Meet the unheralded high school QB who already has NFL coaches salivating

The only high school game JT Shrout ever started came during the final game of his sophomore year in 2015. To call Shrout, a class of 2018 prospect, a sleeper recruit would be polite. A senior at Hart High School who hails from Newhall, California, Shrout is the Rivals.com No. 91 player in California.

Darren Carrington’s dad confirms ex-Duck WR is now a Ute

One of the bigger intra-conference transfers this offseason is all but officially official now. Word surfaced earlier in the day Tuesday that Darren Carrington had pulled the trigger on a transfer to Utah.  Later on that night, the former Oregon wide receiver’s father confirmed to Lynn Worthy of the Salt Lake Tribune via email that, yes, his son will be playing for the Utes in 2017 as a graduate transfer. From the Tribune: The circumstances are definitely not what we planned,” Carrington wrote. “However we are so thankful to Coach [Kyle] Whittingham, Dr. Chris Hill-AD and the U of Utah, for providing darren with an opportunity to not only finish is college football career but also for him to

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Hugh Freeze sought 'character witness' from Arkansas State for NCAA investigation

Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze contacted a high-ranking Arkansas State official in 2016 seeking a "character witness" in the current NCAA investigation that involves him, sources told CBS Sports. The call came at the beginning of 2016, according to a source, when Ole Miss was in the process of getting its first notice of allegations. Freeze coached for one year at Arkansas State in 2011, going 10-3 and winning the Sun Belt before heading to Ole Miss. Because of the sensitivity of the situation, the identity of the Arkansas State official was not revealed. Freeze sought the endorsement in hopes of mitigating the charges against him and his program to the NCAA, a source said. It is not believed