Out with the old, in with the newcomers who hope to make a similar splash as their predecessors.

Having built a reputation along with a pretty good football program on knowing what recruiting experts don't, Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest isn't ready to overhaul his approach to procuring talent.

Some of Wake Forest's newest players might be on the field real soon. Coach Jim Grobe on Wednesday announced the Demon Deacons' class of 21 incoming players, saying that because of the team's needs, playing some first-year freshmen is "something we're going to look really hard at." That's a departure from the redshirting-first philosophy that ...

SALEM Wake Forest football coach Jim Grobe looked at the latest crop of recruits for the Demon Deacons and had the normal good feelings.

Redshirts don't really wear red shirts in practice, nor do greenshirts wear green or grayshirts wear gray.

Reality has a funny way of putting a damper on dreams, especially big dreams that only are attained by a select few.

It seems to be a pretty safe thing to say that every NFL team could use a shutdown corner.

The final rosters for the Under Armour Senior Bowl have been posted . The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Jan.

The Southern Conference announced yesterday that next season's Appalachian State-Samford game, originally scheduled Oct.

Maryland returns to its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a home game against NC State in a nationally televised Saturday-night matchup.

"We're trying to raise the profile of a program and an institution, and you can't buy this ," Gillian said.

Well, his eligibility is up. Did he take the team's chances of being a player in the ACC's Atlantic Division with him? That, combined with the loss of DT John Russell, could doom the Deacons to a rebuilding season.

Bridgette Mitchell scored 20 points and Jasmine Thomas added 13 as No. 9 Duke beat Wake Forest 65-51 on Sunday.

After nine weeks of non-league play, the Maryland Terrapins craved the higher stakes and fan excitement of the opening of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule.

Greivis Vasquez had a season-high 30 points to lead Maryland . The Terrapins went nearly 4 minutes between field goals in the extra session before Jordan Williams' stickback tied it at 83 with 52 seconds left.

IT'S FASCINATING how many of history's best college football coaches have ties to our state.

The countdown to the NFL Draft is at 106 days, which is a lot shorter wait than 90 years.

Sean Mosley will likely return for William & Mary game tomorrow night. The Terps need their starting guard against a pretty good opponent.

Recruited to play offensive line, Jake Wheeler has pledged to Maryland's Class of 2010, ESPN affiliate Web site InsideMDSports.com reports.

While L.J. Flintall didn't take a paved path through his college football career, it worked out good enough for him.