Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With 28 offers on the table for Class of 2017 cornerback Trajan Bandy, the race was on to secure a commitment from the highly prized recruit. On Sunday, the Sooners got their man when the Miami area talent verbally committed to Oklahoma. Bandy, listed at 5’10”, 180 pounds, cemented his place on college recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2018 recruiting class maybe an afterthought to college football fans and the respective coaches staffing the top Division-I programs but special attention should be centered on Khalil Shakir. The rising Vista Murrieta High School talent already had the speed and playmaking abilities as a sophomore to warrant a Pac-12 scholarship offer. Shakir is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Junior Day events across the country typically produces results. For Florida State on Saturday, the Seminoles got one of the more highly coveted defensive tackles in the nation when Cory Durden verbally committed. The win for FSU was big coming one week ahead of the Newberry High School star’s visit to Tuscaloosa for Alabama’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As South Carolina’s roster continues to undergo changes with first-year head coach Will Muschamp from the Steve Spurrier era, a couple more contributors from last year’s squad will not be back in 2016 with the announcement that defensive end David Johnson and cornerback Al Harris Jr. are no longer Gamecocks. Muschamp released a statement […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The level of high school football talent seems to grow a little bit year after year across the nation. Having a “stacked” team use to mean an automatic deep run into a given state’s playoffs with a championship trophy spot already cleared off in the school’s lobby. Such is not the case anymore, especially […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2012 high school football season had concluded, the college football recruiting world was sold on Derrick Green. The Hermitage High School star was rated by Rivals as the No. 1 overall back in the nation, No. 8 overall regardless of position, with over 30 scholarship offers on the table. The Virginia product […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Jim Harbaugh freight train that has rolled through college football over the last year may have hit a slight bump on Friday with the report that Michigan’s recruiting coordinator Matt Doherty was returning to the Miami Hurricanes to fill the same role in south Florida. Doherty spent the last year helping Michigan put […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Haynesville has a great and rich history of high school in Louisiana as the Golden Tornado are second in the state with 18 state championships including two out of the last three years and have advanced to the state title game in each of the last four seasons. In 2015, Haynesville didn’t start well […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since the 2004 college baseball season, the Arkansas Razorbacks have been one of the most consistent teams in the nation year after year. Dave Van Horn took the Diamond Hogs to the College World Series in 2004, 2009, 2012, and 2015 matching the program’s total CWS appearances in the 85 prior years of Arkansas […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA New Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is making quick work on the 2017 recruiting class landing the Bulldogs fifth commitment with in-state receiver Xavier Jenkins on Thursday. The Bulldogs produced a Top 10 recruiting class with their 2016 haul bringing in 20 total signees. The foundation is there for another top class with 5-star […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The courting of Cabot High School quarterback/wide receiver Jarrod Barnes did not take long for the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Razorbacks offered on Thursday, Feb. 11, and one week later Barnes called the Hogs. Barnes is being recruited to play wide receiver at Arkansas but lines up more as a Wildcat quarterback for Cabot. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The usual attrition of roster adjustments and realignments are in full swing in Baton Rouge with the announcement of two more wide receivers leaving the program. Since the 2015 college football season ended, LSU has already lost highly prized wide receiver John Diarse who transferred to TCU. On Tuesday, former 4-star Class of 2013 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As much as things change, it does the heart good to know that somethings never change. Case in point, when first interviewing Chuck Filiaga in May of 2014, he was a “scrawny” 6’6”, 275 pound, defensive end for St. Augustine High School in San Diego. He finished his freshman year with 52 tackles, seven […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since 2011, Arkansas State has been one of the most consistent winning college football programs in the nation producing 44 wins against just 21 losses which includes back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2011 and 2012. The Sun Belt Conference program tucked away in the northeastern part of Arkansas, just over an hour away from Memphis, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2015, Union Parish located in Farmerville, Louisiana, had to go through a rebuilding year after finishing the season 5-6 one year after reaching the state quarterfinals. The Farmers did make the playoffs last year but they suffered a heartbreaking 34-29 loss in the first round to Bogalusa. In 2015, Union Parish scored on average […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Time and repeated history has shown that even the most talented of players can be overlooked or missed out on the recruiting trail, no matter the size of the state or the success of the school. For Mater Dei Class of 2017 linebacker Fa’avae Fa’avae, pronounced Fuh-via, the overlooked portion of his high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA During a press conference on Wednesday, LSU head coach Les Miles but his best football political foot forward promising change in the Tigers offense in 2016 while titillating the fan base with the announcement of the spring game. The dialogue is the same but perhaps this year real change is coming? Miles job was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As football fans, when we last had the chance to catch up with Blake Green, he was in the middle of a season to remember with Bishop Alemany High School. The year was 2014 and Green was a member of the 2015 recruiting class. He had just made the switch from safety to dual-threat […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Few teams across the nation will have as much talent on their roster when the 2016 high school football season kicks off as Rancho Cucamonga High School, and even fewer can claim the powerhouse secondary or skill position lineup of the Cougars with Thomas Graham Jr., Jaylon Redd, oft overlooked Darren Hall, and Tayari […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The next quarterback in the pocket for Catholic High School will have some big shoes to fill after the graduation of Andre Sale. Sale missed three games in 2015 after a gruesome elbow injury to his non-throwing arm but came back against doctor’s orders to help lead the Rockets into the playoffs. The 6’2”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One way to ensure success in recruiting, no matter the geographic location, win your state. For first-year Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, he pulled off a very successful 2016 recruiting class after taking over for Paul Rhodes on Nov. 29. The sights have been immediately set forward on the 2017 class with an […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Gus Malzahn has continued to mine his Arkansas roots announcing the hiring of former Auburn quarterback turned wide receiver Kodi Burns as the Tigers new co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Burns signed with Auburn as part of the 2007 recruiting class out of Fort Smith Northside. The 4-star dual-threat quarterback opted to take […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Fayetteville High School Class of 2017 quarterback Taylor Powell releases workout video highlight reel via Recruiting News Guru. Taylor Powel Profile 6-1, 202 2014 Season Stat Line: 2,513 yards passing, 20 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 63 percent completion rate 2015 Season Stat Line: 3,594 yards passing, 49 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 71 percent completion rate; 115 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In the best way possible to express the thought, the state of North Carolina is no stranger to producing mean, punishing, and all-around dominating defensive linemen. The 2016 class just unleashed Wake Forest High School 5-star Dexter Lawrence, heading to Clemson, along with defensive ends Josh Brown (Florida State), Julian Okwara (Notre Dame), and […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Archbishop O’Hara High School in Kansas City had a great season in 2015 as the Celtics went 7-4 and reached the second round of the playoffs before losing 41-7 to Odessa. During the season, O’Hara’s offense scored 31.5 points while their defense just gave up 22 points a game. One reason for their great success was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The wild world of recruiting could be summed up in the recruitment of Amari Rodgers. Rodgers, a 4-star wide receiver, was a one-time commitment to USC living in Knoxville (TN) but committed to Clemson on Valentine’s Day. If the oddities or complex dynamics of the different teams are not enough on the surface, Rodgers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The game of football at the high school level has been changing for years slowly forcing a change at the collegiate level and, with resistance, now slowly at the NFL level. As the offenses become more complex, even within familiar formations, the evolution of production is working to include speed burners, no matter the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There have been a couple of consistencies in football on both the high school and college level. One recently has been a Lyles tearing it up for Saguaro High School and the other is a Lyles heading to Wisconsin. Well one of the two is about to change. The Wisconsin link for the Lyles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers just wrapped up a unanimous Top 10 recruiting class on Feb. 3 with a great haul of 2016 players and have started laying the foundation for yet another great class landing two prospects on Saturday in Jontre Kirklin and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Clyde Edwards-Helaire has always seemingly been a commitment to the Tigers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Ask any “old timer”, which at this point is anyone over the age of 30, maybe a couple of years younger, and they will tell you the world of college football recruiting has changed drastically. Even up to 10 years ago, maybe 15, getting an offer during a player’s junior season was rare and […]
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