Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The freight train that is Bishop Gorman kept its consecutive national title hopes alive streaking forward on Friday night upending Long Beach Poly 52-13. The one-two punch of quarterback Tate Martell (Texas A&M) and running back Biaggio Ali-Walsh was too much for Poly. Martell put the Gaels on the board first connecting with tight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was a tight game in the first half started to turn into a runaway win for Archbishop Rummel (3-0) in the second in a 27-16 win over Wayne County (2-2) Friday night. The story of the game was Raiders quarterback Chase Fourcade tossing three touchdown passes. Fourcade ended the game 13-of-20 for 184 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014, the Lafayette Lions finished 4-6 and fell one game short of making the playoffs. Going into the 2015 season expectations were higher surrounding the team as the Lions returned the majority of the team including offense weapon Jaelyn Price. Lafayette has started off the 2015 season 2-0 after winning at Peabody, 39-21, and then […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Firepower on both sides of the ball does not get much better than this week’s top game between IMG Academy (FL) and Bergen Catholic (NJ). IMG is loaded with talent leading many to wonder how a team filled with this many next level stars could lose 19-7 in the preseason to American Heritage. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Aggies are off to a hot start on the collegiate gridiron in 2015 and added another highly prized recruit to their 2016 recruiting class on Friday to keep the future looking bright when defensive end Justin Madubuike verbally committed. Madubuike is one of the more highly recruited players in the nation in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gamecocks went into Tobacco Road on Thursday for a third time in the 2016 recruiting class landing Asheville offensive tackle Peter Leota. Leota, 6’5”, 300 pounds, is a two-way star for the Cougars also lining up at defensive tackle. The results have been tremendous thus far with Asheville jumping out to a 4-0 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA UCLA went into their backyard on Thursday to pull wide receiver/cornerback Marquis Lawson out of Crenshaw High School. Lawson helped the Cougars to an 8-4 record in 2014 and a 2-1 record thus far in 2015 but has been an overlooked prospect by most college recruiters. The 5’8”, 166 pound, athlete only reported offer […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Volunteers added a much needed experienced cornerback to their 2016 recruiting class on Thursday receiving a verbal commitment from Desmond Henderson. Despite having a really nice freshman season for Dodge City Community College, Henderson (6’1”, 180) was still under the radar after coming up with 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, eight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators went into last week’s contest splitting time under center with Will Grier and Treon Harris. The same scenario may be in play in Week 3 against Kentucky but for the second consecutive game the redshirt freshman will get the start over the sophomore. Florida held home field against East Carolina building […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA SEC play has yet to begin for the Arkansas Razorbacks yet the formally ranked No. 18 team in the nation sits at the proverbial crossroads before a non-conference showdown against Texas Tech on Saturday. Much has been made about the 16-12 Week 2 performance Arkansas (1-1) put up against Toledo, an unranked MAC member. […]
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Written by James Gray II Last Saturday South Carolina’s attempted comeback fell short in their home opener in front of a sellout crowd against the Kentucky Wildcats. Things did not go as expected for the Gamecocks as they have now been embarrassed two years in a row by the underdog Wildcats. Here is a brief breakdown of the good, the bad, and […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 St. Thomas Aquinas @ Blue Valley Northwest St. Thomas Aquinas is 1-1 after picking up their first victory last Friday against Blue Valley North. The Saints are hoping to stay on the winning track as they face the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies. Blue Valley Northwest is 0-2 on the young season. St. Thomas Aquinas is led […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If there are sure things in life like death and taxes and the sun always rises in the east lets go ahead and put Donta Evans hands on the ball carrier with a tackle. The Class of 2016 linebacker is one of the best in the nation and has taken on a bigger challenge […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Fort Osage Indians @ Staley Falcons This is the must see game of the weekend as the Indians and Falcons are both 4-0 and loaded with talent. The winner of this game will be the favorite to win district going forward. Both teams have great quarterbacks as Skylar Thompson, a Kansas State commit, leads Fort […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Calvary Baptist Cavaliers @ C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets Calvary Baptist is 1-1 on the young season after they lost to Teurlings Catholic on the road in Week 1 and then blew out Peabody in their home opener last Friday. Byrd is undefeated so far in 2015 after they blew out Barbe in Week 1 and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The race for the best running back in the 2017 recruiting class is well on its way with players from all over the nation contending for top honors. Among the list of 20 or so 5- and 4-star recruits is Newton High School’s Kurt Taylor. Taylor is a rock on wheels at 5’9”, 200 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Fighting Irish entered the 2015 season with 17 starters returning from an 8-5 team a year ago but the high count of experience filling this year’s roster is starting to dwindle, and fast. On Tuesday Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly announced the loss of starting tight end Durham Smythe for the year […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU fans were licking their chops after escaping Mississippi State 21-19 in Week 2 knowing that Auburn struggled to put away FCS program Jacksonville State by a score of 27-20 in overtime. The seemingly easy win for LSU (1-0) became a little more challenging on Tuesday with the announced return of three Auburn (2-0) […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Missouri takes the field against Connecticut this weekend they will be without one of the SEC’s best running backs, Russell Hansbrough. On Monday Tigers head coach Gary Pinkel announced he was sitting his senior 1,000 yard rusher due to an ankle injury. Per Pinkel, Hansbrough was injured in Week 1 against Southeast Missouri […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In Santa Maria, California sits a throwback tight end with current day hands ready to make it happen at the next level. Troy Artopoeus is a 6’4”, 220 pound, extra tackle on running downs and pass threat in the offense. He even doubles at outside linebacker being a true two-way ironman player. Trouble is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The insult of losing 16-12 in Little Rock to unranked Toledo continued to play out in different ways for the Arkansas Razorbacks with the Monday announcement wide receiver Keon Hatcher will miss up to six weeks with a foot injury. Hatcher, a senior, was hurt in the fourth quarter against the Rockets in Week […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Battle of the Border Recap Friday 9/11/15 Game No. 1: John Curtis (LA) 38, Shades Valley (AL) 19 John Curtis dominated Shades Valley as the Patriots scored the first 31 points of the game and held the Mounties scoreless until 3:38 left in the third quarter. Devon Benn led John Curtis with 75 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every year countless high school football players with next level talent get overlooked or perhaps do not receive as much attention as deserved. All things apply to Fort Smith Southside outside linebacker Si Kilinc. Kilinc might be a little bit of a tweener at 6’1”, 190-195, but he mans the outside linebacker position well […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Replacing 2014 record setter Dylan Thompson in the pocket was never going to be easy for South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier but after the loss of starting quarterback Connor Mitch on Saturday, life on the gridiron just got a little bit tougher. The Gamecocks were dealt injury with insult on Saturday losing 26-22 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The AP voters took an opportunity to do a big over-correct with the Top 25 rankings on Sunday kicking three SEC teams out of the polls while slicing off a little bit of Ohio State’s stronghold on the No. 1 spot. No two ways around it, in Week 2 the SEC got beat up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football recruiters are all in on Bastrop High School wide receiver Isaiah Graham. The 6’1”, 180 pound, receiver tore up opposing Louisiana high school defenses last year pulling down 48 passes for 1,138 yards with 20 receiving touchdowns leading to double-digit offers heading into his senior season. The Class of 2016 recruit has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Tanner Mangum is not college football’s typical freshman quarterback and has posted atypical results in the pocket over the course of two games for BYU. On Saturday Mangum struck again throwing another Hail Mary pass in the closing seconds of the game to give the Cougars their second consecutive victory, this one against No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Huskies received good news on Saturday when 4-star cornerback Isaiah Gilchrist verbally committed to Washington. The 5’11”, 180 pound, cornerback is highly rated but no teams outside of Pac-12 country have tried to wrangle the Bellevue High School talent into another region. Gilchrist has offers from Arizona, USC, Oregon, Cal, Arizona State, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of the glitz and promise of being a SEC team on the rise hit a crossbar on Saturday afternoon when the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks fell at their home away from home in Little Rock to Toledo 16-12. From the first quarter something seemed amiss on the Arkansas side of the ball. After […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The drive up north for Bastrop from Louisiana to Arkansas ended in a victory put was far from ideal with the Rams leaving Springdale notching a 42-22 win over Shiloh Christian. Bastrop bounced out to a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter stretching the lead to 22-0 early in the second […]
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