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Study: Quarter of US Military Applicants Are Too Fat to Fight

(Oct. 15) -- There's no question that America's youth are squeezing into bigger jeans than they did a decade ago. But a new study on military recruits offers a startling reminder that today's young adults are increasingly too fat to fight. Researchers at Cornell crunched the numbers on military applicants and concluded...

Rivals.com Releases Initial Rivals 100 List for 2009

Recruiting service Rivals.com has released its initial "Rivals 100" list of the nation's top 100 recruits. The list will inevitably be adjusted a handful of times between now and signing day in 2010 but its a decent starting point for the shape of college football recruiting over the next year.The early leader for the top...

Lane Kiffin Tells Recruit He'll End Up Pumping Gas

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is never far from the headlines, even when it's unintentional. So it goes with this story about his last-minute pitch to South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery. Deliberately holed up in a hotel on the eve of signing day by his coach, Jeffrey listened to desperate pitches from South Carolina,...

Orson Charles Chooses Georgia

Just over a month past college football's official signing day one of the last major uncommitted college football recruits, Florida tight end Orson Charles has signed with Georgia among a host of suitors. The Tampa Plant High School product -- same school as collegiate superstar turned NFL flameout Mike Williams -- picked...

Ken Norton Jr. Spars With UCLA

Sparring, because his father was a pugilist, get it? Good. In a bit of a red on red turned cardinal and gold on powder keg blue and gold moment, USC linebacker coach Ken Norton Jr. aired grievances this week with dear old alma mater UCLA. Reports the Los Angeles Times:[Norton] said UCLA has told prospective players that he...