Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bruins staff may not have secured all of the talent desired out of the 2017 class they targeted but of the players they did ink on National Signing Day it was a really strong class. In total, UCLA signed 18 players finishing with a 247Sports ranking of No. 20 in the nation and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2016 campaign for Gallatin High School was a year to remember. The Green Wave scratched and clawed their way to a 6-5 record making the 5A Tennessee playoffs. Granted the goal of a state title win was not captured but the squad buckled down and got to work making a big turnaround from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA National Signing Day for college football teams is all about acquiring the best talent possible to help put victories up in the win-loss column. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, College of Idaho officially reached into southern California pulling out a do-everything kind of athlete in Leo Tamba boosting the overall talent headed to Caldwell in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every defensive coordinator looks for a tone setter on the field. They all want that guy the rest of the team looks up to because he gets it done in practice and on the field coming up with the big plays as needed. A tone setter for Mount Juliet High School with the potential […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Steals on the college football recruiting trail can come in more than one way. Some coaches are lucky to keep an under the radar recruit with massive talent hidden from the masses while others can attract prospects with a big upside to walk-on. When Mississippi State signed Class of 2017 quarterback Robbie Blosser, they […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Football fans wanting to know how well their favorite Pac-12 team will do on the gridiron in the near future need not hand over money to a mystic but save their pennies by evaluating how well their team’s recruiting class did against the rest of the conference. While many top recruits will bust and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another National Signing Day has come and gone with mixed reviews for teams and conferences across the country. The recruiting rankings are not the end all be all but the process does set a fair prediction of how each team will succeed going forward without some tremendous coaching efforts. Based on rankings alone, the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Shreveport and Bossier City, located in the northwest corner of Louisiana, has a reputation for providing colleges all over the country with a constant stream of high school football stars. One of the most well-known players to ever come out of Shreveport is NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw who attended Woodlawn High School. Another […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life changing decisions are not always simple to do or easy to make, especially when the heart is being pulled into two different directions on said situation. For Class of 2017 wide receiver/do-everything athlete CJ Hayes, the decision to commit to and sign with Michigan State was easy but the process and decision was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There had been speculation that Arkansas was adding a junior college outside linebacker but no announcement had come through until National Signing Day when Hutchinson playmaker Gabe Richardson joined the 2017 haul. Arkansas picked up the 6-4, 240, recruit after a 60 tackle, six sack, and 18.5 tackles for loss 2016 season. Richardson is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA American Heritage was not just the high school team to beat in the state of Florida in 2016 but proved to be a monster against out of state competition downing Georgia powerhouse Colquitt County and New Jersey stalwart Don Bosco Prep on the way to a 14-0 season. The Patriots were loaded with talent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Santa Fe High School always seems to produce talented football players, especially in the secondary, Calvin Bundage and Charles Gaines quickly comes to mind. Another Wolves talent rising up the ranks, with a familiar name, who is ringing bells in the run and passing game is Christian Gaines. Gaines had a solid junior season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks put a big emphasis on recruiting talent in the secondary for their 2017 class. The hard work has paid off with one of the more highly rated Arkansas secondary recruiting classes in years bolstered by Dallas four-star corner Chevin Calloway. Calloway is that true cover corner all colleges covet. The Dunnes High […]
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