Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Michigan Wolverines staff has flipped the recruiting trail on its ear since head coach Jim Harbaugh took over. Big Blue is trying anything and everything to get attention of top high school talent nationwide and so far, on paper, it is working to perfection. Michigan added two more recruits to their 2017 recruiting […]
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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 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 For now, one spot for the Arkansas Razorbacks 2017 recruiting class has more than likely been completely filled. Saturday night the Hogs landed their third verbal commit to the 2017 haul when Daulton Hyatt joined the group out of Alabama. Hyatt announced his decision on Twitter posting, “I am officially committed to the University […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Gordo High School linebacker Ben Davis has the type of talent that makes college coaches excited above and beyond the norm. The 6’4”, 240 pound, do-it-all athlete has played running back, tight end, wide receiver, and safety in high school but made a name for himself stuffing opposing Alabama running backs as a linebacker. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When opposing defenses have game planned against Saraland High School the past two seasons, the top priority has been slowing down, not stopping, but slowing down wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. Jones has been a terror on the field despite having a cornerback attempt to stay with him and having a safety over the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 The Munford Lions had a great season as they finished 10-4 and reached the state semifinals. Unfortunately, they were knocked out of the playoffs for the third consecutive year by Leeds, 48-20. Leeds was looking for revenge as Munford won when the two schools met in Week 3 of the regular season (49-48) in overtime. One […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Alabama produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different with high athletes from all across the state scheduled to play college football all over the country next season. At the beginning of the 2015 NFL season, there 63 players on active rosters that played their high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two Carver High Schools in the state of Alabama and both turn out great talent year after year. This year the Montgomery team, not the Birmingham squad, turned out a 5-star linebacker that has captured the attention of college coaches nationwide. That stud linebacker, Lyndell “Mack” Wilson narrowed down his list of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Tuesday three Coffeyville Red Raven players were named NJCAA All-Americans. On Wednesday, one of those All-Americans, Jamarcus King, verbally committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks keeping the talented cornerback away from other hopefully SEC programs. King, originally from Blount High School in Eight Mile, Alabama, is a two-time All-American at the junior college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The love affair between Florida and Carver High School cornerback Antonio Nelson did not take long, five days to be exact, with the Gators landing their fourth corner of the 2016 recruiting class on Monday. The Wolverines did not have the season they had hoped for going 3-7 in 2015 but the down year […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The interim South Carolina coaching staff has not slowed down in their attempt to keep pulling players to Columbia despite the pending unknown of a coaching change coming at the end of the 2015 college football season landing Birmingham, Alabama, standout defensive end Griffin Gentry. Homewood High School finished their regular season 8-2 and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The post-Steve Spurrier era is not even a full day through and South Carolina has already landed a commitment to their 2016 recruiting class. On Tuesday, St. Paul Episcopal DT/DE Darius Whitfield became the first recruit to verbally commit to the Gamecocks after Spurrier’s retirement. Whitfield helped his St. Paul Saints to a 17-0 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Shreveport, Louisiana will host their fifth annual Battle on the Border event on September 10-12 at the historic Independence Stadium. The high school football showcase will feature seven teams from five states and span over three days. The on the field festivities begin Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. El Dorado Wildcats (AR) vs. St. Thomas More […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Will Muschamp effect has taken affect with Auburn landing stud 5-star defensive end Marlon Davidson. Davidson, listed at 6’3”, 275 pounds, is not only one of the best recruits in the state of Alabama but across the nation. Nearing 20 offers, Davidson was courted by some of the top teams in the nation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Florida Gators have pulled a couple of recruiting coups so far in the 2016 recruiting class and another one took place on Wednesday when they pulled Jeawon Taylor out of the state of Alabama. Taylor spent the 2014 season all over the field for Park Crossing High School coming up with 91 tackles, 12 pass […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A rare recruiting decision went down on Friday when linebacker Errol Thompson verbally committed to Mississippi State. Thompson 6’3”, 240 pounds, has garnered a lot of attention stopping opposing offenses for Florence High School helping the Falcons post an 11-3 mark in 2014. Double-digit offers have rolled with Arkansas, Memphis, Missouri, Southern Miss, and Tennessee being […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Crimson Tide continued to roll through the recruiting trails during the month of June landing their 17th overall verbal commitment to their 2016 class on Tuesday when Quinnen Williams announced he was heading to Tuscaloosa. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive tackle committed to the Auburn Tigers on January 31 making numerous on campus visits to […]
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When Saraland High School’s Velus Jones Jr. hauls in a reception, make no mistake, he knows how to blaze a well worn path to the end zone. Either by finding that extra gear outrunning defenders, placing a well timed hesitation step, or putting a juke on two or three defenders at one time leaving all three grasping for air, Jones […]
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