Every year, a new class of high school football players and their parents begin to ask questions about playing at the next level. They want to know what college coaches are looking for in prospective recruits, how those college coaches identify an...

In 1854, Wilhelm F. Kempe, 26, and his sister Auguste, 20, left their native Kingdom of Saxony in Europe for a new home in Texas. Remaining in Saxony were their aging, widowed father and a 10-year-old sister and an 8-year-old brother. Their letter...