Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Fred Bouchard Mascot: Falcons District: Suburban Small 7 (MO Class 5) 2014: 8-3 Location: Kansas City, MO Overview Staley has built a reputation of being in contention for a state title every year. However, the Falcons suffered a heartbreaking 13-0 loss to Liberty North in the second round of the playoffs in 2014. Going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Skyline High School in Dallas was one of the top teams in the nation in 2014 winning 14 consecutive games before falling in the fifth round of the Texas High School Playoffs 52-34 to Allen High School. On Sunday Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury aligned the Red Raiders with in-state excellence accepting verbal commitments from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Les Miles has built a football institution at LSU and now has no one else to blame but himself for the high level of success and expectations that come with being the main man in Baton Rouge. Miles has three SEC West titles under his belt (2005, 2007, and 2011), two SEC Championships (2007 and 2011), […]
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Written by Ryan Wright First-year Florida head coach Jim McElwain was dealt a surprising blow on Sunday with the announced departure of sophomore running back Adam Lane. Lane’s contributions to the Gator’s production on the field were limited in 2014 only appearing in three games. His first appearance did not come until Game 8 against Vanderbilt (Nov. 8) carrying the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Disciplinary issues have temporarily sidelined one of the top wide receivers in the nation as fall camps start up across the nation for college football. On Friday and Saturday D’haquille “Duke” Williams did not participate in practice with the Auburn Tigers. The message sent to Williams through the media via Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Former St. John Bosco cornerback Naijiel Hale and the University of Washington have reportedly parted ways per the Seattle Times due to disciplinary problems. Hale posted a message on Instagram announcing his departure on Friday writing, “I would like to announce that I will be taking my football career elsewhere and thank the university of Washington […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Head Coach: Mike Suggs Mascot: Yellow Jackets District: 1-5A 2014: 13-1 Overview Byrd had a great season in 2014 going undefeated in the regular season claiming the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Unfortunately West Monroe upset Byrd in the quarterfinals, 19-7, before losing in the next round to Destrehan 27-22. Going into […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Calvary Baptist Academy Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Head Coach: John Bachman Mascot: Cavaliers District: 1-2A 2014: 12-1 Louisiana Division III State Champions 2013 and 2014 Overview Calvary has been preparing to defend their state title all offseason. The Cavaliers return a bunch of talent and experience on both offense and defense leading to high expectations for a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Football is a mentally and physically demanding sport pushing each competitor to their limits game after game, practice after practice. Even those players already recognized for their amazing talents have to overcome unfortunate obstacles in the sometimes brutal sport. One such gifted player dealt an unfortunate hand at the end of the 2014 Arkansas high school […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Bishop Miege had one of the best seasons in school history in 2014. The Stags notched a school record in wins finishing 13-0 winning the Kansas 4A state championship. The strength of Bishop Miege in 2014 was their high scoring offense which averaged over just 45 points a game. One of their returning offensive stars going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In a town long known as a getaway for the Hollywood elite rests one of the best players in the state of California and arguably one of the most versatile athletes in the nation, Tayler Hawkins. Recruits like Hawkins are why the categorization of athlete or “ATH” has become so widely used when talking about a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The difference from August 2014 to August 2015 is a 180 degree turn in the right direction for Gonzaga Preparatory defensive end Evan Weaver. Last year Weaver was preparing to make his mark on the field for the Bullpups and what an incredible mark he made helping lead his team to a 10-2 record that included […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015 Louisiana high school football season kicks off one player all offensive coordinators taking the field against McDonogh 35 High School will have to account for is safety/outside linebacker Clifford Chatman. The 6’5”, 185 pound, athlete made his presence felt on the field during his junior season coming up with 74 tackles, seven tackles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright South Carolina went into the talent rich recruiting waters of Dutchtown High School in Louisiana on Thursday to land offensive lineman Lloyd Cushenberry. Cushenberry helped drive the Griffins into the first round of the Louisiana high school playoffs in 2014 before falling to Barbe 14-10. Charged with the task of protecting Southern Miss quarterback commit Jared […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel High School: Airline High School Head Coach: Bo Meeks Mascot: Vikings Location: Bossier City, LA District: 1-5A 2014 Record: 4-7 Overview Airline lost in the first round of the playoffs last year 53-27 to Zachary High School posting a 4-7 record on the season. The Vikings navigated a tough schedule in 2014 and hindering greater success […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Stanford took another big step forward on Thursday towards a 2016 Top 20 recruiting class securing a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback David Long. Long has turned into one of the more heavily recruited cornerbacks in the nation out of Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Colleges from all over the nation came calling with scholarship […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Houston Cougars have done a solid job of constructing their 2016 recruiting class throughout the offseason with a heavy focus on defense. The recruiting tides are shifting in Houston with Tom Herman and company starting to reel in more offensive players landing desired Class of 2016 running back Mulbah Car on Thursday. Car has been […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Over the years many of the bigger recruiting services have made a point to go out of their way to downgrade the importance of special team players when ranking recruits. Despite the fact that every coach separates the game into three phases and talks about the need to win all three phases, when looking up Connor […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Florida Gators have pulled a couple of recruiting coups so far in the 2016 recruiting class and another one took place on Wednesday when they pulled Jeawon Taylor out of the state of Alabama. Taylor spent the 2014 season all over the field for Park Crossing High School coming up with 91 tackles, 12 pass […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014, North DeSoto finished 9-3 and reached the second round of the Louisiana 4A playoffs. The Griffins season ended when they lost to powerhouse Edna Karr 34-13. Heading into the 2015 season, the Griffins have the experience and talent to make a deeper run in the playoffs. One of the returning stars for North DeSoto […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The meteoric rise of quarterback Ian Book during the offseason hit a high point on Tuesday with an announced commitment to Notre Dame. The 6’1”, 200 pound, pro-style quarterback led Oak Ridge High School to a 5-5 record in 2014. Book completed 63 percent of his passes hitting 155 of 248 pass attempts coming up with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the SEC Media Days concluded in mid-July, the Arkansas Razorbacks were picked to finish fourth in the SEC West behind perennial favorites Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. The Hogs 7-6 finish in 2014 was impressive enough to the voting media members, along with 17 returning starters, to place Arkansas ahead of Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Kevin Steele takes the field as LSU’s new defensive coordinator on Thursday he might be under the impression the former defensive coordinator John Chavis took all of the defensive linemen with him to College Station. Steele and head coach Les Miles suffered another setback on Monday with the announced departure of defensive tackle/end Maquedius Bain. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Florida Gators Class of 2016 grouping of cornerbacks now looks complete with the Tuesday commitment of Dade City, Fla. cornerback Jayvaughn Myers. Myers helped Pasco High School to a 6-4 record in 2014 coming up with 31 stops, five pass breakups, and one sack in nine games played. He was also used on the Pirates […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas finished 2014 with a 7-3 record behind a high-powered offense that averaged 52.4 points a game. The Trojans’ offense manufactured several blowouts marching to the Kansas High School Playoffs. A promising season ended in the first round of the Kansas 6A playoffs losing 64-46 to Hutchison. One key weapon in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks were one of six teams who had a shot at landing Georgia linebacker Donta Evans on Sunday but in the end lost out to the Ole Miss Rebels. Arkansas felt they had as good a shot as any school with Evans. Going into his announcement date the Archer High School (Lawrenceville) star knew […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tennessee Volunteers have a Smokey Mountain size of momentum on their side heading into the 2015 college football season. The Volunteers put the breaks on four consecutive losing seasons in 2014 finishing 7-6 with a dominating 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa and enter the fall with 17 returning starters. Butch Jones’ on the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright While LSU’s 2016 recruiting class is shaping up nicely the Tigers’ 2017 class took a big potential hit on Monday when Dylan Moses decommitted. Moses is widely considered one of if not the top linebacker for the 2017 recruiting class after registering 176.5 tackles with 13 tackles for a loss as a freshman. During his sophomore […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Sunday was the icing on the cake for Charlotte Christian linebacker Ryan Gilmartin. A starter on the field since his freshman season, the 6’1”, 230 pound, Class of 2016 talent has helped the Knights to back-to-back-to-back state championships unseating cross-town rival Charlotte Latin in 2013 and 2014 for the state title. Through his efforts, Gilmartin is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The college football season officially kicks off for some SEC teams today, and not a minute too soon for most die hard fans. All of the offseason work, stories, rumors, and preseason rankings start accounting for progress and results on the field in the form of fall camp over the next week. Thirteen of the 14 […]
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