Month: July 2016

Alabama 2017 Class Nears Completion with CB Kyriq McDonald and OT Kendall Randolph

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Crimson Tide have reclaimed the top spot in the national recruiting rankings (Rivals) with a busy weekend highlighted by commitments on Sunday from three-star cornerback Kyriq McDonald and four-star offensive lineman Kendall Randolph. The weekend got a kick start on Thursday when four-star Florida wide receiver Jerry Jeudy rolled with the Tide. The […]

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USC Trojans Add Lynwood 2017 CB Wylan Free

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA USC got their 2017 recruiting class back to 10 commits on Saturday with a verbal commitment of Lynwood High School cornerback Wylan Free. Free was a two-way standout for the Knights in 2015 lining up at wide receiver and cornerback. On offense, Free pulled in 15 passes for 281 yards with two scores in […]

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Interview: Pierce 2017 JUCO FB Elijah Greene Working to be Top in his Class

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If anyone was ever looking for a motivational story about hope, determination, and never giving up – I offer you the tale of Elijah Greene. Greene’s story is nothing new to sports, and in a lot of ways is very common. But there are slight differences that are impactful on the spiritual journey of […]

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Interviw: Recruiting Curiosity on Texas JUCO DE Michael Clemons Spreads to Alabama

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In early May, RNG did a highlight interview piece on Cisco Class of 2017 or 2018 defensive end Michael Clemons. The titled interview “Cisco JUCO to Unleash Scary Talented DE/OLB Michael Clemons in 2016” has gone a long way to help pull interest towards the redshirt freshman. As the 2016 schedule draws closer, interest […]

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Razorbacks Net 2017 SS Montaric Brown and OT Dalton Wagner

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas coaching staff is doing a terrific job of limiting any recruiting surprises with their 2017 recruiting class taking two steps closer to filling said class over the past two days. On Thursday, four-star safety Montaric Brown verbally committed to the Razorbacks followed by massive offensive tackle Dalton Wagner on Friday. Wagner has […]

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Interview: West Des Moines Valley 2017 DL Bedale Naba Sharpening Skills for Senior Season

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Ascending up the ranks in any sport takes more than just talent, determination, and physical ability. It also takes a coach or a decision maker that believes in said person. Sometimes all the traits that embody a top athlete – talent, determination, and physical ability, is not enough to win over next level decision […]

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Interview: Cisco JUCO 2017 LB Solomon Hunter All In for Sophomore Season

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When college coaches scour the junior college ranks needing an immediate boost at the linebacker position from their 2017 recruiting class – Solomon Hunter is the fit. Besides coming in at 6’3.5”, 228 pounds, with a reported 4.57 time in the 40-yard dash, Hunter has one other thing most incoming recruits do not have […]

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Mississippi State Reaches into JUCO Level for 2017 Safety Jaquarius Landrews

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State has hit the junior college ranks hard for the 2017 class adding Jaquarius Landrews on Wednesday. Landrews was an under the radar recruit after coming up with 15 tackles, seven pass breakups, and two interceptions during his freshman year. The former McComb High School talent fits the bill for a playmaking collegiate […]

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2017 CB Josh Thompson Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Longhorns 2017 recruiting class has been an exercise in patience for both the staff and fan base thus far, but good news came to Austin on Wednesday with the verbal commitment of cornerback Josh Thompson. Thompson became a nationally prized recruit after his junior season coming up with 36 stops along with nine […]

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Memphis Pushes 2017 Class to 18 Commits with Alabama DE Jamal Woods

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers 2017 recruiting class took another big step towards completion on Wednesday when Alabama weakside defensive end Jamal Woods committed to Memphis. Woods started drawing regional recruiting interest after a standout season with Hueytown High School during his junior season. Primarily lining up at defensive tackle and sometimes at nose in a 3-4 […]

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Interview: 2018 Long Beach Poly 4-Star WR/TE Cameron McDonald Swinging Spotlight His Way

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Long Beach Poly takes the field for the 2016 season, one of the players atop the list for opposing California defensive coordinators to stop is Class of 2018 wide receiver/tight end Cameron McDonald. McDonald has all the talent and potential in the world and has a great opportunity to showcase his skill set […]

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One to Watch Interview: Another Lytle to Lace Up Cleats for Servite in 2016

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Southern California’s Trinity League is hard enough to compete in week in and week out with teams like JSerra, Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita, Servite, and St. John Bosco roaming high school football fields from Los Angeles County down into Orange County. When legacies start rolling through a given program building up experience […]

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Missouri Tigers Add Five Football Commits in Three Days

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers made up ground in a hurry with their 2017 recruiting class securing verbal pledges from five players from Saturday to Tuesday. The class got a bump from guard Larry Borom and wide receiver Roderick Ford on Saturday followed by linebackers Jamal Brooks and Aubrey Miller along with offensive tackle Case Cook on […]

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Interview: Long Beach Poly QB/ATH Nolan McDonald Updates Off-Season and Recruitment

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The future is uncertain for Long Beach Poly quarterback Nolan McDonald, but much like when the ball is in his hands one is assured something great is about to happen. McDonald spent part of the 2015 season splitting snaps with Florida State Class of 2016 signee Malik Henry under center. Despite the time share […]

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Interview: Missouri 2017 DE Anthony Payne Breaks Down Commitment to Kansas State

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college football recruiting trail is a lot about timing and feel. When coaches feel right about a player, they will offer. When a player feels good about an offer from a given school and staff, he will verbally commit. On Monday night, offer plus feel came together for Kansas State and Anthony Payne […]

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One to Watch Interview: 2017 LB/RB Jimmy Ma’Aele Langford Planning on Breakout Season for Banning

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As long as there has been competitive sports in the high school ranks, one story is told again and again and that is the unfortunate timing of an underclassman being stuck behind a stud upperclassman. The tale of Jimmy Ma’Aele-Langford begins this way but will not end that way. Ma’Aele-Langford spent his junior season […]

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Interview: Corona 2017 RB Malik Walker Preps for Big Senior Campaign

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Talking about what will happen is coming to an end. Off-season prep work in hopes of a big 2016 year is drawing to a close. All the hard work put in for high school players after the clock rolled triple-zeroes on the 2015 season is about to come to fruition where the talk will […]

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California 2018 RB/SS Martell Irby Updates Off-Season and 2016 Schedule

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Football season cannot get here fast enough – for anyone. Coaches and players alike are ready to test their off-season workouts and plans against the competition with fans anxiously awaiting results. One of the Class of 2018 players garnering attention across the board with all eyes on how his start to the early part […]

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Florida Gators 2015 Starting QB Treon Harris Transferring

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The tumbling dice for signal callers in Gainesville continued to roll on Monday with the announcement that 2015 Florida starting quarterback Treon Harris is transferring. Gators head coach Jim McElwain moved Harris from under center to wide out in early February giving Florida another new starting quarterback to start a new season yet again. […]

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LSU Gains Commitment from 4-Star Texas CB Kary Vincent

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sunday night, the LSU fan base received good news during the Tigers’ Picnic when four-star Texas cornerback Kary Vincent released his commitment video. Vincent and those close to him already knew he was heading to Baton Rouge as part of the 2017 class, but the general public had to wait for the good news. […]

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Florida Gators Flip RB Adarius Lemons away from North Carolina

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gators future offensive production picked up a big verbal commitment on Sunday when Tampa four-star running back Adarius Lemons pledged to Florida. Lemons has been a model of consistency for Clearwater High School coming up with 932 rushing yards during his sophomore season with nine scores and then added 1,054 more yards during […]

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Arkansas Secures Highly Prized 2017 Tennessee RB Chase Hayden

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks continued to pile up Class of 2017 recruits on Sunday landing highly sought after Tennessee running back Chase Hayden. Hayden had a breakout season for St. George High School (Collierville) with 2,625 yards rushing scoring 37 touchdowns and also had 19 receptions covering 249 more yards. On defense, Hayden was all […]

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Texas Longhorns Land Former LSU Kicker Trent Domingue

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All is well that ends well for the LSU, Texas, and senior kicker Trent Domingue with the announcement on Saturday that the pre-season Lou Groza Award watch list member had successfully transferred from the Tigers to the Longhorns. On July 13, Domingue, a Louisiana native from Mandeville, posted a melancholy announcement on Twitter that […]

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Interview: Centennial 2017 RB Miles Reed Updates Workouts and College Camps

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every now and again an action packed Hollywood movie will slow the reel down at the height of the drama showing the film’s hero taking his long walk towards glory. The audience gets caught up in the moment waiting for the action to pick back up knowing something amazing is about to happen… This […]

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South Carolina gets Recommitment from 2017 Georgia FS Zay Brown

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The twist and turns in South Carolina’s recruitment of safety Zay Brown took a positive swing up for Gamecock Nation when the Georgia talent verbally committed to USC for a second time on Saturday. Brown played himself onto college recruiting boards during his junior season with Clarke Central. The Athens area talent proved to […]

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Alabama Secures 4-Star JUCO CB Jhavonte Dean and 3-Star OT Hunter Brannon

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another Alabama commitment along with another four-star ranking. The Crimson Tide 2017 class continued to march forward landing two more prized recruits on Saturday with cornerback Jhavonte Dean and offensive tackle Hunter Brannon. Dean surprisingly only had nine scholarship offers after coming up with 18 tackles and nine passes defended during his freshman season […]

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LSU Adds Massive West Virginia OT Seth Stewart to 2017 Class

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU added their 16th verbal commitment to the 2017 class on Saturday landing offensive tackle Seth Stewart. Stewart made a name for himself with Point Pleasant High School helping the Knights to a 10-1 record in 2014 and a 12-1 mark last season in West Virginia’s Class AAA. Marshall jumped on the big 6’8”, […]

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Mississippi State Lands Three Commits for 2017 at Big Dawg Camp

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State made a big push forward in the trenches on Friday night landing two offensive line and one defensive tackle commits during the Bulldogs Big Dawg Camp. The first of the three commitments was East Mississippi Community College guard Tyre Phillips. Phillips tips the scales at a reported 350 pounds standing at 6-foot […]

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Washington 2017 CB Armani Marsh Readies for his 2016 Proving Season

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA No matter what level one ascends to in sports, said athlete always has to prove himself or herself day after day and game after game. A time may come at some point where a pass is given on a specific team for past work put in, but the fans and the opposition are always […]

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2018 RB/LB Omari Harris Ready to Answer the Call for Antioch High School

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA High school football fans and diehard college football fans are well aware of Antioch High School. The California squad swept through the 2015 regular season going undefeated until they hit another offensive powerhouse in Foothill High School losing in the second round of the playoffs 55-54. The run through the season for the Panthers […]

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