Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA New University of Memphis head coach Mike Norvell got his first recruit for the 2017 class on Tuesday landing in-state defensive end Braylon Brown. Brown helped Cordova High School into the playoffs before suffering a first round 28-9 defeat to Wilson Central. The Wolves posted an 8-3 mark with Brown coming up with 38 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Peyton Henry Height & Weight: 6-0, 190 Position: Kicker/Punter High School: Monte Vista High School (Danville, CA) Chris Sailer Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Sailer Ranking: No. 27 in 2017 recruiting class 2015 Honors: All-East Bay first team Kicker, first team All-League, Chronicle All-Metro Team, first team All-North Coast Section Interests: Cal […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Brandon Brown Height and Weight: 6-1, 195 Position: Kicker Diablo Valley College: Finished Sophomore Season 2015 Stat Line: FG – 15 of 20, Long of 47 yards (three), PATs – 34 of 36; Two misses 50-plus yards Highlight: Game winning 37-yard field goal Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Brandon Brown at Chris Rubio/Chris […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Jacob DeMaio Height & Weight: 6-5, 205 Position: Punter Diablo Valley College: Finished Sophomore Season 2015 Stat Line: 40 punts, 1,471 yards, 37 average, long of 52-yards, 12 inside the 20 Hang Time: 4.5-plus Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Jacob DeMaio at Chris Rubio/Chris Sailer kicking camp (March 2016).
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Most recruiting highlight reels are set up to do their job, create great hype for a given player showing nothing but the best plays. Trouble is, not all highlight reels truly highlight “good” plays. Not all tackles are good tackles especially for linebackers making stops 5-7 yards on their side of the line of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators roster is sure to look completely different when the 2016 season starts as opposed to the 2015 campaign. Starting running back Kelvin Taylor and his 1,000 yards entered the NFL Draft, six-game starting quarterback Will Grier has transferred and now the other eight-game starter Treon Harris along with leading wide receiver […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to recruiting rankings for certain players, the best thing to do sometimes is throw them out the window. This action holds true with Class of 2017 defensive tackle Akial Byers. Byers already has one thing going for him, widely considered the top rated player in the state of Arkansas for his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Riley Shackelford Height & Weight: 6-1, 230 Position: Long Snapper High School: Ayala High School (Chino Hills, CA) Chris Rubio Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 15 40-Yard Dash Time: 5.4 Snap Speed: .62-.69 Offer/Commitment: Portland State Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Riley Shackelford at Chris Rubio/Chris Sailer kicking camp (March 2016).
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Koby Walsh Height & Weight: 6-0, 205 Position: Long Snapper High School: Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, CA) Chris Rubio Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 16 in 2016 recruiting class Snap Speed: .67 Offer: UCLA signee Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Koby Walsh at Chris Rubio/Chris Sailer kicking camp (March […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Damon Johnson Height & Weight: 6-0, 205 Position: Long Snapper High School: Glendora High School Chris Rubio Rating: 5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 5 in 2016 recruiting class Snap Speed: .65-.68 Offer: USC – Signee Interests: West Virginia Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Damon Johnson at Chris Rubio/Chris Sailer kicking camp (March […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 After opening the 2015 season with losses to Parkview Baptist and Zachary, Catholic High finished the regular 7-1 with tremendous momentum heading into the playoffs. One of the highlights of the regular season was on Oct. 2 when the Bears traveled to Lafayette to take on Teurlings Catholic. Catholic High ended up winning a hard fought […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The key to locking down any successful recruiting season is to win the home state. On Monday, Oklahoma went a long way to “winning” the state gaining a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback Justin Broiles. Broiles helped lead John Marshall High School into the second round of the Oklahoma High School Playoffs before falling […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last two seasons on the gridiron for Dickson County High School quarterback Jacob Murphree have been the learning fields and proving grounds for the rising Class of 2017 star. Murphree has grown as a player and a leader moving the offense from a Wing-T attack to a spread attack by his junior season. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Johnny Den Bleyker Height & Weight: 6-0, 205 Position: Long Snapper High School: Moreau Catholic (Hayward, CA) Chris Rubio Rating: 5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 1 Class of 2016 40-Yard Dash Time: 4.9 Snap Speed: 6.3-6.5 Offer: UCLA – committed on March 6, 2015 Interests: Colorado, Harvard, West Virginia Photo […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Diego Cacho-Sousa Height & Weight: 6-0, 190 Position: Field Goal Kicker/Kickoffs/Punter High School: Loyola High School Chris Sailer Rating: 4.5-Star Field Goal Kicker Chris Sailer Ranking: No. 24 in Class of 2017 Field Goal Stat Line: 10 of 15; Long 53-yards Punter: Average 40 yards; 17 punts downed inside the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Kyle Gibbs Height & Weight: 6-2, 220 Position: Long Snapper High School: Norco (Norco, CA) Chris Rubio Rating: 4.5-Star Chris Rubio Ranking: No. 5 in 2017 recruiting class 40-Yard Dash Time: 5.1 Snap Speed: 6.1-6.5 Offer: West Point Interests: Navy, Cornell, USC, Stanford, Cal Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Kyle Gibbs at […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 When Catholic High in Baton Rouge opened the 2015 regular season 0-2, there were some people who wondered if the team could back on track. Then the Bears responded by winning seven of their next eight contests before entering the playoffs. In the first round, Catholic travelled to New Orleans to take on Brother Martin where […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Clemson Tigers dipped into the state of Tennessee on Sunday for a second time adding 4-star running back Cordarrian Richardson to their 2017 recruiting class. The Tigers had a big draw for their Junior Day over the weekend aiding in pulling Richardson out of the Memphis area. Richardson joined Tennessee Volunteers legacy Amari […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting rich continued to get richer over the weekend when Ohio State pulled 4-star running back J.K. Dobbins out of Texas. A lot of hearts were broken in the Lone Star state on Sunday when Dobbins picked the Buckeyes over roughly 20 other offers including ones from in-state powers TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tennessee Volunteers took the first step forward towards a long recruiting process over the weekend landing their first verbal commitment to the 2017 recruiting class in De’Morreal “Mo” Burnam. The Salem High School (Conyers) star was seeing his recruiting stock jump up with offers extended from Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida before making […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA During the offseason, Class of 2018 offensive lineman Jacob Isaia made a move that was big, and in so many different ways, going from Iolani High School in Honolulu to Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. Not only are the geographic locations seemingly worlds apart along with the climate and landscape, but few schools have […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Calvary Baptist Academy had another successful season in 2015 as the Cavaliers finished 9-3 and reached the second round of the playoffs where they suffered a tough 28-7 loss to Notre Dame. The Cavaliers, who were coming off back-to-back state championships, started 1-2 before rattling off eight straight victories before their playoff loss. One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA No matter how one wants to apply the notion, options in life are good and Osiris St. Brown has plenty of them – well at least 19 to be exact, maybe more. The 6’1”, 180 pound, Mater Dei High School star is one of the more highly sought after wide receivers in the 2017 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The loss of two starting quarterbacks at the end of the 2015 season has put an early emphasis on restocking the proverbial shelf at Texas A&M. The Aggies already had 4-star Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell committed and added Roshauud Paul on Saturday. Paul landed squarely on the recruiting map as a sophomore passing […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Lawrence Academy, located in Groton, Massachusetts, had another successful season in 2015 as the Spartans finished the season 8-1 and won the New England Championship by defeating Suffield Academy 28-7. One of the keys to their success was their explosive offensive which scored on average 40.7 points a game and was led by junior running […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Friday, a Thursday decision became public, UCLA had secured a verbal commitment from one of their top targets in the 2017 recruiting class. On Thursday, 4-star Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) offensive and defensive lineman Kanan Ray took an unofficial visit to Westwood leaving the campus part of next year’s National Signing Day festivities. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting process for UCLA with Sierra Canyon offensive and defensive lineman Kanan Ray did not take long. On Feb. 3, just happened to be on National Signing Day for the 2016 recruiting class, in the middle of all the chaos, the Bruins reached out to a backyard talent letting him know just how […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If South Carolina fans vaguely remember the name Dennis Daley but cannot place a finger on from where or why, the talented offensive tackle was a member of the Gamecocks recruiting class in 2015. On Friday, USC got another verbal commitment from the former Ridge View High School (Columbia) star as an addition this […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Football fans either love or hate their special teams performers. Rarely is there any middle ground for the long snappers, punters, and kickers of the beloved sport. The task of kicking is typically minimalized as if booting a 50-yard punt downing it inside the 10 yard line or kicking a 45-yard field goal is […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Logansport High School, located 35 miles southwest of Shreveport, had a great season in 2015 as the Tigers finished 8-5 and reached state quarterfinals where they suffered a heartbreaking 67-32 loss to eventual state champion Kentwood. The season did not start as planned as they started 1-3 but finished by winning seven of their […]
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