Nashville lineman James Stone opts for Tennessee Jae S. Lee/The TennesseeanNashville Maplewood lineman James Stone (64) will be wearing Tennessee orange this fall. ... Stone spurns Saban, stays in-state with Vols James Stone, the 6-4, 280-pound OT who was one of the most highly recruited players in the state of Tennessee, stayed home and chose the Volunteers over ... ESPN's Shurburtt predicts Stone to Bama One of those players is four-star prospect James Stone (Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood). The Under-Armour All-American is rated No. 100 on the ESPNU 150 and No. ... Regardless of today's drama, Alabama set to sign another star-studded class Now that Arie Kouandjio says he will play for the Crimson Tide, Alabama continues to target James Stone and Shon Cole­man. Where they end up is still anybody's guess. The Crimson Tide wants to close another in a series of out­standing classes by signing one of the two. Kouandjio is a 6-foot-6, 314-pound four-star pros­pect from DeMatha Catho­lic High School in Hyat­tsville, Md. The No. 2 prospect in Maryland told SI.com Tuesday that he had picked Alabama over Cali­fornia and Miami. An overview of the Class of 2010 starts with how the Tide hopes to finish. .. Anxiety: Stone is a 6-5, 297 pound four-star pros­pect from Maplewood High School in Na... What does Signing Day have in store for UT? One to watch on Wednesday to pull a Tennessee hat on signing day is Maplewood's James Stone. After it appeared that Stone had made the Vols an afterthought, ... Tide driven to make some big scores late Also, James Stone (6-5, 297) is considering Alabama after a standout performance as an offensive guard in the UnderArmour All-American Game. ... Coach Spotlight At Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tenn., offensive lineman James Stone took it to heart. "He started for us as a sophomore," said Maplewood head coach, ...

Keenan Allen Picks Cal, Coleman, Stone To Alabama The Crimson Tide has little to do on Wednesday except collect the signatures of the strongly committed athletes in the third-ranked signing class of 2010. Keenan Allen has lost his mind and decided to try and pull some strings for his half brother. Saban will have none of it and has decided not to pursue the five star athlete and Allen selected Cal on Wednesday. More offensive line stars Five star offensive lineman Shon Coleman will likely pen his name on the line for the Tide, although Auburn is still in the picture. Pendry has developed a good relationship and has kept in touch with the prep star. Trooper Taylor won't stop until Coleman signs one way or th...

Sports Blogs There has been high confidence on the part of Alabama for ESPNU 150 offensive lineman James Stone (Nashville, Tenn./Maplewood). The Crimson Tide has been ...