Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Oklahoma Sooners have been quiet on the recruiting trail with just 11 verbal commitments entering the month of November. All signs point to a ramping up process about to take off with two commitments in three days to close out the month. On Saturday, OU secured a commitment from North Carolina running back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Being a team player at any level of sports is not always for the betterment of the player directly involved. Being a team player typically signals a selfless act by a given teammate truly living up to the old cliché “there is no I in team.” When the 2015 season began, San Juan Hills […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Volunteers have continued their resurgence on the field upping their seven-wins from the 2014 season to an 8-4 record in the 2015 regular season with an opportunity to add another victory in a yet to be announced bowl game. The wins on the field maybe grabbing attention of recruits across the nation but […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college football world was somewhat taken aback on Sunday when the University of Georgia fired head coach Mark Richt. The parting of ways was called a “mutual decision” by Bulldogs athletic director Greg McGarity, but the writing is on the wall. Despite Richt posting a win-loss record of 145-51 in 15 seasons in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The search for a new head coach at USC did not take long and athletic director Pat Haden did not have to go far hiring interim head coach Clay Helton as the Trojans new head coach on Monday. Helton has twice been named interim head coach of the Trojans but had more time to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators may have come up short against in-state rival Florida State on Saturday but came up big on the recruiting trail on Sunday landing three verbal commitments. One of the bigger “gets” for the Gators was flipping former LSU commitment, quarterback Feleipe Franks. Franks may have been in the midst of a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Kentucky Wildcats more than likely ended their 2015 college football season falling one game shy of the normally needed six win mark to be invited to a bowl game. The Wildcats put a stamp on the end of another frustrating season losing to in-state rival Louisville 38-24 after racing out to a 21-0 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Associated Press voters have seemingly voted on a breeze all season long quick to strike down a team for poor play and over evaluate a team for a lopsided win. Nothing changed in the Week 14 voting seeing a one-loss Oklahoma team jump up a spot over undefeated Iowa to claim the No. 3 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The proverbial hot seats in college football have been simmering for weeks now, and in some cases for months, with fan bases and alumni itching to pull the trigger on removing a coach with the thought of a brighter future. With the majority of college football wrapping up their 2015 regular season schedule on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU (8-3, 5-3)held Texas A&M’s high scoring up-tempo offense to 250 total yards in a 19-7 LSU home win on Saturday and in the process, per all reports and rumors, saved head coach Les Miles job. The SEC West showdown was more a throwback defensive struggle than a modern day shootout with every yard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Michigan added another big recruit to their 2016 class on Saturday landing highly regarded defensive tackle Jordan Elliott out of Houston, Texas. Elliott became a “must get” for college football coaches after a standout junior season registering 78 tackles, 12 sacks, and 31 tackles for a loss with two forced fumbles and two fumble […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Auburn may not have had success on the field Saturday against Alabama but the Tigers have been highly successful on the recruiting trail of late adding five verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class in the month of November. The newest recruit to the list is North Carolina defensive end Nick Coe. Coe, listed […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Several teams have swung for the fences with a couple of 2016 running back only to come up short thanks to the recruiting efforts of the University of Georgia. First the Bulldogs took top running back Elijah Holyfield off the board in September and then on Thanksgiving the nation found out a second top […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bruins had a nice Thanksgiving adding a third offensive line commitment in Alex Akingbulu. Akingbulu, though undersized at 6’5”, 260 pounds, is highly regarded with 12 scholarship offers on the table. The Narbonne High School standout had narrowed his list of schools down to three, Cal, Utah, and UCLA days before his announcement. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks (7-5, 5-3) got their first winning SEC record since the 2011 season knocking off the Missouri Tigers (5-7, 1-7) 28-3 in Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Friday. The win was a dominating one for the Hogs with junior running back Alex Collins leading the charge rushing 30 times for 130 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Bentonville High School football is already in the Arkansas record books as one of the top programs in the state having recently won titles in 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2014. The Tigers legendary head coach, Barry Lunney Sr., retired in the offseason turning over the reins of the program to defensive coordinator Jay Grant. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The state of Arkansas has been going through an explosion of talent at the high school level where 20 if not far more will matriculate to college playing football at the next level. The rise in talent is continuing into the underclassmen ranks bringing up the level of play for juniors and sophomores across […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A rare feat in any sports much less at the high school level is close at hand, Bentonville senior Kasey Ford is two wins away from winning three consecutive Arkansas 7A state championships as the Tigers starting quarterback. As his storied high school playing career comes closer to being finished, his legacy as a […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s championship week in Kansas as two one-loss teams, Mill Valley and Bishop Carroll, have advanced through a tough bracket to battle it out for the 5A state crown. Both teams won exciting games last week in the semifinals as Mill Valley beat St. Thomas Aquinas for the second time this season 45-28 and Bishop […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s championship week in Kansas with two great teams, Derby (11-1) and Blue Valley (10-2), advancing to the 6A championship game. Both teams won their semifinal games going away with Derby routing Lawrence Free State 35-14 and Blue Valley downing Olathe North 43-19. The Kansas 6A Championship Game will take on Nov. 28th on the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s championship week in Missouri as two one-loss teams, Fort Osage (12-1) and Chaminade (12-1), have advanced through a tough bracket to battle for the 5A state title. Both teams won their semifinal games in blowout fashion as Fort Osage destroyed 5A defending champion Battle 49-12 and Chaminade beat Carthage 43-19. Fort Osage will […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The inevitable happened on Wednesday when sophomore Los Angeles Valley College linebacker Jonathan Charles verbally committed to a Division-I program. Luckily for the Blazers, it was to University of Alabama-Birmingham. Head coach Bill Clark and staff have landed a dominating linebacker who at 6’2”, 240 pounds, can play the middle or the strong-side putting […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s championship week in Missouri as two great teams, Kearney (13-1) and Webb City (14-0) have advanced through a tough bracket and are set to face off for the Missouri 4A state championship in St. Louis on Nov. 27th. Both teams won their semifinal game in convincing fashion as Kearney dominated Westminster, 35-16, and Webb […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie.cds3 It’s championship week in Missouri as two undefeated teams, Blue Springs South (13-0) and Christian Brothers College (13-0), have advanced through this tough bracket and are set to face off Friday Nov. 27th in St. Louis for the 6A state championship. Both teams won in blowout fashion in the semifinals last week as Blue […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 There are four teams remaining in the Louisiana Division I playoffs as the semifinals kick off this Friday night. In the quarterfinals, the two top seeds, Archbishop Rummel (44-14) and Evangel Christian (42-7) won in blowout fashion, John Curtis got past St. Paul’s 37-30, and Catholic-Baton Rouge squeaked past Brother Martin, 49-48. The four teams […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While the opportunity for many teams to claim a spot in the college football playoffs is now out of reach, there are still several top games with playoff implications and teams that can play spoiler during “Rivalry Week.” With the holiday season upon us, college football action starts early this week with six games […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football fans on the east coast maybe unaware of the standout season Washington State has put together after a tough start to the year. The Cougars are 8-3, 6-2, second in the Pac-12 North Division behind Stanford, and have quality wins over Oregon (45-38), Arizona (45-42), Arizona State (38-24), and UCLA (31-27). If […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Win or lose, each week a finicky College Football Playoff Selection Committee can dock a team for the smallest or biggest of things quickly putting a season into high alert. Case in point, Notre Dame eked out a three-point win at Fenway Stadium over Boston College but was demoted from No. 4 to No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As the old saying goes, tape does not lie and the tape on Summit High School’s 2017 running back Stephen Carr is about as good as it gets. Over the last two seasons Carr has used his deceptive speed, great field vision and balance, along with soft hands in the passing game to push […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The love affair between Florida and Carver High School cornerback Antonio Nelson did not take long, five days to be exact, with the Gators landing their fourth corner of the 2016 recruiting class on Monday. The Wolverines did not have the season they had hoped for going 3-7 in 2015 but the down year […]
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