Unless Bryce Brown makes a decision Wednesday, the nation's top-ranked recruit will play college football somewhere other than Miami. The national letter of intent Brown was offered by Miami expires Wednesday, and a person involved in recruiting the running back from Wichita, Kansas told The Associated Press the Hurricanes will not reissue the scholarship offer. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because neither Brown's representatives nor Miami could authorize him to speak publicly. "Miami will not give him another letter," the person said. Brian Butler, Brown's advisor, told The AP that he was unaware those scholarship offers have an expiration date, but reiterated that the U.S. Army All-American — who was wooed by most of the nation's big-time programs, and still is having discussions with several of them — won't be signing until March 16. "Not until then," said Butler, who handles all of Brown's dealings with media and coaches. "If there's no letter here from Miami on March 16, then I'll get on the phone. So that's up to Miami. Bryce has his timeline set. We're not changing it at all." Citing NCAA rules, which specifically ban coaches from discussing recruits until their paperwork is filed, Miami coach Randy Shannon refused comment. Signing day was Feb. 4, and that's the date on the NLI issued to Brown by Miami, which means that paper would be valid until Wednesday. Brown, of Wichita East (Kan.) High, committed to Miami months ago. The brother of Miami linebacker Arthur Brown rushed for 1,873 yards and 29 touchdowns in nine games this past season, averaging 9.2 yards per carry for a team that finished 6-3. Later Tuesday, the saga turned again, when Brown announced that his final two recruiting visits will be at LSU later this month and Miami in early March. "They'll be in spring ball, so I want to see how the coaches interact with the players at practice and look at how the new offense is coming along," Brown said in a statement posted on his advisor's Web site, his preferred way of making recruiting-related announcements. "And, most importantly, spend some time with my brother." Other schools Brown is still believed to be considering include Auburn, Kansas State, Tennessee, Oregon and Southern California. His father, Arthur Brown Sr., said he wants his son at Miami. "Most definitely," Arthur Brown Sr. said. "That would be my ideal preference, for he and his brother to play together. That's always been my preference." Even without Brown, Miami had one of the nation's highest-ranked recruiting classes this year, a group that included Parade All-American running back Lamar Miller. He rushed for 1,719 yards and 22 touchdowns this past fall for Miami Killian High. ...more

February 17, 2009

Locke, Lamar Earn Preseason Track Honors Chamberlain's Dentarius Locke and Hillsborough's Lindsey Lamar have been named to Track & Field News' preseason All-America team in the sprints. ...more

February 14, 2009

Those senior athletes who have signed a a National Letter-of-Intent. ...more

February 4, 2009

A list of senior athletes who have given non-binding verbal commitments but have not signed a National Letter-of-Intent. ...more

February 3, 2009

Sammie Lower's not worried about tougher pitching, bigger stadiums or the pressures of playing ball at the Division-I level. ...more

November 14, 2008

DESTIN - The majority of Southeastern Conference football coaches want an early signing period similar to the one used in basketball. ...more

May 30, 2008

The culmination of a months-long process for senior high school football players that included non-stop phone calls and text messages, countless visits to college campuses and constant hounding from members of the media will occur Wednesday when several Tampa Bay area prospects put pen to paper and sign college scholarships. ...more

February 4, 2008

SEBRING — It can be a stepping stone or a launching pad. Either way, the 53rd annual Harder Hall Women's Invitational continues to showcase the finest in women's amateur golf year in and year out — and 2008 is certainly no exception. "Word of mouth and time of the year really has helped this tournament grow," said tournament director Carol Semple Thompson. "Many of these girls want to play right after the holidays, so they come here and then many go back to school either college or high school." ...more

January 3, 2008