Santa Ana, California area native Frank Martin committed to USC on Wednesday but held the announcement to the rest of the world until Thursday, and who could blame him? The 6’6”, 300 pound, star offensive tackle for Mater Dei High School has over 30 scholarship offers from top programs from across the nation including Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Miami, Oklahoma, Penn […]
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Teurlings Catholic High School’s Cole Kelley truly stands out in a crowd, both on and off the gridiron. The 6’7”, 245 pound, quarterback is a rarity in more ways than one. Not only does his height give him a slight advantage while in the pocket but despite his towering size, especially for a quarterback, he can get down the field […]
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New East Los Angeles College head coach Eric Marty is a chip off an extremely old block, more like a block from the 1920’s through the 1940’s with a new age twist. After the dual-threat Chapman University star tore up competition at the collegiate level he took off for the IFL, Italian Football League, winning championships as a player coach […]
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Mean, nasty, and has a bad attitude, that is the nicest summation of Tucker Scott on the gridiron even on a play going the other way. The 6’5”, 270 pound, offensive lineman may have 25 to 30 pounds to pack on before he starts routinely embarrassing college defensive linemen and linebackers, but make no mistake that is what will soon […]
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What was once a strong suit for the South Carolina football team became a detriment in 2014, the vaulted Gamecock defense. USC started out the season with a Top 10 ranking but stumbled through a 7-6 season primarily due to an inconsistent and inexperienced defensive front. In 2015 South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier hopes to turnaround the teetering .500 […]
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The Stanford Cardinal football program has never been known for rounding up early verbal commitments but more for slowly piecing together solid class after solid recruiting class. 2016 appears to be different having already landing five verbals with the addition of linebacker Curtis Robinson on Monday and defensive back Nygel Edmonds on Tuesday. Edmonds, a 5’11”, 183 pound, cornerback from […]
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College recruiters look for any angle they can get to help sway top targets to sign with their respective program. The Arkansas Razorbacks are no different. The SEC West is by far the most competitive division in all of college football and all is fair in love and war, especially in love as is the case of recruiting Caleb Roddy. […]
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With one more season left on the tough southern California gridiron proving grounds, Flintridge Prep quarterback Andrew Tsangeos has a world of opportunities ahead of him. The Class of 2016 dual-threat threw for over 1,400 yards, completing 64 percent of his passes, and owned a 22-3 touchdown to interception ratio at the end of his junior campaign. Quick footwork in […]
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Whether you love Miami and hate Florida State, love Florida State and hate Miami, or could care less about either program an opinion is to be had about what Class of 2018 recruit AJ Blades Jr. did on the field at Doak Campbell Stadium over the weekend. The 5’11”, 161 pound, freshman cornerback from University School in Fort Lauderdale was […]
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Recruiting efforts are heating up across the country for Little Rock Christian tailback Damarea Crockett. The 5’11”, 205 pound, speedster has shown is abilities on the field rushing for over 1,250 yards with 16 touchdowns as a junior and has further impressed off the field leading the country with a Nike SPARQ score of 128.22 and 124.62. Colleges have already […]
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Some guys are just born to be great football players while other guys have to work hard to become a great gridiron warrior. Those born with the God given talent and ability normally come with the one thing even the greatest coach in the world cannot teach, size. A prototypical defensive lineman in the NFL is somewhere in the range […]
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Arkansas’ 2016 recruiting class took two big steps forward on Saturday landing verbal commitments from running back/athlete T.J. Hammonds and defensive tackle Briston Guidry. Hammonds is a two-way star on both offense and defense for Pulaski Robinson High School in Little Rock. The 5’11”, 192 pound, speedster had a standout junior season rushing for 852 yards on 58 carries with […]
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The usually tight end rich Stanford program missed out on landing a cornerstone target in their 2015 recruiting class but played catch-up quickly getting a verbal commitment from Kaden Smith on Saturday. Smith, 6’5”, 233 pounds, became a recruiting target after his sophomore season when he caught 40 passes for 640 yards with eight touchdowns. In 2014 he continued impressing […]
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Three years ago Connor Brewer seemingly had the world on a string. The Chaparral High School star was heading off to play football for the University of Texas going into a position where he could challenge for early playing time under center. Coming out of high school he led his team to a 5A state championship during his senior season […]
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The offseason is the worst time for injuries to happen especially when a team loses one of their star players. During non-contact drills on Wednesday, sophomore wide receiver Mike Dudek tore the ACL in his right knee. The Illinois football program announced later that day that Dudek would have surgery as soon as possible so the sophomore can quickly start his […]
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From a coaching perspective there was not much more Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema could do to highlight the Hogs running game in 2014. Then junior running back Jonathan Williams and sophomore running back Alex Collins finished No. 4 and No. 5 respectively in the SEC rushing yard race with 1,190 and 1,100 yards. For the 2015 season both […]
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After missing out on a quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops has been quick to line up verbal commitments under center for his 2016 class landing Austin Kendall on Tuesday. Kendall, 6’2”, 205 pounds, is the second quarterback committed to the Sooners’ 2016 class joining Dekaney High School’s (Houston, Texas) Adrian Hardy. The Cutbertson High […]
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Towson head coach Rob Ambrose announced the dismissal of transfer quarterback Kevin Olsen before the former Miami Hurricane even stepped foot on the field. The confirmation came Tuesday night with the Baltimore Sun interviewing Ambrose about the 4-star quarterback. Ambrose stated, “The relationship we had with the kid and his family has gone on for quite some time, and everybody […]
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Few people get to the top of their passion but for St. John Bosco offensive lineman Joe Murphy he has been to the top and came close to repeating the rare feat again last season. At the conclusion of the 2013 season the Braves were crowned national champs after running the tables to a 16-0 record only truly being tested […]
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UCLA started spring practices on Tuesday and shortly thereafter lost one of their top wide receivers, Devin Lucien. Bruins head coach Jim Mora announced after the first of 14 scheduled spring practices that Lucien was leaving the team. In his post practice meeting with the media Mora stated, “He has decided to go a different direction. I thought I knew […]
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The Crimson Tide finished the 2015 recruiting class with arguably the best haul in the nation. Among the 24 signed included four 5-star athletes, 15 total 4-star recruits, and five 3-star signees. Alabama head coach Nick Saban has a nice start to his 2016 class with Louisiana defensive back/wide receiver Shyheim Carer, Mississippi defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, defensive back/receiver Demetris […]
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Let’s face it, going through high school can prove to be very difficult and trying for any number of reasons for anyone and everyone; if still unsure checkout any number of Hollywood movies covering the subject. During high school the class work becomes more intense, interests in life begin to evolve, and a roadmap for the future starts to unfold […]
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Out of the 2015 recruiting class the Gators picked up two highly nationally prized running backs, Westminster Christian’s Jordan Cronkrite and St. Thomas Aquinas’ Jordan Scarlett. On Friday Florida added a welcomed verbal commitment from stud Class of 2015 tailback Tyrek Tisdale continuing what should be a highly regarded backfield for years to come in Gainesville. The Oak Ridge High […]
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One thing that cannot be coached at any level his massive size or elite speed. One thing Fayetteville offensive lineman Noah Johnson has is great size and good speed, especially for a player his size. Watching the 6’3”, 320 pound, offensive lineman work one can tell he is still putting it all together on the field. The other important thing […]
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On Thursday Santa Margarita Catholic quarterback KJ Costello ended what could have been a very long recruiting period for the 4-star by verbally committing to Stanford. Costello, 6’4”, 218 pounds, rose to the top of the recruiting rankings as part of the 2016 recruiting class passing for 3,123 yards with 23 touchdowns against 10 picks. The pro-style quarterback picked up […]
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The Utah football program appears to be back on the rise after a 9-4 season in 2014. The Utes finished the season ranked No. 21 in the nation after toppling Colorado State 45-10 in the Vegas Bowl but the team starts spring practices with some uncertainty thanks to the coaching staff. Part of the resurgence for head coach Kyle Whittingham […]
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Somewhere in between the time the Iowa Hawkeyes wrapped up a 7-6 season with a 45-28 bowl game loss to the Tennessee Volunteers and a quick revaluation time for head coach Kirk Ferentz shortly thereafter, starting quarterback Jake Rudock was no longer deemed the team’s starting quarterback. Rudock, 6’3”, 208 pounds, appeared in 12 of Iowa’s games in 2014 throwing […]
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UCLA head coach Jim Mora heads into spring practices looking to get the Bruins into the Pac-12 Championship Game for the first time in his tenure after back-to-back 10-win seasons. One consistent option for Mora over his first three seasons in Westwood was quarterback Brett Hundley. With Hundley gone as an early NFL entry, the Bruins have a big hole […]
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When the 2014 season was finished Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett had tallied over 1,600 all-purpose yards with over 1,200 of those coming off handoffs out of the backfield. To go with his stellar all-around season the 5’11”, then 205 pound, Class of 2016 talent was still not widely known. An offer had come in from University of […]
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Almost every Power Five Conference football team has expectations of the world placed upon the shoulders of the head coach, his staff, and the 80 scholarship players filling out a roster year after year to win at the highest level. Even though the expectations maybe high for most teams that will never come close to sniffing a national championship, one […]
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