Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Tuesday the University of Missouri released a statement announcing the suspension of two players for their Week 5 showdown against SEC East foe South Carolina. The press release did not give clarification of why the players were suspended but the repercussions for the Tigers could have an effect on the 2015 college football […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Los Angeles Valley College sophomore defensive end LaRonzo Davis seemingly has the football world on a string. The Memphis native is enjoying the California weather, getting a good education, playing high-end competitive junior college football, and has three offers in his back pocket with a lot of other Division-I schools showing interest. The Monarchs […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bellevue area in Washington has a long and well deserved history for turning out top Division-I prospects. Over the last couple of years guys like LB Myles Jack (UCLA), LB Sean Constantine (Washington), CB Budda Baker (Washington), DT Marcus Griffin (Arizona), DE Shane Bowman (Washington), LB Mustafa Branch (Stanford), OL Henry Roberts (Washington), […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014 the Cecilia Bulldogs went through a rough 4-7 campaign. In 2015, the Bulldogs have rebounded and are off to a 3-1 start in the young season. One of the big reasons for Cecilia’s success is the great play of senior star running back Raymond Calais. Calais had a monster junior season in 2014 when he […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Ladies and gentlemen, Bentonville High School Class of 2016 cornerback Tyrone Mahone is back! The recruiting world would have known about the 6’0”, 175 pound, cover-corner already had an unfortunate injury not happened on the Tigers way to a second consecutive Arkansas state championship last season. In the semifinals Mahone broke his ankle putting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sierra Canyon High School has been a force on the California gridiron over the last two seasons and along the way Class of 2016 recruit Kohl Hollinquest has been a big part of the process. During his junior season Hollinquest lined up at quarterback and wide receiver for the Trailblazers helping the team to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saint John Bosco is at it again jumping out to a 5-0 start. The Braves are stacked with talent, like they have been the last three season, but one familiar thread from Bosco’s 2013 California state championship and national championship team, their 2014 California semifinalist squad, and this year’s state and national title contenders […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Troubles at Baylor along the football roster continue with the announced parting of ways with Class of 2015 athlete J.W. Ketchum by head coach Art Briles. Coach Briles has not indicated what happened leading up to Ketchum’s dismissal. In August, Ketchum was arrested on a marijuana possession charge. The freshman has been redshirted after […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel North DeSoto Griffins @ Benton Tigers The preseason district favorites meet to decide who will be the frontrunner the rest of the season. The Griffins are 4-0 while Benton is 3-1. In 2014, Benton won at North DeSoto 7-0 so this year North DeSoto will be looking for revenge. North DeSoto is led on offense by quarterback Kyler […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last two seasons many people have overlooked Lewisburg High School for various reasons. In 2014 the team produced a 4-8 record and in 2015 are off to a tough start at 2-4 after losing to Center Hill 33-30 in overtime in Week 6. Win-loss records, much like stat lines, do not always measure […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Boston College third-year head coach Steve Addazio entered the 2015 college football season ready to turn the proverbial corner with the Eagles. BC has posted back-to-back 7-win seasons and are off to great start with a 3-1 record with their lone loss being a 14-0 defeat by then No. 9 Florida State. Despite having […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Saturday Sept. 26, Georgia got the easy tune-up game desired before going into a meat and potatoes stretch of their schedule that includes consecutive games against Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, Kentucky, and Auburn. Saturday’s game against Southern went as planned with the Bulldogs getting a 48-6 win improving to 4-0. Georgia also saw […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting trail was somewhat shocked on Sunday when Colorado landed highly recruited safety/running back Craig Watts. Watts, listed at 5’10”, 180 pounds, has been one of the more highly recruited players in the nation with over 40 offers on the table. Keeping recruiting tabs on the Admiral Farragut Academy star has been tough […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame officially added St. John Bosco safety D.J. Morgan on Sunday pushing their 2016 haul to 15 recruits. The pull for the Fighting Irish, one rumored to have happened weeks ago as a silent commit, is a really nice “get” for Notre Dame. Morgan, listed at 6’3”, 200 pounds, has the frame and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Parity is alive and well in college football where the strength of a team’s quarterback and backup quarterback is seemingly the difference between success and failure. For the Oregon Ducks, a lopsided 62-20 loss at the hands of Utah at home with backup Jeff Lockie running the show proved to be a monumental downfall […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Over the last three seasons Bentonville High School has been nearly unstoppable on the field. The Tigers have suffered a few regular season losses in the past two years but have ended up pulling it all together by season’s end winning back-to-back Arkansas high school state championships in football. The 2015 season is starting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Vanderbilt’s second season under head coach Derek Mason may not be starting off the way Commodore Nation had hoped for but there is hope for the future with the solid 2016 recruiting class that is being put together. Mason and company are piece mailing a strong 2016 group and that group got a little […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The UCLA coaching staff had seen enough game action on cornerback Chris Gaston to offer him on Friday. By Saturday the Bishop Amat Class of 2016 recruit was a verbal commitment of the Bruins. Gaston was flying under the radar after being limited to three games as part of the Lancers 10-4 team a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA USC announced the signing of three Class of 2016 recruits to financial aid agreements. The three recruits are prized 5-star linebacker/defensive end Daelin Hayes, 4-star safety C.J. Pollard, and 4-star offensive tackle Nathan Smith. Signing a financial aid agreement is non-binding for the player but does serve as a contract for the school to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Defending Louisiana state champs Calvary Baptist (2-2) has not been firing on all cylinders thus far during the 2015 high school football season but found positive traction Friday night against Zachary (3-1) pulling away for a 42-28 win. The big game on a big national televised stage had a choppy start with big hits […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Louisiana High School Football Scores Week (Sept. 25, 2015) Abbeville 41, South Plaquemines 16 Acadiana 41, Barbe 35 Airline 45, Southwood 0 Albany 53, Crescent City Christian 8 Alexandria 51, Tioga 7 Amite 28, Loranger 21 Ascension Episcopal 49, Hanson Memorial 12 Assumption 24, Lakeshore 23, 2OT Basile 26, Logansport 18 Bastrop 35, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arkansas High School Football Scores Week 4 (Sept. 25, 2015) Class 7A/6A Springdale 29 at Rodgers Heritage 27 Fort Smith Southside 14 at Bentonville 42 Searcy 14 at LR Central 24 Fayetteville 46 at Fort Smith Northside 19 Bryant 27 at Russellville 24 Cabot 34 at North Little Rock 3 Van Buren 14 at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Bentonville continued their winning ways Friday night topping Fort Smith Southside 28-14 thanks in-part to three Kasey Ford touchdowns. Ford completed 17-of-22 passes for 237 yards with two passing touchdowns and one receiving. The three touchdowns all came in the second half as the Tigers turned on the heat against Southside. The senior quarterback […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Horned Frogs got a big boost to their 2016 recruiting class on Friday with the verbal commitment of highly regarded Houston area defensive end Isaiah Chambers. Just three days ago Chambers, 6’3.5”, 255 pounds, set his decision date picking from roughly 30 Division-I offers from top programs across the nation. Despite MacArthur High […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks are making a strong effort for a balanced offense in the future landing their third wide receiver commitment for the 2016 class on Friday in Kiel Pollard. Pollard, 6’2”, 228 pounds, is a standout wide receiver for Colquitt County in Moultrie, Georgia. As a junior Pollard pulled down 66 passes racking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the hidden gems of the 2017 recruiting class is Sierra Canyon running back Bobby Cole. During Cole’s 2014 season, he split time in the backfield with senior tailback Kaizer Butler but still managed 1,126 yards with 10 scores off 128 carries. The Trailblazers (Chatsworth, CA) are 4-0 this season and Cole is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stats, an outside view, and the possibility of getting too wrapped up into a story can sometimes cause one to have a skewed view of reality, but sometimes perception is reality especially in sports. In 2014 running back Trevor Gear missed the first six games of the season for Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy due […]
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Written by James Gray II There’s no other word to describe last Saturday’s beat down other than embarrassing. It’s one thing to go down swinging in a loss and another thing to go down humiliated. The Gamecocks were spanked in Athens in front of national audience on ESPN. It was brutal to watch as the Carolina defense wasn’t able to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arguments can be made for several Arkansas high school football games to be the Week 4 Game of the Week, but the firepower, defenses, and talent on display between Fort Smith Southside (2-1) and Bentonville (3-0) should make the game incredible. The Tigers have jumped out to a 3-0 record in pursuit of their […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Archbishop Rummel is off to a 3-0 start and is widely considered one of the top high school football teams in the nation. The Raiders have wins over University Lab (24-7), Covington (48-0), and scored a big 27-16 national TV win over Wayne County (MS) last week. Rummel is stocked full of talent in […]
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