Usually, parents just want what’s best for their kids.  They’re just looking our for their child’s future, helping them make good decisions about things like nutrition, dating and – you know – sometimes…school.  Unless, of course, they’re a sought after athlete’s parents who are more concerned about their own legacy than their kid’s.  That appears [...]

Who says the NCAA doesn’t have standards?  Proving that academics does still hold some value in college, the association has declared top University of Missouri recruiting prospect Tony Mitchell ineligible.  According to Sports Illustrated:
The 6-foot-8 forward from Dallas was considered one of the top high school prospects in the nation after averaging 20.5 points [...]

Local Memphis product Tarik Black decided on Sunday to play his college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers according to Memphis Roar.
Black, ranked #47 by Rivals, adds to a recruiting class for the Tigers that was already considered the #1 2010 class in the country after Atlanta native Jelan Kendrick’s (Rivals #8) surprise commitment [...]

With the SEC (Southeastern Conference) boasting a modest 3 teams ranked in the top 5 and another team sitting at #7, you have to wonder how they accumulate all of this talent. Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting! Here is a list of the average recruiting budgets over the last 3 seasons.

Tennessee: $1,154,802      Auburn: $705,125    [...]