MICK MCCABE

Cousins' choice is simply divine 2/8/2007

Kirk Cousins doesn't believe in coincidences. Deep down, the quarterback from Holland Christian knows it wasn't simply a matter of luck he signed a national letter of intent with Michigan State. It had to be something else. | Post Comment

U-M: Mallett impacts '07 class in more ways than one 2/8/2007

One year, Lloyd Carr will sign a recruiting class that will be his last as Michigan's head coach. But whether that came Wednesday -- he was typically coy about his future -- or in a few years, he's not likely to get another player like Ryan Mallett. | Post Comment

MSU: Dantonio starts out with a few losses 2/8/2007

EAST LANSING -- Three players who gave verbal commitments to attend Michigan State weren't on the Spartans' list of signees Wednesday, including two athletes who were ranked highest among MSU's recruits. | Post Comment

CMU's Jones makes sudden impact 2/8/2007

Butch Jones didn't have a lot of time to work on Central Michigan's recruiting class. Jones, hired to replace Brian Kelly as head coach on Jan. 5, did make an immediate impact. Of the 16 players Central Michigan signed to letters-of-intent on Wednesday, 10 had verbally committed to play in Mt. Pleasant before the coaching switch. | Post Comment

Eastern coach weighs character 2/8/2007

Many college football coaches recruit off a chart. A player must be a certain size, run a certain time in the 40-yard dash and be able to bench press a certain amount of weight or college coaches want nothing to do with him, no matter his talent. | Post Comment

Irish lose two verbal commitments 2/8/2007

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame signed the top-rated quarterback and added highly rated recruits at tailback, tight end, wide receiver and elsewhere. The news Wednesday, though, was a little problem -- or Littles problem -- coach Charlie Weis ran into. | Post Comment

THE NATION: Chomp! Gators No. 1 at recruiting, too 2/8/2007

It's difficult for recruiting analysts to agree on anything. But they've found a consensus with Florida, the champion of the mythical 2007 national recruiting race, stealing the title from previous big gorilla Southern California. | Post Comment

RECRUITING REPORT CARD 2/8/2007

MICHIGAN Allen Wallace, Superprep/Scout.com: "Michigan has a chance to make it in top 10, and I have Michigan between No. 8 and 12. I really think their quarterback is fantastic. ... Based on his arm, he's got the best in high school since Carson Palmer." | Post Comment

MICK McCABE'S FAB 50 2/8/2007

Preps columnist Mick McCabe gives his top 50 recruits in the state of Michigan. | Post Comment

Hutson makes history for Urban Lutheran 2/8/2007

For a national signing day first-timer, Detroit Urban Lutheran really did it up big-time. More than 30 people were gathered in the school's library Wednesday to witness Raymond Hutson sign a national letter of intent to attend Bowling Green. Hutson is the first student from the small northwest Detroit school to sign with a Division I school. | Post Comment

Other letters of intent 2/8/2007

Listed with name, position and high school: | Post Comment

SIGNING DAY TICKER

How they rank 2/8/2007

How Web sites Rivals.com and Scout.com ranked the teams' recruiting classes as of Wednesday night: Big Ten rankings Carr is mum about contract | Post Comment