Month: December 2015

Fayetteville Claims Arkansas 7A State Championship Title in 28-7 Win over Har-Ber

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What started out looking like a potential shootout turned into a turnover margin battle in the Arkansas Class 7A State Championship Game Saturday night in War Memorial Stadium between the Fayetteville Bulldogs (13-2) and Har-Ber Wildcats (11-2). In the end the Bulldogs limited their mistakes while capitalizing on takeaways for a 28-7 convincing win […]

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One to Watch California: Lakewood High School 2017 QB James Rafkin

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Certain players standout on a crowded field of talented high school players with their play popping full of energy. At Lakewood High School, James Rafkin is in the midst of finding his stride as one of the more dynamic and explosive players in the state of California with another season of experience left to […]

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Houston Cougars Tom Herman Taken Off the Market, Signs Contract Extension

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the hotter names in the coaching carousel spinning around the nation at the end of the 2015 college football regular season was Tom Herman. The Houston Cougars did their best to wrap up their head coach for another season signing him to a contract extension reportedly worth $2.8 million per year. The […]

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Missouri Promotes Barry Odom from DC to Tigers Head Coach

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Not all college football hires will be “sexy” additions but some are more fundamentally sound than others. News broke Thursday night that the University of Missouri has found a replacement for Gary Pinkel naming Barry Odom their new head coach. Missouri fans could not ask for a stronger tie to the program. Odom was […]

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Centennial Arizona Championship Winning 2016 OL Steven Bailey Releases End of Season Highlight Reel

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Little surprise, but Centennial High School crushed it again in 2015 posting a 12-2 record on the way to a second consecutive Arizona High School Football State Championship. The Coyotes had in-season losses to Hamilton (34-27) and Liberty (34-33) but got revenge on Hamilton in the second round of the playoffs advancing on a […]

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One to Watch California: Interview with St. Anthony Class of 2017 RB/WR/CB Byron BJ Busbee

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Written by Ryan Wright Twiter: @HogManInLA The Long Beach area in California was broadsided by an unexpected offensive force in 2015 when Byron “B.J.” Busbee crushed it as an all-purpose back, slot receiver, and cornerback for St. Anthony’s High School. Busbee started as a sophomore but kicked his production into high-gear as a junior producing 1,222 yards of offense from […]

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Alabama Keeping Newly Reported Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart through Postseason Run

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The continuity along the Alabama sidelines will not be disrupted in the postseason per sources close to the Crimson Tide program with defensive coordinator Kirby Smart continuing his role throughout the bowl season. Numerous reports have tabbed Smart as the next head coach at Georgia replacing Mark Richt after his 15 years in Athens. […]

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2015 SEC Championship Game Preview: No. 18 Florida Gators vs. No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the pigskin is kicked off for the 24th annual SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, it’s fitting that the Florida Gators will be taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide as the two programs are the stalwarts of college football’s most important title game. The Gators are making their 11th appearance […]

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Riverside First-Team JUCO All-American Dwayne Wallace Talks Arkansas Visit and Recruiting

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The finer points of being a good offensive lineman get down to technique, leverage, and pad level. Any lineman can play the position with the best technique in the world put if said player does not have a little bit of an attitude to go along with the size, strength, and a skill set, […]

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One to Watch California: 2017 Buena Park High School WR/CB Victor Bates

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 football season has ended for most high schools across the nation and the college football season is drawing to a close. Recruiting efforts across the nation will pick up seeing offers start pouring in for seniors but also for Class of 2017 players already making an impact. Despite an abbreviated season due […]

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Conference USA Championship Game Preview: Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss

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Written by Charlie Beuttel  Twitter: @charlie_cds3  The 2015 college football season was full of excitement in Conference USA with five different teams putting up a great fight to get a chance to battle for the conference title. After an exciting final weekend in the regular season where Southern Miss won on the road at Louisiana Tech, 58-24, and Western Kentucky defeated […]

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Maryland Hires Michigan DC D.J. Durkin as New Head Coach

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With every new hire of a head coach at the collegiate level comes hope and promise of a new era with promises of a winning program along with pledges of challenging for conference titles. The University of Maryland went through an unparalleled level of success under former head coach Ralph Friedgen (2001-2010) not seen […]

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2015 College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Week 5, Sooners Could Get Favorable Bowl Draw

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nothing changed with the College Football Playoff Selection Committee rankings in Week 5 after Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Iowa all held up their end of the bargain for one more week. Some shuffling could still be had during Championship Week if the top draws are upset. Perhaps the biggest cemented spot, at least for […]

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2015 Louisiana High School Football 5A Semifinal Update

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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Four teams have survived a tough Louisiana 5A Playoff bracket thus far making the semifinal round. The stakes are heightened with each team knowing they are just one win away from playing for a state a championship in the Super Dome in New Orleans. All four teams have their eyes on the prize with […]

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Stanford 2016 4-Star CB Commit Treyjohn Butler Talks Visit to Palo Alto

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 season on the California gridiron may not have turned out the way Etiwanda High School star cornerback Treyjohn Butler wanted, but the Class of 2016 recruit did nothing to diminish his lofty status as one of the nation’s best. The Eagles fought through a tough 3-7 campaign but Butler’s play on the […]

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2015 Pac-12 Conference Championship Game Preview: No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 24 USC

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 college football season was a wild ride in the Pac-12 with a lot of uncertainties keeping even the average fan on the edge of their seat throughout the year. When the preseason AP Top 25 rankings came out in August, Oregon, ranked No. 7, and USC, ranked No. 8, were tabbed as […]

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Big Ten Conference Championship Game Preview: No. 5 Michigan State vs No. 4 Iowa

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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It’s been a great season in the Big Ten Conference as all the teams have battled for a chance to play in the conference championship game but now just two teams remain. The four main teams, including Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, and Iowa, went back-and-forth all year but after a great final weekend […]

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