2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal Preview and Prediction: Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 College Football Playoffs promises to be another action packed tournament complementing last year’s surprise win by Ohio State. The Buckeyes knocked off Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl then proceeded to gridiron glory winning the title in a 42-20 romp over the Oregon Ducks. The four-team format this season pits No. 1 […]

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College Football Playoff Semifinal Orange Bowl No 1 Clemson Tigers vs No 4 Oklahoma Sooners

Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s been a wild season in college football as teams from all conferences have battled for a chance to play for the National Championship. However only four teams, Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State, and Oklahoma earned the right for a berth into the College Football Playoffs. The two semifinal games have pitted the No. 1 […]

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2016 U.S. Army All-American Game Roster West Squad

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Game Info Date: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. Site: Alamodome Location: San Antonio, Texas Coverage: NBC *Rosters subject to change West Roster Offense Quarterbacks QB K.J. Costello, 6-4, 213 lbs, Santa Margarita Catholic, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – Stanford QB Shea Patterson, 6-2, 195 lbs, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL – Ole Miss […]

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2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game East Squad Roster

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA   Game Info Date: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. Site: Alamodome Location: San Antonio, Texas Coverage: NBC *Rosters subject to change   East Roster Offense OL Josh Ball, 6-7, 305 lbs, Stafford HS, Fredericksburg, VA – Florida State OT Ben Cleveland, 6-7, 320 lbs, Stephens County HS, Tocca, GA – Georgia OT […]

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Arkansas Razorbacks in Final Three for 4-Star Texas RB Devwah Whaley

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As National Signing Day nears for the 2016 recruiting class, several top programs are still without some key players at positions of need heading into next season. One of the top areas of needs for the Arkansas Razorbacks for the 2016 college football season is at running back with senior Jonathan Williams expected to […]

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2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Rosters

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Game Info Location: StubHub Center Date: Sunday, Jan. 3 Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. Coverage: FOX Sports 1 *Roster subject to change *Players with known jersey numbers listed first in each category OFFENSE No/ Last/First/Hometown/High School/POS/HT/WT/Commitment 1 Spielman, JD, Eden Prairie, MN, Eden Prairie High School, WR/RB, 5-9, 172, Nebraska 3 Wilson, […]

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2015 Liberty Bowl Preview and Prediction: Kansas State vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Liberty Bowl has a long and proud history hosting some of college football’s top blueblood programs since its inception in 1959 that includes Alabama, Notre Dame, Georgia, USC, Tennessee, Auburn, Penn State, and Miami. The bowl game has been in Memphis since 1965 with various conference tie-ins along the way with the most […]

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Michigan RB Derrick Green Cautionary Tale for Overconfident 5-Star Recruits

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It happens every year in sports and in every kind of way but what it all adds up to is great talent does not always produce the way fans or general public may expect. If curious, ask any Chicago Cubs or Washington Nationals fan, any Cleveland Browns fan, or any Los Angeles Clippers fan, […]

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South Pointe CB Chris Smith Recommits back to South Carolina

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For the second time in Will Muschamp’s brief tenure with the Gamecocks he has brought a recruit back into the fold after a decommitment landing South Pointe defensive back Chris Smith for a second time. Smith committed to South Carolina during the Steve Spurrier era, back on July 24 after an unofficial visit. Everything […]

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2015 Advocare V100 Texas Bowl Preview and Prediction: No. 20 LSU Tigers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 college football postseason is full of great matchups in various bowl games but few can truly promote the vast offensive firepower of two distinctly different styles of offense executed with LSU’s ground game and Texas Tech’s passing attack. The Red Raiders constructed a 7-5, 4-5 season in Big 12 play, largely behind […]

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5-Star LB Lyndell Wilson Cuts Down List of Offers to Three SEC Schools

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two Carver High Schools in the state of Alabama and both turn out great talent year after year. This year the Montgomery team, not the Birmingham squad, turned out a 5-star linebacker that has captured the attention of college coaches nationwide. That stud linebacker, Lyndell “Mack” Wilson narrowed down his list of […]

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The Battle in LA for 4-Star 2016 DE OluWole Betiku Won by USC

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Trojans turned a couple of recruiting corners on Saturday when area 4-star defensive end Oluwole Betiku verbally committed to USC after being a one-time commitment to the UCLA Bruins. Betiku has the size, speed, and strength to be a next level playmaker listed in the neighborhood of 6’4”, 245 pounds. The Junipero Serra […]

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South Carolina Flips FSU DE Commit Keir Thomas Away from other SEC Hopefuls

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gamecocks are officially on a roll pulling in recruits with Will Muschamp at the helm in Columbia. South Carolina has landed six commitments over the past 10 days adding 3-star recruit Keir Thomas on Saturday. Thomas committed to Florida State on Feb. 21 but decommitted in mid-November, shortly after making an official visit […]

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SEC Teams Continue Christmas Round-Up, LSU Lands 4-Star WR Stephen Sullivan

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s lack of a passing game over the last two seasons have not slowed the Tigers down on the recruiting trail. In fact one could argue that it has not hurt at all with 3-star Damonte Coxie and 4-star Dee Anderson already committed. The Tigers picked up another big 2016 recruit on Saturday reeling […]

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Georgia Bulldogs Land In-State 4-Star 2017 LB Breon Dixon

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Kirby Smart era officially kicked off with recruiting for Georgia on Christmas day when in-state linebacker Breon Dixon committed to the Bulldogs. Dixon helped Peachtree Ridge High School to an 8-4 mark in 2015 coming up with 42 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, and four interceptions in […]

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Alabama Lands Top Georgia 2017 DE Aaron Sterling on Christmas Day

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Christmas was a wonderful day for the Alabama coaching staff and for Stephenson High School defensive end Aaron Sterling when the Class of 2017 talent verbally committed to the Crimson Tide. Recruiting rankings seem off for Sterling only rated a 3-star prospect despite a junior season filled with 80 tackles, 40 tackles for a […]

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Complete 2015 Pac-12 Bowl Schedule and Overview

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Pac-12 did something pretty close to amazing in 2015 getting 10 of 12 teams bowl eligible with only Oregon State (2-10) and Colorado (4-9) missing out on the postseason festivities. Two Pac-12 teams have already played setting the conference on the right path towards claiming a winning bowl game season. Arizona bested New […]

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Houston Flips TCU 2016 QB/ATH Commit D’Eriq King

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Tom Herman and the Cougars coaching staff fired off another recruiting shot across the bow of other Texas college programs on Christmas Eve when flipping quarterback/athlete D’Eriq King away from TCU. King has been a true dual-threat quarterback for Manvel High School over the past four seasons slowly ramping up his production to great […]

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Former Texas A&M Quarterback Kyler Murray Signs with Oklahoma

Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Christmas has come early for University of Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops and the rest of the Sooners coaching staff. Stoops announced today that former Texas A&M quarterback Kyler Murray has signed a financial aid agreement with Oklahoma and will join their football program starting in the 2016 spring semester. On Dec. 17, Murray […]

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2016 Under Armour All-American Football Game Roster

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 2016 Under Armour All-American Football Game Roster Defense DE McTelvin Agim, Hope HS, Hope, AR – Arkansas DT Edwin Alexander, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Hammond, LA – LSU S Deontay Anderson, Manvel HS, Manvel, TX – uncommitted DE Andre Anthony, Edna Karr HS, New Orleans, LSU CB Carlos Becker, Osceola HS, Kissimmee, FL – […]

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Complete 2015 SEC Football Postseason Bowl Schedule and Overview

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The SEC produced 10 bowl eligible teams during the 2015 season and for the second consecutive year managed to get all seven SEC West teams a bowl berth. The only teams not bowling for the SEC this year are Vanderbilt (4-8, 2-6), Kentucky (5-7, 2-6), Missouri (5-7, 1-7), and South Carolina (3-9, 1-7). Alabama […]

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New Missouri Coach Barry Odom Reinstates QB Maty Mauk for 2016 Season

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Whatever the grievances may have been between former Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel along with the football program and starting quarterback Maty Mauk have been buried, for a third time, with new head coach Barry Odom. On Wednesday, Odom reinstated Mauk after a series of talks with the soon to be senior. In theory, […]

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South Carolina Keeps Rolling with Recruiting, Adds In-State DE Javon Kinlaw

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gamecocks continued to roll under head coach Will Muschamp adding a fifth recruit in the month of December when defensive end Javon Kinlaw committed on Wednesday. South Carolina added a versatile athlete to the mix with Kinlaw. Kinlaw made a name for himself playing defensive end for Goose Creek High School but the […]

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Interview: Washington State 2017 CB Commit Tayari Venable Gaining Big National Recruiting Interest

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The future is bright at Rancho Cucamonga High School heading into the 2016 California High School football season. The Cougars wrapped up a 9-4 season in 2015 that was upended in the third round of the CIF playoffs in a 62-56 loss in five overtimes against Vista Murrieta. The skill positions on offense at […]

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Michigan Heads into Christmas as Hottest Team on Recruiting Trail

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What a difference one year makes in the fortunes of some programs. When the 2014 season finished the Wolverines were 5-7 overall under Brady Hoke. Now Michigan has head coach Jim Harbaugh at the helm completing a 9-3, 6-2 Big Ten, season with a chance for a 10-win season against Florida. As Michigan preps […]

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Christian McCaffrey Wins 2015 Associated Press Player of the Year Honors

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stanford (11-2, 8-1) may not be able to stop Alabama from winning the national championship but sophomore all-purpose back Christian McCaffrey kept Crimson Tide tailback Derrick Henry from sweeping end of season top honor awards by capturing the Associated Press 2015 College Football Player of the Year honors. McCaffrey had an outstanding season in […]

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South Carolina Lands In-State WR Diondre Champaigne

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting efforts under new head coach Will Muschamp are picking up quickly for the South Carolina Gamecocks. On Dec. 16, Muschamp reeled in his biggest recruit yet landing 4-star JUCO All-American cornerback JaMarcus King and on Monday picked up a verbal commitment from under the radar in-state recruit Diondre Champaigne. Champaigne, listed at 6’4”, […]

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Oklahoma Flips WR Parnell Motley away from Maryland

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Sooners are starting to heat up the recruiting trail after being quiet for long stretches of time during a tremendous 2015 college football season. Oklahoma is in position to recruit from door-to-door across the country being in the college football playoffs and did just that on Monday landing Washington D.C. area 3-star wide […]

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2015 Independence Bowl Preview Tulsa Golden Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It will be an emotional day in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the nation’s 11th oldest bowl game will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Dec. 26 when the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Independence Bowl has a rich history that goes back all the way to 1976 when McNeese State defeated Tulsa […]

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Interview with Do-It-All 2017 California 4-Star ATH Jaylon Redd

Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Few college football teams would be as lucky to have the kind of talent Rancho Cucamonga High School has in their secondary. Shutting down opposing California passing attacks has become commonplace for the trio of highly regarded recruits; Thomas Graham Jr. (4-star), Tayari Venable (3-star), and Jaylon Redd (4-star). Each player is being heavily […]

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