Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorback offense will look dramatically different in 2016 after a loss of another All-SEC performer, junior running back Alex Collins, as announced on Sunday. Collins’ career at Arkansas was a consistent upward trend in achievement and performance overshadowed by other top performers in the SEC. Collins is one of only three players […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The long and winding high school football road and up and down recruiting path for Class of 2016 tight end Isaac Nauta came to an apparent end on Saturday when he verbally committed to the University of Georgia. The commitment to Georgia is a homecoming of sorts for Nauta. The 6’4”, 240 pound, talent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since Will Muschamp took over the head coach job at South Carolina, every day has been a busy one getting his staff together but more importantly out on the recruiting trail. The hard work has paid off with South Carolina netting seven verbal commitments since Dec. 15 and two over the last two days. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The lone coaching vacancy left open on the Arkansas Razorbacks staff when Sam Pittman left at the end of the 2015 season for the same position at Georgia was reportedly filled on Saturday by Kurt Anderson. Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema reached into the NFL level to fill the position with Anderson. Anderson is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The U.S. Army All-American Game is one of the premier high school football all-star games in the nation featuring some of the top seniors in their respective class year after year. The 2016 addition is no different featuring some of the more highly sought after 5- and 4-star players on every other college coach’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s 2016 recruiting class added a key missing piece on Friday with the addition of running back/linebacker Devin White. The North Webster (Louisiana) High School talent has been a two-way superstar since his sophomore season rushing for 1,094 yards with 20 scores and coming up with 99 tackles. White entrenched himself into a recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright and Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @HogManInLA and @charlie_cds3 Since the BCS era began ahead of the 1998 season only one northern team has cracked the south’s dominating grip on college football. Over the last 17 years, the Buckeyes have twice swept away honors winning in 2002 and 2014. The title game for the 2015 season has a true […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The New England area produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different as high athletes from the northeast area of the country will go out and play college football all over the country. Some notable football players to come out of New England, thrive at that college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Georgia 2016 recruiting class has undergone some changes over the last couple of weeks losing running back Devwah Whaley to Arkansas, Coconut Creek cornerback Malek Young, who remains uncommitted, and wide receiver Darion Anderson, who is also uncommitted. Despite a couple of deflections, new Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart was able to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Iowa Hawkeyes gave their fan base a season to remember in 2015 posting a 12-2 overall record, best in school history, winning the Big Ten West Division with an 8-0 record. The final two games of the season did not go as planned with a last minute 16-13 loss to then- No. 5 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life comes at all of us pretty quick, and for Maso Dodd Thursday was a day full of quick decisions that will shape the rest of his life. In the morning Dodd committed to Lincoln University but later in the day was offered and excepted a scholarship to play football at Alabama A&M. Dodd […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA First-year Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp may have pulled off his greatest recruiting feat for the 2016 class getting linebacker Skai Moore to return to South Carolina as announced on Thursday. South Carolina had a season to forget in 2015 finishing 3-9, 1-7 in SEC play, after a seven-win season in 2014 and back-to-back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2013 recruiting class was a good one for LSU filled with guys like offensive lineman Ethan Pocic, defensive end Lewis Neal, and linebacker Kendell Beckwith. One of the key members of the class, 4-star wide receiver John Diarse, will officially end his collegiate playing career with TCU. Diarse asked for and was granted […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The LSU Tigers soared in the AP rankings in 2015 hitting as high as No. 2 but after navigating a tough schedule finished 9-3, 5-3 in SEC play, after topping Big 12 conference member Texas Tech 56-27 in the Texas Bowl. The Tigers will have likely early season Heisman Trophy Award candidate running back […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Washington D.C. produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different as high school athletes from our nation’s capital will go out and play college football all over the country next season. Some notable football players to come out of our nation’s capital, thrive at the college level […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Some offseason coaching moves make sense and can be easily explained away, the other 50 percent of moves are head scratchers leaving fan bases wondering what said coach was thinking. News of one of the head scratchers broke on Thursday when Noel Mazzone reportedly accepted an offer to become the new offensive coordinator at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Eastern Illinois wrapped up a strong 7-5 season in 2015 going 7-1 in Ohio Valley Conference action. The Panthers relied on senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow for a little bit of everything in 2015 seeing Whitlow lead the team in passing with 1,909 yards, 10 touchdowns, and lead the team in rushing with 512 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The LSU Tigers 2016 recruiting class is absolutely loaded at a couple of key positions but lagging in a few other areas as National Signing Day draws near. The Tigers have 19 verbal commitments with a heavy emphasis on defense and on the outside on offense. The race is on for Feb. 3, when […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The assistant coaching carousel in the SEC has continued to rotate with Auburn pulling defensive coordinator Kevin Steele away from LSU after one season in Baton Rouge helping initiate change on various staffs. The Tigers looking to fill the open vacancy returned the favor in kind snagging Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda on Tuesday. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stanford head coach David Shaw learned a tough lesson with running back Barry Sanders Jr., don’t let a player on your team break a record held by the father of one of your other players or said player will transfer. All jokes aside about the motivation behind Sanders request to be released from his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2016 high school football season comes to a close, Sayville High School quarterback Jack Coan could leave a legacy unmatched by any other but still one-game short of his goal. Since his freshman season, Long Island has been abuzz about this 6’3”, 190 pound, quarterback slinging the ball around the yard for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Houston Cougars recruiting success went beyond the high school ranks on Tuesday when head coach Tom Herman accepted transferring quarterback Kyle Allen. Landing Allen speaks volumes to the quick success Herman has had on and off the collegiate football field since taking over the Houston program at the end of the 2014 season. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl highlight clips from the field Photo credits: recruitingnewsguru.com; 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl highlight clips from the field Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com;
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 2016 Semper Fidelis All American Bowl 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, Terry, Del City, OK, Del City High School, QB, 6-3, 187, Oregon 4 Howard, Theo, Westlake Village, CA, Westlake High School, WR, 6-0, 174, UCLA 5 Pennamon, D’Vaughn […]
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2016 Semper Fidelis All American Bowl Rosters Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 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, Terry, Del City, OK, Del City High School, QB, 6-3, 187, Oregon 4 Howard, Theo, Westlake Village, CA, Westlake High School, WR, 6-0, 174, UCLA 5 Pennamon, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Texas produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different as high athletes from the Lone Star State will go out and play college football all over the country. Texas has produced many great NFL stars including current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Carolina Panthers defensive end […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In recent years, the exodus of talented quarterbacks leaving Gainesville has been the norm but on Monday night Florida flipped the switch accepting graduate transfer Austin Appleby from Purdue. Appleby had an outstanding high school career with North Canton working his way to being named one of the top quarterbacks in the state of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What more superlatives are there to add about Aquinas Institute Class of 2016 linebacker Jamir Jones that has not already been said, thought, or written? One new one might be the prognosticator. During an interview with the New York high school talent after a practice for the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, the East […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Toleafoa “Sean” Auwae verbally committed to UCLA on Aug. 14, the Bruins thought they had one of the best centers in the 2016 recruiting class wrapped up. Right around the time UCLA offered another inciting offer was laid on the table for the Kapolei High School star, an offer from Vanderbilt. As the […]
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