Charles Woodson, the 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the year and former Heisman Trophy winner, has been released by the Green Bay Packers, the team he played for since the 2006 season. A likely Hall of Famer, Woodson has accumulated
Sometimes moms hold all the cards. And, this recruiting season, one mom gave Jimbo Fisher (pictured) a major boost and Lane Kiffin another kick in the gut. Although I did not rate Matthew Thomas, a linebacker from Florida, particularly highly
Any conversation about biggest all-time busts in the NFL Draft has to begin with JaMarcus Russell. A few years ago he showed off one of the strongest arms the game of football has ever seen by throwing footballs through the goal posts
A nonprofit group has sued the NCAA over the NCAA’s policy that forbids felons from coaching because the group claims minority coaches are more likely to be felons. Dominic Hardie, a high school girls’ basketball coach who has led his
Tony Romo is about to get a contract extension, to “reward” his performance and recognize his talent. Unfortunately for the Dallas Cowboys and their fans, the contract is being given to Romo for going 17-21 in his last 38 starts
As attention begins to shift towards the upcoming baseball season, there may not be another team with as much attention as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Their headline hitters alone will draw plenty of attention. This offseason, the Angels
Royce White is attempting a comeback. Oddly, he is only in the first season of his professional basketball career. Suffering from an anxiety disorder that affects him in numerous ways including a fear of flight, White, the 16th pick in
Geno Smith has not played a down of college football since December 29th as the once 5-0 Mountaineers lost to Syracuse in the lowly Pinstripe Bowl, ending their season 7-6 in a rough first year in the Big12. None of
The first game after getting back into the Top 25, Kentucky lost the best defender in the country and key to their team. Nerlens Noel (10.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.5 blocks per game) screamed and yelled in agony when he went
Fresh off their third national championship in four years, the Alabama Crimson Tide have a problem. It is a problem that Nick Saban is sure to deal with swiftly, but it is a problem nonetheless. Four Alabama freshmen were arrested
While most recruits used last Wednesday as the time to sign with the school of their choice, a number of elite players are still “on the market.” Unfortunately, for coaches like Kevin Sumlin (pictured) looking to bolster their signing classes,
Today, the Paterno family, still grieving from the loss of their tarnished patriarch, released a report in an attempt to clear the name of one of the all-time coaching greats. It will not work. What the Paterno family still fails
Breitbart Sports was right on where 90 percent of the top-rated prospects would sign. Now the question is whether the rating services were right on which players were the best prospects. When correct, those highly regarded players change the dynamic
When the ABA folded the surviving teams were picked up by the NBA. The NBA rejected the multi-colored beach balls used in NBA games, but did end up incorporating the three-point line and the dunk contest that had featured David
On National Signing Day, Breitbart Sports had a 90% accuracy rate, far outpacing the the country’s best ratings agencies – like Rivals.com – by predicting correctly where 18 of the nation’s top 20 high school prospects would attend college. Correctly
It was a historic day for the University of Alabama and Nick Saban who signed the highest rated class in Rivals.com history. The nation’s top program which continues to stockpile talent, finished first in the Rivals.com rankings for the third
In recruiting, sometimes things just get weird. As National Signing Day is unfolding, it has been revealed that the mother of elite running back Alex Collins, who committed to Arkansas on Monday, has stolen his signing papers and Collins and
In 2008, Nick Saban’s first full class at Alabama, the Crimson Tide brought in a class that ranks towards the top in any all-time list. Julio Jones, Mark Ingram, and D’onta Hightower, among others, were key players from that class.
The scene at Carver High School in Georgia in February 2011 reveals much about what the media saturation and excessive attention–as well as the “Age of Twitter”–has done to high school recruits. Countless grown men, myself included, tuned in to
National Signing Day Preview: The nation’s top schools vie for top prospects. Coverage begins at 7:30am EST on ESPNU on Feb. 6, 2013. The competition for the most dramatic recruiting episode just got a little stiffer. Breitbart Sports’ #4 prospect Reuben
Super Bowl Preview: Baltimore Ravens v. San Francisco 49ers, Feb. 3, 2013 at 6:30pm EST on CBS There are more reasons to watch this game and more compelling storylines, some of which emerged this week, than any game in recent
They are the most recent team not named Alabama to win a national championship, and they’ve gone undefeated twice in the in the last ten years. It’s a program that has finished with three straight top ten recruiting classes and
Shortly before entering the final week before National Signing Day, one of the top players in the nation, running back Derrick Green who was featured on Breitbart Sports last week, has made his college choice. The #9 overall prospect according
Nick Saban reminded a national audience that Georgia was five yards from a national title. Just 16 months earlier Paul Finebaum wrote in Sports Illustrated that the prospects for Mark Richt keeping his job were poor. Of course, Finebaum is
The Urban Renewal in Columbus has begun. After going 6-7 without a sweater-vest clad coach on the sideline, the Buckeyes turned to the only coach this decade who can reasonably compare resumes with Nick Saban: Urban Meyer. After going 12-0
In the Spring of 2010, a forgotten former Florida Gator began attending classes and going through workouts at Auburn University. With a full spring under his belt, he entered the season ready to take the Tigers to new heights. He
USC is coming off a 7-6 season despite national championship hype. They have a coach who could generously be described as a “lame duck,” reduced scholarships due to NCAA sanctions, and a team so divided that reports of an all-out
Ole Miss Head Coach Huge Freeze has the Rebels doing something that has never really been done at Oxford: competing with the nation’s best for recruits. Building on what was already shaping up to be a strong class for Ole
NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons, Jan. 20, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. EST on FOX Last week, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was Mr. Spectacular, making all sorts of plays that a young quarterback starting in
Following a 6-10 season in 2010 and the dismissal of Mike Singletary, the San Francisco 49ers turned to the Jim Harbaugh, who had just rebuilt the Stanford football program, to lead the 49ers through a rebuilding process back toward the
Todd McShay, ESPN’s young alternative to their draft statesman Mel Kiper, stated when the Manti Te’o story broke that he did not see a scenario where Te’o would fall out of the first round. He has since gone on to
In what has become an all-out war, Alabama scored another victory over Auburn with the de-commitment of Dee Liner, a long time Auburn commitment, on Monday. National Signing Day and the first full year of the Saban-Malzahn recruiting matchup will
On Wednesday, Auburn University head coach Gus Malzahn sent at least three coaches on two separate occasions to Milton High School (GA) to talk to Carl Lawson, Breitbart Sports’ top-rated high school recruit. It is clear that other schools see
Before the January 7th BCS National Championship Game, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o looked like a top-5 NFL draft pick. He was resilient, skilled, and a potential cornerstone for any NFL franchise. His on-field performance was stellar, his character and
Former Auburn University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton is enrolled at the university and will take classes during the spring semester. According to Auburn University spokesman Kirk Sampson, Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, wants to be a “normal
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It is difficult to tell which was the greater key to the 49ers triumph, the outstanding play of San Francisco or the pitiful performance of Green Bay. Colin Kaepernick will be rightly praised tomorrow. He showed poise and skill as
The two-time defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide lost 3 impact players from the squad to the NFL Draft on Friday (juniors Eddie Lacy, Dee Milliner, and D.J. Fluker). This is on top of the losses of 4 key starters on
NFC Divisional Playoff Game Preview: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers, Jan. 12, 2013 at 8:00pm EST on Fox. Why Watch Colin Kaepernick, of the San Francisco 49ers, and Aaron Rodgers, of the Green Bay Packers, are two quarterbacks
In an effort to continue to provide the best free recruiting coverage on the internet, Breitbart Sports is proud to release its top 25 prospects for the Class of 2013. After hours of film review, we have made our decisions
