Aaron Maybin News

Penn State running back Evan Royster is chased by Ohio State linebacker Austin Spitler during the 3rd quarter at Beaver Stadium.

Two D.C. area players were first-round NFL draft picks last year. This year's crop might be even more impressive.

Normally, draft projections -- much like those made for recruiting -- are nothing more than argument-starters. After all, they attempt to predict the future, and I haven't seen a crystal ball in a scout's or a recruiter's office.

But when colleague Jeff Nelson made mention of Scouts Inc.'s latest projection of the top prospects for the 2010 NFL draft, it was hard to look away. The D.C. area is remarkably well represented.

The season's first Bowl Championship Series standings came out earlier this week, revealing, in case you didn't know already, that life is good if you're a Florida Gator, a Texas Longhorn, or part of the crest of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Michigan quarterback Steven Threet is brought down by Penn State's Aaron Maybin and Ollie Ogbu, rear, in last year's game at Beaver Stadium.

IT'S almost always great advice -- stay in school, kids.Then comes the hit. It's a seemingly routine blow a moment after the football is released, but it drives the shoulder hard into the turf.

There was one tackle against Tampa Bay, then one against Miami, and another last week against Cleveland.

Penn State's front four is developing into one of the best in the Big Ten Conference.

Linebacker U. has finally received an expected verbal commitment from one of the top prizes in the nation.

The high school coach admits he worried. Not because he didn't think Eric Latimore didn't belong at Penn State, or couldn't cut it in the classroom or on the playing field.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Good evening from the Whitehouse, also known as Beaver Stadium.

This is a Nov. 8, 2008, file photo showing Penn State's Aaron Maybin standing with teammates Jared Odrick , Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Penn State's Tony Davis, Ollie Ogbu, Aaron Maybin, and Jared Odrick leap trying to block the go-ahead field goal by Iowa kicker Daniel Murray as time runs out in the 4th quarter at Kinninck Stadium.

The recruiting process is a strenuous one. Athletes of all spectrums with diverse backgrounds and skills compete in an endeavor to make it to the top colleges in the country.

The excuses are about over for Penn State . The safeties in the box, the new offensive line, the watered-down non-conference playbook none of it is supposed to matter against Temple.

Penn State ventured to Michigan to pick up its 17th verbal commitment for its 2010 football recruiting class.

Aaron Maybin, who grew up in Ellicott City and was a standout at Mt. Hebron High School, now shares a locker room with one of the NFL's biggest stars, Terrell Owens.

ORCHARD PARK - In the back of his mind Aaron Maybin knows life has been zipping by at warp speed for the past 10 months.

Consistent play could get Daryll Clark an invitation to New York in December. As a die hard college football fan, I dislike seeing players leave early for the NFL.

Lions backup quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who declined interview requests Monday to discuss Matthew Stafford's being named the starter, issued a written statement through the team Tuesday in support of Stafford and coach Jim Schwartz's decision.

Aaron Schobel had a quiet spring and summer. That's fine with the Buffalo Bills as long as he makes a lot of noise in the fall.