Kalvin “Big Play” McRae was born in Decatur, Georgia and played high school football at Avondale where he absolutely tore it up. The running back was a star and named All-County three times. McRae had athleticism, speed and strength and also lettered in wrestling and track. Although it wasn’t a BCS conference, McRae found an opportunity to play immediately at the University of Ohio in the MAC. [caption id=" ...

Nevada junior quarterback Cody Fajardo is quietly following NFL sensation and former Wolf Pack quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s footsteps as an offensive threat, leader, and winner. The exciting dual-threat playcaller helped lead Nevada to a 7-5 regular season record and a bowl game berth. With the pistol as his weapon, Fajardo completed 67% of his passes for 2,786 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns last ...

Jamario Thomas is from Longview, Texas, a city that has produced athletes from David Wesley to Josh Scobee to Chris Davis to Trent Williams. Thomas played high school football at Spring Hill, where he absolutely dominated. His sophomore season Thomas rushed for 1,572 yards and 27 touchdowns. Although he missed two games, he topped the previous season rushing for 1,749 yards and 28 touchdowns. As a senior he ...

Last Thursday, the New York Giants made Syracuse offensive tackle Justin Pugh their first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. As a die-hard fan of both the Giants and Syracuse football, I was thrilled to be able to continue rooting for Pugh. However, my night was marred slightly by former Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib. Most experts believed that Nassib would go to the Buffalo Bills, coached by his college head co ...

Many expect the Jacksonville Jaguars to select Fisher or Joeckel, whichever LT the Chiefs do not select at #1 overall. But the Jaguars are in a similar dilemma as the Oakland Raiders. Both teams have so many needs to fix, and have top tier LTs on their roster already. So for either of them to select Fisher, Joeckel or Lane Johnson would be a bad move. With a new owner, new GM and new HC, the current Jags fr ...

Every now and then we get to witness exceptional moments that make us truly understand what sports can actually offer. Nebraska is our newest example, as they were able to bring more than meaning and significance to a meaningless spring practice game. [caption id="attachment_13273" align="aligncenter" width="635"] Photo Credit: RYAN SODERLIN/AP[/caption] In a heartwarming act the Cornhuskers took seven-year ...

The legend of the 6-1 tailback Lucas Staley begins in Bountiful, Utah, gets going in Tualatin, Oregon, peaks in Provo, Utah and ends in Detroit, Michigan. Staley played high school football at Tualatin High School where he shredded defenses with multiple games of over 300 yards on his way to becoming Oregon’s 1999 Player of the Year as well as Gatorade Player of the Year. However, Staley remained Utah-loyal ...