Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In the world of college football there are many factors that can draw a head coach from a current job to start a new adventure at different school, and sometimes it takes many years for coaches to find a school where they can lead long-term. However, that will not be the case at Louisiana Tech […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Originally posted on Jan. 28, 2014 Editor’s Note: Momentum is again building for college players to get paid for their time and services in their given sport, primarily in football and basketball. Sure to add to the momentum is a thoughtful and informative segment titled the End of Amateurism by Gianna Toboni on Vice, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 On Sunday afternoon, quarterback Brandon Harris announced via Facebook that he will be transferring from LSU, where he spent his first three years of collegiate football, to North Carolina, where he will be eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer following his graduation in June. In his Facebook post announcing the move, Harris wrote […]
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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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Rise and Fire Quarterback Camp 2017 in Los Angeles at Notre Dame High School. Camp ran and organized by Greg Holcomb. Photo credits: recruitingnewsguru.com
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The day after Clemson rallied to an amazing 35-31 win over then- No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Championship Game, the Associated Press voters came out with their final poll for the 2016 season anointing the Tigers as the top team in the land. Although everyone saw Clemson getting their perch atop the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Georgia kicked off the New Year making a run on the recruiting trail landing three recruits in two days. The festivities started off with in-state safeties Deangelo Gibbs and Detravion “Tray” Bishop followed by Alabama linebacker Monty Rice. Bishop and Gibbs gives the Bulldogs bookends to their 2017 class in the secondary, UGA already […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) vs Clemson Tigers (12-1) Fiesta Bowl Overview The 2016 season is the third year of the four-team College Football Playoff system that has taken over for the BCS format formerly used. The four teams that clinched spots this season includes No. 1 seed Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Ohio […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 2017 Cotton Bowl Preview: Wisconsin Badgers (10-3) vs Western Michigan Broncos (13-0) Cotton Bowl Overview The 2017 showdown between regional foes Wisconsin and Western Michigan will be the 81st edition of the historic Cotton Bowl Classic. The inaugural bowl game dates all the way back to 1937 when TCU defeated Marquette 16-6. The Cotton […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 North Texas Mean Green (5-7) vs. Army Black Knights (7-5) Heart of Dallas Bowl Overview The Heart of Dallas Bowl is one of the youngest in college football celebrating their seventh anniversary in 2016 with North Texas taking on Army. This young bowl is played annually at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. The […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 2016 Advocare V100 Texas Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) vs Kansas State Wildcats (8-4) Texas Bowl History The Texas Bowl is a fairly young game as this will be only the eleventh time that is played. However it is not the first bowl to be played in Houston as the Bluebonnet Bowl was played from […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 North Carolina State Wolfpack (6-6) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) Overview The Independence Bowl has been a tradition in Shreveport (LA) since 1976 receiving its name in conjunction with the United States’ bicentennial year. To go along with its rich history, this is has been a very exciting game in recent years as 10 out […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Overview U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen (9-4) vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-5) The 2016 Armed Forces Bowl will be the 14th anniversary of the postseason contest with the inaugural game being played in 2003 when Boise State squeaked past TCU 34-31. This year’s game will be the eighth time […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Senior seasons are always the time when players in any sport want to play their best and out shine their competition. Archbishop Moeller defensive tackle Jeremy Meiser has been a key piece up front for the Fighting Crusaders over the past two seasons but took a big step forward with his game at exactly […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-6) vs Louisiana-Lafayette Rajun Cajuns (6-6) Overview The 2016 New Orleans Bowl continues a proud college football postseason tradition entering the game’s 16th year. The inaugural game was played in 2001 between Colorado State and North Texas. But the two teams meeting this year, Southern Miss and Louisiana-Lafayette, are no […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A crushing blow to Arizona fans came via Instagram today when former Wildcats starting quarterback Anu Solomon announced he was leaving the program. Solomon (6-2, 206) posted his decision writing: “I first want to take this opportunity to thank Arizona Football for making me the man I am today, especially Coach Rodriquez & the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For weeks it appeared that the fix was in, but there was still hope that the College Football Selection Committee would do the right thing. The selection committee made no bones about their outward love for Ohio State and Michigan essentially predetermining one of if not both of college football’s bluebloods would get a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Rivalry week in Division I football did not disappoint ending the season on an exciting note. While some teams are still crying foul over their losses, regardless, the conference championship games are set in four of the five Power Conferences with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State left to battle it out in the Big 12 […]
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Photo credit: arkansasrazorbacks.com Photo credit: Ole Hotty Totty; Austin Allen drops back to pass
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Fans of the Big Ten were elated on Tuesday night when the College Football Playoff Selection Committee announced their third rankings of the 2016 season placing both Ohio State and Michigan into the Top 4. College football fans across the country that do not have a Big Ten bias, groaned at the new rankings […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Associated Press College Football Rankings once again showed the bias of voters for teams atop their poll giving as much as a hand slap to the three Top 4 teams that lost over the weekend. College football fans were expecting a big shakeup in the AP rankings released on Sunday but received nothing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With football, stats sometimes do lie, while game tape never lies. The notion of importance on game tape over a stat column could not be any more important than to free safety/outside linebacker Thane Wadams. Long before Wadams was knocking helmets in the junior college ranks, he was an all-purpose athlete burying opposing 5A […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released their second of six weeks of rankings on Tuesday night. With only Texas A&M and Nebraska losing out of the Top 10 in the initial poll, the stakes were raised in Week 2. The big move in the rankings was the Aggies fall out of playoff contention […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If recent history has taught us anything about the LSU vs. Arkansas SEC West showdown, that it is a must-see game for college football fans. When No. 19 LSU rolls into Fayetteville on Saturday, expect another tight college football game with recruiting trail bragging rights and big bowl possibilities on the line in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin was hoping this would be the season the Aggies could avoid another second half slide. In each of the previous three seasons, a tough November SEC schedule has upended promising starts seeing the Aggies go a combined 6-6, or 2-2 in all three campaigns. The 2016 season had […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The nightmare season for University of Mississippi head coach Hugh Freeze continued through the weekend after finding out that starting quarterback Chad Kelly is out for the season due to injury. Ole Miss fans cringed when Kelly left the Georgia Southern game with an unspecified leg injury. The Rebels went on to win 37-27 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football rankings have oft been the subject of jeers because Associated Press voters seemingly do not pay attention to the overall landscape of the sport. The Week 11 rankings echo that sentiment making a mockery of the poll and all that it stands for nationwide. Snubs happen, and happen all the time. Tough […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another wild week in college football is in the books. While most Top 25 teams held up their end of the rankings, SEC teams came out of the weekend banged up looking to reset the season for a strong finish. ACC Teams in the Atlantic Coast came out of the weekend set the way […]
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