The plan all along was to appeal. That was unless Florida State officials found a solution through conversation with the NCAA over sanctions that require the school to vacate victories over its academic-misconduct case. ...more

March 17, 2009

Since 1999, Robinson High has hosted the Millard Shumate Invitational cross country meet at Picnic Island. And most years, Shumate was there at the finish line, helping with timing or shepherding runners through the chute. ...more

March 5, 2009

For the last three years, Denzel Drone and Duran Lowe helped terrorize Hillsborough County football teams as leaders of the Plant City High defense. Their talents were always recognized by local coaches, but they obviously were noticed beyond the Tampa Bay area as well. ...more

February 11, 2009

Senior linebackers Shannon Burch Jr. and Devin Ray Jr. spent their high school careers playing alongside each other. ...more

February 11, 2009

Florida State's football program did what it has done so many times. ...more

February 5, 2009

With 19 National Signing Day ceremonies held at Hillsborough County high schools, Adam Adkins, Katherine Smith, Bill Ward and Nick Williams crisscrossed the area to recognize some of the top athletes in the area. ...more

February 5, 2009

When Earl Garcia started coaching high school football in the 1970s, National Signing Day was a fairly simple affair staged with little fanfare. ...more

February 5, 2009

National Signing Day By The Numbers: 1 Spoto's Sergio Robinson signed a letter-of-intent to play football for Charleston Southern, becoming Spoto's first Division I athlete. The school opened in 2006. ...more

February 5, 2009

TAMPA - University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt's press conference on National Signing Day has concluded and if you had over 6 1/2 on the number of times he used the word "powerful," cash your tickets, you're a winner. ...more

February 4, 2009

As sophomores, they were the faces of their respective programs. Petey Smith, Jarvis Giles, Jairus Jones. ...more

February 3, 2009