Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are certain aspects of any sport even the best coaches cannot teach. There is a plateau where instruction can only take a player from good to great but not to an elite level. Call it genetics or a blessing from God, but certain people are just born with physical abilities the rest of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting trail is officially on fire for Robert E. Lee Class of 2018 quarterback Chance Amie. The truly athletic dual-threat has exploded since mid-February with offers from Syracuse, Virginia, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State, and Colorado State. The 6-4, 200 pound, Texas product has ran is offer total up to seven padding his interest with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If a sense of humor is given to the college football off-season, the spring evaluation period is complete with numerous Junior Days and unofficial visits from rising underclassmen talent with college coaches on their best behavior. Emily Post would have a field day with the manners and etiquette of fiery and passionate coaches in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Putting pieces of any puzzle together can either be a joy or a pain. There is always a certain point in the process where a key piece here and a key piece there come together where the finished product starts to come into view giving promise to continue forward. During the 2016 season, Kamron […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The basics of football are truly quite simple – run the ball, throw the ball, kick the ball, and stop the ball. With the basics of the passing game in mind, San Clemente High School hybrid tight end/receiver is that possession receiver who could make a big impact for the right Division-I team as […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The off-season push for college football teams to get recruits on campus for unofficial visits is now in full swing. Any time a college coach can sell the program and value of their educational system while walking room to room or location to location on campus is invaluable. For any school lucky enough to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Quarterbacks are accustomed to taking control of any given situation pushing forward against great odds time and time again. The on-the-field mentality for Class of 2019 gunslinger Ryan Hilinski has crossover to off the field action setting up a three-campus California tour of the over weekend helping push his recruiting process forward. Luckily for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Luke Lacilento Profile Position: Offensive Center and Guard Height and Weight: 6-3, 315 Classification: 2018 High School: Servite – Anaheim, California 2016 Friars Record: 4-7 – Division I Trinity League Honors: All- Trinity League second team 2017 Camps: Nike Regional Los Angeles and Under Armour All-American Camp in Texas Interest: Washington, TCU, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nathan Peterson Profile Position: Left Tackle and Defensive Tackle Height and Weight: 6-5, 270 Classification: 2019 High School: Dixon – Dixon, California 2016 Rams Record: 6-5 – Division I-VI Golden Empire League 2016 Team Stats: 1,603 yards passing with 14 touchdowns, 2,416 yards rushing with 33 touchdowns Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Rey Cotero Profile Position: Wide Receiver Height and Weight: 6-0, 170 Classification: 2018 High School: Arroyo – El Monte, California 2016 Knights Record: 13-2 – Division 12 Mission Valley League 2016 Stats (15 games): 50 receptions, 753 yards, four touchdowns Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Alex Benter Profile Position: Linebacker – team captain in 2016 Height and Weight: 6-4, 230 Classification: 2018 High School: Santiago – Corona, California 2016 Sharks Record: 4-6 – Division 3 Big VIII League 2016 Stats (10 games): 105 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one forced […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Shane Scarpace Profile Position: Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-0, 210 Classification: 2018 High School: Chaminade – West Hills, California 2016 Eagles Record: 8-4 – Division I Mission League 2016 Stats (stats through 7 games): 17 tackles and one tackle for a loss Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Cole Thomas Profile Position: Running Back and Slot Receiver Height and Weight: 5-10, 170 Classification: 2018 High School: Troy – Fullerton, California 2016 Warriors Record: 7-4 – Division 5 Freeway League 2016 Stats: 115 carries, 542 yards, and seven touchdowns; five receptions for 33 yards 40-Yard Dash: 4.5 – verified at Blue-Grey […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Joe Christensen Profile Position: Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-0, 215 Classification: 2018 High School: Servite – Anaheim, California 2016 Friars Record: 4-7 – Division I Trinity League 2016 Stats: 61 tackles – 34 solo, three sacks, one interception, and two forced fumbles Honors: All- Trinity League 2017 Camps: Rivals Interest: Colorado, Washington, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Michael Alejandro Profile Position: Running Back and Safety Height and Weight: 5-4, 155 Classification: 2018 High School: San Fernando – San Fernando, California 2016 Tigers Record: 10-1 – Division I Valley Mission League 2016 Stats: 81 carries, 549 yards, and one touchdown; seven receptions, 175 yards, and two touchdowns 60 tackles – […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nigel Edwards Profile Position: Defensive Tackle and Defensive End Height and Weight: 6-1, 230 Classification: 2018 High School: San Fernando – San Fernando, California 2016 Tigers Record: 10-1 – Division I Valley Mission League 2016 Stats: 83 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and one fumble recovery College Interest: […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA California offenses looking for a little bit of charity and good will out on the football field better take their game somewhere else because Long Beach Poly cornerback Desmond Talley is having none of it. A run of 13 games has shown a brilliant stubbornness refusing to allow even the best of the best […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is no off-season anymore for football with players working year round on fine-tuning their craft trying to gain that edge over the competition. For Jeremiah Martin, Cajon High School’s rising star, he takes the no breaks mentality to another level working through the off-season, season, each snap, and on both sides of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As the years have gone by, the game of football has morphed changing the roles of different positions along with the need to place certain types of athletes at key spots on the field. Another truism over the years, if a player was athletic enough and with size, said player was fought for and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A valued trait all coaches love is determination. A trait most often overlooked is grit. If a player can pull in the intellectual aspects of playing football mixed with the physical attributes with grit and determination there one will find Class of 2018 receiver Nikko Remigio. One of the hardest positions on the gridiron […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An argument can be made about which position is most important along the offensive line, left tackle, assuming a right-handed quarterback, or center. While both positions are key to a successful unit, finding a center with size that can call pre-snap protection, snap, and block is hard to find. After a couple of games […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame has shot out of the gate with their 2018 recruiting class pulling in top recruits left and right. The race to a full class is nearly halfway completed adding their eleventh commit thus far with Oregon athlete Braden Lenzy on Wednesday. Lenzy is yet another highly prized player the Fighting Irish has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At some point in seemingly every game during the 2016 an opposing head coach and/or offensive coordinator threw their hands up in dismay watching Calabasas outside linebacker Reggie Hughes blow up another hopeful play planned in futility. The painful news for southern California high school coaches, Hughes has another year left of mayhem and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In-Article Photo Credit: Raymond Joyce Twitter: @RaymondJoycePho One of the hot pockets of college football recruiting talent in all of California is in the Mission League. The seven-league team comprised of Alemany, Bishop Amat, Chaminade, Crespi, Loyola, Notre Dame, and Serra are seemingly never short on filling Division-I rosters on National Signing Day. One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are a handful of exposure camps conducted across the country where it truly pays to ball out. The Under Armour All-American Camp is one of the top events in the nation drawing some of the best talent throughout each region. When the invite only camp roster was released for the southern California event, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In-Article Photo Credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: RaymondJoycePho When college coaches scout Paraclete High School during the 2017 season there will be a lot of talent on the Spirits’ roster to evaluate. One of the top players on the Lancaster squad who has already provided two years of highlight reel filling plays is Class […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In-Article Photo Credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: RaymondJoycePho Some college football staffs like to throw out the notion to their fans that they scour the country looking for top talent leaving no stone unturned. There are a lot of big recruiting stones easy to find at one of the top powerhouse football programs in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jacob Isaia Profile Position: Right Tackle Height and Weight: 6-3, 270 Classification: 2018 High School: Bishop Gorman – Las Vegas, Nevada 2016 Gaels Record: 15-0 – MaxPreps’ No. 1 ranked team in the country 2016 Team Stats: 2,640 yards passing with 44 touchdowns and 4,167 rushing yards with 60 touchdowns College […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Elyjah Doyle Profile Position: Safety Height and Weight: 6-1, 193 Classification: 2018 High School: Bishop Alemany – Mission Hills, California *Freshman season at Valencia High School – MaxPreps’ second team Freshman All-American 2016 Stats (10 games): 59 tackles – 34 solo, and one tackle for a loss; complete stats not released […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Joey Ramos Profile Position: Offensive Tackle Height and Weight: 6-5, 288 Classification: 2018 High School: Deer Valley (5A) – Glendale, Arizona 2016 Skyhawks Record: 6-4 2016 Team Stats: 1,410 yards passing with 10 touchdowns and 2,190 rushing yards with 27 touchdowns College Interest: USC, UCLA, Washington State, Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and […]
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