Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Fans wanting a historical showdown in the College Football Playoff will get one on New Year’s Day with the pairing of No. 4 Notre Dame verses No. 1 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Just the eighth time the two programs have met on the field, fourth in a bowl game setting, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook For the second year in a row, the Buckeyes and Tigers will clash in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Last year Clemson took down Ohio State 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl then went on to lose to LSU in the national title game. This year’s chapter of the rivalry will be […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Fiesta Bowl has been an annual tradition in Arizona every year since 1971. In 2014, it became a part of the College Football Playoff rotation hosting a semifinal in 2016 and 2019, and will host again in 2022 and 2025. The Fiesta Bowl has provided some great moments in sports […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Outback Bowl has been traditionally played on Jan. 1 every year since 1986 unless the New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, then it has been pushed to Jan. 2. Since 1995, it has pitted a team from the SEC against a team from the Big Ten, which are always […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Coveted difference makers on defense have hit the NCAA Transfer Portal giving other collegiate teams an opportunity to sign a thumper in the box, an outside backer who can bring pressure off the edge, and a slew of players capable of playing the run and the pass. Of all the former […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Class of 2023 talent Ta’Mere Robinson went a very long way to earn his four-star recruiting status during the 2020 season. The Brashear High School standout lined up at safety, tight end, receiver, and quarterback for the Bulls earning the athlete label the hard way against 5A Pennsylvania competition. The skills […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Ironton High School posted a second consecutive run to the Division V Ohio State Championship Game in 2020 rolling to an 11-1 record behind a stingy defense and an offense accustomed to lighting up the scoreboard for 38.25 per game. One of the variables effecting all three phases of the game […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Peach Bowl is one of the most traditional college football bowl games as it has been played every year in Atlanta since 1968. Since 2014, the Peach Bowl has been in the rotation to host a College Football Playoff Semifinal with the next coming in 2022. On New Year’s Day, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Liberty Bowl is one of the oldest postseason games in college football with the start in 1959 being played in Memphis every year since 1965. Numerous NFL stars have appeared in this bowl game during their college tenures including quarterback Doug Flutie, running back Bo Jackson, and recently Dallas Cowboys […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the inception of the Cotton Bowl Classic in 1937, this college football bowl game has been a premiere landing spot drawing in high-profile showdowns and some of the game’s all-time greats. From the Southwest Conference days to the current tie-ins of the Big 12 and SEC, the Cotton Bowl is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Whatever a college football team may need from a defensive end out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, that talent has been made available, but not for long. The depth of former highly recruited ends changing venues is vast but teams slow to react are missing out. So far, three former four-star […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Armed Forces Bowl has been played every year on the campus of TCU since 2003 except 2010 and 2011 when the stadium was under construction. Tulsa is making their third appearance in this bowl game as they previously lost to Utah, 25-13, in 2006 and BYU, 24-21, in 2011. Mississippi […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Alamo Bowl has become a mainstay in the college football bowl schedule every year since 1993. This year’s matchup pits two former Big 12 rivals, Texas and Colorado, against each other, as they battle in the Alamodome in San Antonio. Texas is 3-1 in Alamo Bowl appearances winning in 2006, 2012, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Quality defensive tackles at the collegiate level are a necessity if conference divisional titles and championships are part of any program’s vision for the future. The ability to find an interior defender that can eat up offensive lineman while stopping the run and collapsing the pocket on passing downs at an […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook College football is won in the trenches, and finding top offensive linemen to keep a quarterback’s jersey clean while blowing open holes for running backs is not the easiest to come by along the recruiting trail. When a player with collegiate experience and time spent in a next level strength and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Florida, will be rocking on Tuesday when No. 21 Oklahoma State (7-3, 6-3 Big12) heads east to face No. 18 Miami (8-2, 7-2 ACC) in a highly anticipated offensive showdown pitting the Big 12 against the ACC. Both teams love pushing the ball down the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook At the end of every college football season, all teams suffer a certain amount of attrition on the roster with players seeking a different opportunity with another team. What’s “normal” in terms of losses on the roster can depend on several factors, a new head coach, a new coordinator, or even […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the creation of what is now called the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the award given by New York City’s Downtown Athletic Club is the pinnacle of college football for individual honors. The names etched in the history of the game are ever-present today, players like TCU’s Davey O’Brien (1938), SMU’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook There is an early movement going on with the Pennsylvania Quakers 2021 recruiting class with a heavy flavor of California football talent. On Christmas Day, three-star receiver Clay Petry became the ninth verbal commitment to the Quakers’ class, fifth from the Golden State. UPenn picked up a baller in Petry. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When a player turns in an All-American kind of season that is on the level of national greatness, a three-star recruiting ranking seems to miss the mark. The efforts of Joe Himon during the 2020 Arkansas high school football season put Pulaski Academy back upon their perch atop the 5A classification […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook That piercing wants and desires for Class of 2021 recruits throughout the state of California to take the field one last time can be felt through words and actions. The dire need to return to the gridiron is not all about recruiting, but also the feeling of responsibility to finish goals […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook During the 2019 California high school football season, when Bryson Reeves took the gridiron St. Francis High School knew they were going to get close to 100 receiving yards and a score from him. But the 6-3, 195-pound, Class of 2021 standout was more than his 58 receptions for 995 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook In most cases with team sports, the difference between the starter and the backup is little more than an opportunity. What makes the big distinction when that opportunity arises is being prepared. As the Aledo Bearcats (9-1) have torn through 5A Texas squads with a three-game run into the playoffs, the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The Spread offense is all about creating mismatches putting defenses behind the proverbial 8-ball trying to cover talent on talent. What Class of 2021 receiver, and now also tight end, Theo Grabill (6-3, 210) brings to the field promises to be that nightmare for defensive coordinators. After playing his junior season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The postseason honors are still rolling out in Arkansas, but Class of 2021 Jonesboro standout Brodie Williams has already nabbed one honor, All-Conference; and for good reason. The 5-10, 178-pound, Navy commit was the shutdown corner the Hurricane needed and offered his versatile skills for the betterment of the team playing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook With 130 Division I FBS teams out there, when top tier talents hit the transfer portal a frenzy of activity occurs behind the scenes. Player evaluations begin with college coaches breaking down film on a player putting collegiate progress to one-time high school potential. Beyond the fan’s view, a top recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The resurgence of tight ends in the college game has called for a more versatile player at the position, one who can run and catch like a receiver, block like a lineman, and sometimes even work out of the slot. The fit from the high school level to college is never […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Montgomery Bowl was organized in October as a substitute for the canceled Fenway Bowl which was scrapped due to COVID-19. Organizers have stated this game is for 2020 only, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be an exciting match-up with Florida Atlantic battling Memphis. Both programs come into this game […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Torey Phillips is one of those first guys off the bus players. At 6-6.5, 295-pounds, his presence in street clothes demands attention and certainly does coming off the line in full-pads. As a two-way starter for Pleasant Grove High School, Phillips got after it on defense playing a 5- and 3-technique […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Another season in Wisconsin’s Classic Eight Conference, another standout performance for Garrett Gillette. Ahead of All-State selections, the 6-5, 230-pound, do-everything offensive talent has already received first team All-Conference and All-Region honors after lining up at tight end, receiver, H-back, fullback, and slot receiver for the Mukwonago Indians. The three-star recruit […]
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