Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Tua Tagovailoa Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-1, 210 Position: Quarterback – dual-threat High School: St. Louis High School – Honolulu, HI 2014 Stats: 2,583 passing, 33 touchdowns, three interceptions; 576 yards rushing off 87 carries 2015 Stats: 2,932 yards passing, 24 touchdowns; 481 yards rushing 11 touchdowns off 77 carries Ranking: […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mac Jones Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-2, 185 Position: Quarterback High School: Bolles (Jacksonville, FL) 2015 Stats: 2,150 yards passing, 25 touchdowns, 65 percent completion rate; four rushing touchdowns 2015 Record: 9-3 Ranking: 4-star Offers (22): Kentucky, Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, Cal, West Virginia, Temple, Louisville, East Carolina, Washington […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Lavishing verbal praise to anyone has to be backed up with the goods. Throwing superlatives towards Robinson High School’s Nathan Page only makes scholars of us all. Page absolutely kicked the recruiting door wide-open during his sophomore season lining up anywhere and everywhere possible. The Senators gave the 6-foot, 185 pound, talent 16 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every year the state of Alabama unleashes some of the top high school football talent out into the Division-I world. In the 2016 signing class, the Yellowhammer State produced a crop of stud linebackers in five-stars Ben Davis (Alabama) and Lydell Wilson (Alabama) and four-stars in Tre Threat (Auburn) and Jamal Couch (Mississippi State). […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Feats of exceptional athleticism from skill position players line the nightly news during the fall when football is covered. But all coaches know the game is won and loss up front in the trenches where “the big uglies” maul each other play after play to produce or takeaway yards and inches as needed. One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Player Profile for Lucas Havrisik Height & Weight: 6-2, 163 Position: Kicker/Punter High School: Norco High School Chris Sailer Rating: 5-Star Chris Sailer Ranking: No. 8 in 2017 class Honors: Member of Chris Sailer “Top 12” Interest: Boise State, Cal, Alabama, Boston College Norco High School Mascot: Cougars Head Coach: Chuck Chastain […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are a lot of great linebackers in the 2017 recruiting class and without a doubt Spanish Fort High School’s Thomas Johnston is among the best of the best. Johnston has been a force to be reckoned with since his freshman season. The now 6’2”, 220 pound, playmaker burst onto the scene in Alabama […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The pressure on top quarterbacks to find a home in the 2017 recruiting class sooner than later seems to be taking hold with several quarterbacks committing over the last week including two to LSU with Myles Brennan and Lowell Narcisse heading to Baton Rouge. The Crimson Tide landed their target under center on Monday […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Hardcore high school football fans in southern California are aware of Kaymen Cureton. Even a few of the really astute San Jose State Spartan fans can tell you a little bit about Cureton, but soon enough everyone will know a lot about the rising dual-threat quarterback in the 2017 class. Seemingly in the shadows […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA News broke on Thursday that Alabama had dismissed defensive line coach Bo Davis over possible recruiting violations. The details have not been shared nor the severity of the possible violations leaving only speculation as to something bigger given Davis’ status as a coach and recruiter for the Crimson Tide. The fallout and potential weight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to being a 5-star talent in the kicking game, a player either has it or he doesn’t. Brentwood High School Class of 2017 punter/kicker Tucker Day definitely has “it.” Day used his 6’2”, 197 pound, frame to get the Bruins out of trouble on offense consistently pinning the opposition down inside […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bulldogs got a big push to their 2017 recruiting class on Tuesday when 4-star offensive guard Netori Johnson verbally committed to Georgia. Johnson was a mauler on the inside for Cedar Grove High School (Ellenwood) during the 2015 season helping the Saints to an 11-2-1 record racing to the Georgia (GHSA) semifinal round […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you ever want to see a group of grown men hanging out in a macho ego-testosterone driven environment smile ear to ear while acting a little giddy, walk into a room with Class of 2017 offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga by your side. Nothing can disarm a top college football coach along with his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There wasn’t much more Josh Clarke could do for himself or Riverdale High School during the 2015 season to showcase his abilities while helping guide his team to the playoffs. Clarke had a monster season coming up with 149 tackles, 18 sacks, six picks, and six forced fumbles while scoring three touchdowns. Riverdale’s first […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Months of hard work for the Florida State staff slipped away in an instant while months of hard work was rewarded for the Alabama staff on Sunday when Palm Beach Gardens High School’s outside linebacker/defensive end VanDarius Cowan committed to the Crimson Tide. Cowan earned his way into 4-star status racking up 104 tackles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Will Muschamp parlayed his time in Alabama with Auburn to in-roads to help land Class of 2017 4-star quarterback Jake Bentley on Thursday. The Opelika High School talent shot up the college recruiting boards during the 2015 season after completing 165 or 284 passes for 2,834 yards with 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions. Showing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Everyone loves a great success story. Thousands of books have been written on how to be successful, which typically always sell really well, and year after year Hollywood pumps out some sort of success story be it personal triumph or a group of individuals overcoming the odds to accomplish the previously unimaginable. Far too […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA After Alabama wrapped another consensus No. 1 recruiting class with the 2016 haul, the Crimson Tide reached into the fertile junior college ranks on Sunday landing highly productive 2017 linebacker Gary Johnson. Johnson was a force to be reckoned with during the 2015 season with Dodge City coming up with 133 tackles, 8.5 sacks, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At any skill position on the gridiron, there really is not much Darnay Holmes cannot do with the football in his hands, with it in the air, or with the opposition holding onto it for dear life. Holmes put extra meaning to the word athlete in 2015 catching 55 passes for 886 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Few quarterbacks have been as prolific and as successful as Taylor Powell over the past two seasons. The Fayetteville product passed for over 2,500 yards during his sophomore season with 20 touchdowns keeping a 63 percent completion rate taking his team to the Arkansas state championship game. He followed that up with a big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to recruiting rankings for certain players, the best thing to do sometimes is throw them out the window. This action holds true with Class of 2017 defensive tackle Akial Byers. Byers already has one thing going for him, widely considered the top rated player in the state of Arkansas for his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Football fans either love or hate their special teams performers. Rarely is there any middle ground for the long snappers, punters, and kickers of the beloved sport. The task of kicking is typically minimalized as if booting a 50-yard punt downing it inside the 10 yard line or kicking a 45-yard field goal is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In the recruiting world, anytime one comes across a mix of raw talent and great athleticism, there is time to rejoice and have a small celebration. Diehard high school football fans in the state of Arkansas are well aware of Robinson High School defensive end David Porter and the rest of the recruiting world […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Darnay Holmes is truly a wanted man. On or off the high school playing fields, the 5-star talent is sought after by college coaches and called out by other recruits hoping to make a name for themselves going up against perhaps the best cornerback in the 2017 recruiting class. The colleges lining up in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When you are the No. 1 rated offensive guard in the nation (Rivals), every other coach in the nation is after you. This is the story of 2017 St. John Bosco talent Wyatt Davis. Davis is a tackle for Bosco, but regardless of position, he is a top priority for all Power Five Conference […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA From this day forward, let the following statement ring true, the 2017 recruiting class is The Year of the Offensive Tackle! If the following statement is not true, it certainly seems accurate. As recruiting rankings go on 247Sports, seven of the Top 25 players in the nation are offensive tackles. That means if the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you live within the Natural State, whether you follow high school football or not, you have heard about Taylor Powell. If you live outside the state of Arkansas and have not heard about him yet, just wait because the national media attention is sure to pick up during the offseason camp circuits. Powell […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For coaches, players, and a respective fan base, there is nothing better than knowing points can be put on the board in the kicking game. Get the right kicker around the 30-yard line or in and tight games can be won. On the other side, when drives stall and field position needs to be […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tide has continued to roll through the state of Mississippi throughout the 2016 recruiting process landing their second Magnolia State recruit in two days when offensive lineman Scott Lashley sided with Alabama. The West Point High School star had over 20 scholarship offers but was an important target for Mississippi State. The 6’6”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Alabama recruiting train continued to steamroll forward despite a little bad publicity after asking in-state Oneonta High School linebacker Riley Cole to grayshirt just days before National Signing Day. On Monday, Alabama snuck into the state of Mississippi again to steal away cornerback Nigel Knott after pulling defensive tackle Raekwon Davis. Knott, like […]
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