The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2009 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:49:13 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > NCAA > Michigan Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 Underrated big man Trey McDonald put himself on the map this past summer. Now he's got a handful of offers and is beginning to get involved in the recruiting process. http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/922926.html 2047 Evan Daniels http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/922926.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT 1 75 Basketball Recruiting scouthoops Although Wisconsin worked hard to get him into the talented tight end group, Lakota West (Ohio) tight end Alex Smith, once a Cincinnati commit, has ended his recruitment, announcing live via teleconference that he will play at the University of North Carolina next year. http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/922924.html 2047 Benjamin Worgull http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/922924.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT 1 193 Wisconsin wisconsin Alex Smith announced his verbal commitment to North Carolina during a press conference held at his high school Tuesday. The four-star prospect is ranked among the nation's Top 10 tight ends by Scout.com. http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/922906.html 2047 Don Callahan http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/922906.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT 0 78 North Carolina northcarolina Since opening up his recruiting there has been a lot of talk about where Alex Smith would end up playing college football. Today, the four star tight end from Lakota West (Ohio) will end all the talk and make an official announcement as to what his future holds. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922839.html 2047 Dave Berk http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922839.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Two years ago, Cullen Christian was a virtual unknown in the recruiting world. Today, Christian is the nation’s No. 3 rated cornerback in the country and he will have the attention of a number of programs and the fans of those teams as the four-star standout makes his college decision. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922784.html 2047 Bob Lichtenfels http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922784.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Steve Sarkisian and Pete Carroll were on hand to witness one of the more talent laden games in Los Angeles last week. Who were they watching, and how did those players look? http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922827.html 2047 Scott Kennedy http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922827.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:52:00 GMT 0 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Redshirt freshman receiver Roy Roundtree talks about his and the team's future ... and looks back a little as well. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922886.html 2047 The GoBlueWolverine Staff http://michigan.scout.com/2/922886.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT 0 162 Michigan michigan Pittsburgh Penn Hills CB Cullen Christian chatted with GoBlueWolverine this afternoon during his drive home from his final official before he announces his collegiate decision tomorrow. Michigan put its best foot forward one last time. Will it be enough to land the Keystone State star? http://michigan.scout.com/2/922732.html 2047 Sam Webb http://michigan.scout.com/2/922732.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:54:00 GMT 1 162 Michigan michigan Bishop Gorman seniors like TE Xavier Grimble, DE Alex Turner and LB Even Polelei might have been getting most of the attention in the past, but junior DL Jalen Grimble has become a nationally recruited prospect, like his cousin and USC commit Xavier. http://usc.scout.com/2/922817.html 2047 Scott Schrader http://usc.scout.com/2/922817.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT 1 15 USC usc University of Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko, senior defensive end Brandon Graham and junior cornerback Donovan Warren earned All-Big Ten Conference first team honors announced tonight (Nov. 23) on the Big Ten Network All-Conference Selection Show. Five total Wolverines were recognized by the league. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922738.html 2047 The GoBlueWolverine Staff http://michigan.scout.com/2/922738.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT 0 162 Michigan michigan Hollywood Hills, FL CB Tony Grimes made his second trip to Michigan last weekend and the visit proved to be more memorable than the first. Scout.com's 10th ranked corner reflects on his time in Ann Arbor, discusses his leaderboard, visit schedule, decision timetable, and more. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922645.html 2047 Sam Webb http://michigan.scout.com/2/922645.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT 1 162 Michigan michigan Hollywood Hills FL DE Clarence Murphy made his way to Ann Arbor with teammate Tony Grimes in an official capacity over the weekend to visit the Wolverines. The visit made a tremendous impact on the 2010 prospects, and put the Wolverines in strong shape to say the least. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922614.html 2047 Christopher Smith http://michigan.scout.com/2/922614.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:00 GMT 0 162 Michigan michigan It hurts to wake up on Monday morning and realize that Stanford somehow failed to hand the rock to the greatest scoring machine in Bay Area football history, but reality has sunk in. Cal won. We shoulda and coulda, but they did. The Bootleg's Scott Cooley looks at the 112th Big Game, one that could have been one for the ages, but instead produced fits and rages. Beat the Irish! http://stanford.scout.com/2/922591.html 2047 Scott Cooley http://stanford.scout.com/2/922591.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT 1 18 Stanford stanford Chicago Urban Prep's football program has only been around for a couple seasons, but they already have a top prospect on their roster in junior defensive tackle Mason Fuller. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922597.html 2047 Allen Trieu http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922597.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:00 GMT 0 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Originally meant to be in the 2009 class, the Deerfield Beach sleeper had some issues with the NCAA clearinghouse. Those issues are cleared up now, and the Wolverines will be adding the second part of their Deerfield Beach duo in a matter of weeks. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922576.html 2047 Christopher Smith http://michigan.scout.com/2/922576.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT 1 162 Michigan michigan The regular season has wrapped up around most of the country as the 2009 playoff season has begun. The Scout.com team has seen enough of the Class of 2011 to name its first five-star prospects for next year. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922598.html 2047 Scott Kennedy http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922598.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:01:00 GMT 0 73 Football Recruiting recruiting Akron Firestone's 6'5, 300-lb junior tackle Tommy Brown came up north to check out the big game between Michigan-Ohio State. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922575.html 2047 Allen Trieu http://recruiting.scout.com/2/922575.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting GBW had 13 recruiting stories Sunday on The Game's visitors, plus an ongoing blog that in-and-of-itself had 10 different entries from morning to nite. Here are links to all of them for you. http://michigan.scout.com/2/922521.html 2047 The GoBlueWolverine Staff http://michigan.scout.com/2/922521.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT 0 162 Michigan michigan Tony Jefferson from Eastlake High in Chula Vista, Calif., Scout.com's No. 11 ranked OLB, who perhaps is more of a safety/running back prospect, told SCPlaybook back in July he had verbally committed to USC earlier in the year, but no longer had interest in the Trojans. He then verbally committed to UCLA later in the month, but that commitment has been in question for quite some time. http://usc.scout.com/2/922494.html 2047 Scott Schrader http://usc.scout.com/2/922494.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT 1 15 USC usc In 2009, the Kane County Cougars welcomed a new manager, former major league infielder Steve Scarsone. Scarsone, who was also in his first season as part of the Oakland A’s organization, led the Cougars into the Midwest League playoffs. He then served as the manager of the A’s Instructional League squad. We spoke to Scarsone last week for an extended Q&A. http://athletics.scout.com/2/922490.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/922490.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics