Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hawkeyes seem to have a renewed push in landing in-state talents, perhaps because of a new staff at Iowa State. Despite the motivation, Iowa has done a great job so far of keeping in-state talents at home landing another on Thursday in offensive tackle Mark Kallenberger. Kallenberger is an undersized tackle at 6’6”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2017 recruiting class is full of excellent offensive linemen and Michigan State took one of the better interior players in the nation on Thursday landing Kevin Jarvis. Jarvis worked his way into being a 4-star recruit with Main South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, flattening the competition (pun intended) while keeping his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two positions on the defensive side of the ball that would have a job positing description of “wanted: must love to hit – if so apply now!” Those two positions are safety and linebacker and Evan Fields plays both positions like both positions. Clarification for some readers unsure about the previous line. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2016 recruiting class inked all their National Letters of Intent less than two months ago but the pressure for the 2017 recruiting class under center is already mounting. One of the key positions that typically gets filled early on in every yearly football haul is at quarterback. Several top dual-threats and pro-style gunslingers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting at the collegiate level is a year round job and then some. The Razorbacks came up short at cornerback on National Signing Day in early February but added a needed safety expected to contribute immediately on Tuesday in Britto Tutt. Tutt comes to Arkansas from Academy of Richmond in Augusta (GA) via Ventura […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oklahoma State got a two for one deal on Monday landing accomplished athletes Tracin and Tylan Wallace out of the Fort Worth, Texas area. The Wallace brothers helped South Hills High School to a 7-5 mark in 2015 after leading the Scorpions in the 5A Division to a 9-2 record during the 2014 campaign. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State landed an overlooked prospect on Monday that could prove to be a big “get” for the Bulldogs when all is said and done with wide receiver Monterio Hunt. Hunt helped guide Walnut High School to a 9-3 record during the 2014 season but missed the entire 2015 season due to a broken […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Michigan Wolverines staff has flipped the recruiting trail on its ear since head coach Jim Harbaugh took over. Big Blue is trying anything and everything to get attention of top high school talent nationwide and so far, on paper, it is working to perfection. Michigan added two more recruits to their 2017 recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Oklahoma Sooners had a big Sunday landing two Texas wide receivers in Charleston Rambo and Jalen Reagor. The Sooners can do no wrong with either Rambo or Reagor. Reagor had an outstanding junior season for Waxahachie High School pulling down 64 passes for 1,108 yards with 13 touchdowns. The former Texas Tech commit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Will Muschamp era at South Carolina has successfully taken off but has suffered a couple of setbacks over the spring especially on offense. Reports coming from The State have the Gamecocks losing their second quarterback in spring practices when Perry Orth suffered a broken collarbone after Saturday’s scrimmage. The Gamecocks suffered setback after […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 season for Salesian High School in many ways was a building block year setting up for a potentially explosive 2016 campaign. The Mustangs were a young team, especially at key positions on offense, but a very talented team. Among the many young talents was Class of 2017 quarterback Robbie Blosser. Blosser transferred […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is a talent movement going on in central Arkansas that has not been seen since perhaps the 1990’s. The once talent rich areas around the capital city seemed to dry up with most of the talent coming out of the now very fertile recruiting grounds in the northwest part of the state throughout […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Northwestern snuck into Texas on Thursday landing overlooked Lake Travis High School safety Austin Hiller stealing away a recruiting gem from in-state schools too slow to act. Hiller is a big bruising tackler for the Cavaliers coming up with 123 tackles, 84 solo, and 3.5 tackles for a loss during his junior season. He […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Will Muschamp parlayed his time in Alabama with Auburn to in-roads to help land Class of 2017 4-star quarterback Jake Bentley on Thursday. The Opelika High School talent shot up the college recruiting boards during the 2015 season after completing 165 or 284 passes for 2,834 yards with 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions. Showing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The offseason football camp circuit is set-up to benefit players in two ways, 1) To gain experience playing against other top talent within a given age range while receiving coaching instruction and 2) To gain exposure leading to a scholarship offer. Bishop Amat Class of 2018 defensive tackle Aaron Maldonado has taken full advantage […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When upper classmen on Lewis Central High School’s football team started prepping for the 2015 season, safe to assume few thought a freshman would be leading their team when the season began. Safer to assume the initial thought was less inclined to be supportive of a run into the playoffs with said freshman taking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA La Mirada swept through the second half of their regular season schedule right into the playoffs winning a CIF Championship tagging Campolindo 27-3 for the California trophy. The Matadores had a lot of talent on the roster but one of the standouts on both sides of the ball was Class of 2017 cornerback/wide receiver […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame had a highly successful recruiting weekend, despite various recruiting rankings, securing five total Class of 2017 commitments including 4-star linebackers Pete Werner and David Adams. The Fighting Irish racked up on the defensive side of the ball. In addition to Pete Werner and David Adams, Notre Dame also landed St. Thomas Aquinas […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Everyone loves a great success story. Thousands of books have been written on how to be successful, which typically always sell really well, and year after year Hollywood pumps out some sort of success story be it personal triumph or a group of individuals overcoming the odds to accomplish the previously unimaginable. Far too […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Rowlett High School had a season to remember in 2015 going 10-3 with a run to the UIL Texas State Championship game before losing a 31-24 heartbreaker to Atascocita in overtime. The Eagles were dialed in last season and one of the emerging leaders on defense was safety Dylan Bauer. Bauer improved as the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Fighting Irish made a big splash with their first verbal commitment from a defensive player for the 2017 recruiting class on Sunday landing David Adams. Notre Dame landed Adams over 30-plus offers from other programs like Baylor, Duke, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, LSU, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Ohio State, West […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA After Alabama wrapped another consensus No. 1 recruiting class with the 2016 haul, the Crimson Tide reached into the fertile junior college ranks on Sunday landing highly productive 2017 linebacker Gary Johnson. Johnson was a force to be reckoned with during the 2015 season with Dodge City coming up with 133 tackles, 8.5 sacks, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Anytime an underclassman has a standout season, the pressure is immediately on at the minimum to replicate that success with greater expectations to surpass the proverbial bar that was just set. More times than not, the early success happens to sophomores at wide receiver, along the offensive or defense line, but rarely does a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Getting top players on college campuses as often as possible is one way to land top prospects year after year. Miami is working their on-campus magic to near perfection landing two recruits on Saturday during a Hurricanes Junior Day in wide receiver Kevaughn Dingle and quarterback N’Kosi Perry. The Hurricanes have 12 verbal commitments […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As a player, if you are going to take your first opportunity for varsity action – take it by the horns and make the most of it. That is exactly what Avery Davis did, except he took it by the Longhorns. The Class of 2017 dual-threat quarterback had a dynamic junior season leading to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The inevitable happened on Saturday when South Carolina picked up a verbal commitment from in-state offensive lineman Summie Carlay. The Gamecocks were the first to offer Carlay extending a scholarship proposal on Feb. 14 during a South Carolina Junior Day event. North Carolina State was the next to offer the 6’5”, 280 pound, talent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When a high school team is lucky enough to have a versatile athlete on the roster, most head coaches find as many ways as possible to put that talent to use on the gridiron. All things were true for Southmoore High School head coach Jeremy Stark and his utilization of emerging star Quindon Lewis. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With every senior recruiting class, most players have three rounds or opportunities to showcase their skill set. The first round is their junior season, the second round is the offseason camp circuit before their senior year, and then finally their senior campaign. Life paths, scholarships, and high school football legends will be made and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The rubber has connected with the road in a couple of ways for new Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. The former Alabama defensive coordinator officially kicked off his on the field coaching duties this week when the Bulldogs started spring practices taking his hiring from coaching theory to hands on preparation. Another thing Smart […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It seems like every high school team has at least one guy, that one guy who can do just about anything and everything on the gridiron. Maybe that guy is a massive lineman blowing open holes on offense for the running back or a line mover on defense stopping the run and nailing the […]
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