits they saw in person over the weekend.
Monday was a busy day for commitments in the West region, but defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes (Auburn, Calif./Placer) isn't exactly ready to jump into the commitment scene. More than half of the top 30 players in the West have already made verbal commitments, but Vanderdoes is taking things slowly. On Monday, the 6-foot-3, 285-pound lineman took to twitter to release a list of his top 15 schools.
Alabama, Baylor, California, Florida, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA, USC and Washington all made the cut. Vanderdoes included in his tweet that he will be cutting that down to a top 10 group soon.
Alabama, Baylor, California, Florida, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA, USC and Washington all made the cut. Vanderdoes included in his tweet that he will be cutting that down to a top 10 group soon.
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