Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Wildcats have put together a Top 10 recruiting class thus far (Rivals No. 9) adding talented player after talented player. On Wednesday, the Wildcats added athletic prospect No. 16 in California defensive back Scott Young. Young was a two-way playmaker for Helix High School in 2015 coming up with 30 receptions for 392 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stephen Barber Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 210 Position: Quarterback Classification: Class of 2018 High School: Punahou High School Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Honors: Gridiron Performance Academy Maximum Experience Football Camp – won Top Quarterback Award (2014), FBU Camp – Overall Camp MVP and Quarterback MVP Award (2015), Rivals Camp Series Young Gun […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When scouting next level recruits, all sorts of factors come into play especially going position by position. Overall one looks for ability, productivity, and future potential – has said player maxed out or is there still opportunity to grow to be even better? For Chaminade High School’s Class of 2018 running back TJ Pledger, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jamire Calvin Profile Height and Weight: 5-10, 170 Position: Wide Receiver 2015 Stats: 1,000-plus receiving yards with 17 total touchdowns; 1,500 all-purpose yards 40-Yard Dash Time: 4.49 Offers (28): BYU, Cal, Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Arizona, Memphis, Louisville, Colorado, Boston College, Arizona State, Utah, Washington, Washington State, Vanderbilt, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jack Alexander Profile Height and Weight: 6-2.5, 175 pounds Position: Quarterback Class of 2018 Transferred from St. John Bosco to Redondo Union High School in offseason Interest: Washington State, San Jose State, Arizona 2016 Camps: Arizona, Michigan, UCLA, USC, San Jose State, and Washington State Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Jack Alexander at Redondo Union […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is a multi-million dollar industry built around inspiring others to dream big. Words of encouragement line bumper stickers, posters, coffee mugs – you name it. There are plenty of self-help or motivation books lining shelves in libraries or retail stores pushing the reader to aim higher or strive for something more. At the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Helix High School in La Mesa has been one of the more consistent teams in California in recent years. The Highlanders have strung together 30 wins over that three year period going 11-2 in 2015. With all of the winning and quality talent on the field, it was only a matter of time before […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Wildcats went into Nevada on Saturday pulling out linebacker/athlete Tony Fields adding the eighth verbal commitment to Arizona’s 2017 class. Fields has been a big part of Desert Pines High School’s on the field success over the past two seasons. The Jaguars went 11-2 in 2014 and 8-3 in 2015. During Field’s junior […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is no better compliment to give a football player at any given position but to say they are a player’s player. Madison High School linebacker Sampson “Ram-Man” Niu is exactly that, a linebacker’s linebacker. Niu has been a mainstay on the California High School field over the past two seasons after being called […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: HogManInLA It seems in recent years the quality of talent pouring out of the state of Hawaii has been steadily increasing. Manti Te’o got the nation’s attention as a tough as nails middle linebacker from Punahou (Honolulu) for Notre Dame (2009-12) racking up 437 career tackles guiding one of the nation’s most iconic programs to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona has kept up the hot recruiting pace adding 4-star California running back Nathan Tilford to the 2017 class on Tuesday. Tilford flashed his talents during the 2015 season rushing for 887 yards off 106 carries with 12 scores in 11 games for Upland High School. Showing his all-purpose abilities, Tilford added 82 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Within the state of Arizona, if you want to win a high school football championship you have to go through Saguaro High School first. That action is easier said than done. The Sabercats year in and year out are stacked with talent going 14-0 in 2014 and 12-2 in 2015 proving to be the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona landed their first two defensive linemen in the 2017 recruiting class on Wednesday getting hard commitments from tackle Kurtis Brown and end Kylan Wilborn. Brown did a little bit of everything for Liberty High School in Bakersfield (CA) during his junior season lining up as a tight end and defensive end. Brown received […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Anytime an underclassman has a standout season, the pressure is immediately on at the minimum to replicate that success with greater expectations to surpass the proverbial bar that was just set. More times than not, the early success happens to sophomores at wide receiver, along the offensive or defense line, but rarely does a […]
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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 Most recruiting highlight reels are set up to do their job, create great hype for a given player showing nothing but the best plays. Trouble is, not all highlight reels truly highlight “good” plays. Not all tackles are good tackles especially for linebackers making stops 5-7 yards on their side of the line of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While college coaches were doing their best to land 4-star recruit Greg Johnson, the Los Angeles area talent already had his eyes set on one program. Twenty-five different teams had offered Johnson with hopes of building a relationship over time that would lead to a commitment but all of that was cut short on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona State is set to host a lot of top recruits from the 2017 recruiting class over the spring and summer but one could be as intriguing as any other in Sierra Canyon running back Bobby Cole. Cole was part of a very talented Trailblazers team in 2015 that went 14-1 losing a California […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Watching Franklin High School Class of 2016 athlete Lamar Jackson play, one gets the feeling that he can do anything he wants on the gridiron. Jackson has lined up at safety, cornerback, running back, and quarterback finishing his senior season as the Wildcats starter under center. If one wanted to stretch his potential […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2016 Arizona recruiting class has been stocked full of talent under center at one time or another with a one-time verbal commitment from 5-star quarterback Shea Patterson, now committed to Ole Miss, and with 4-stars Devon Modster and Khalil Tate currently part of the haul. On Saturday the Wildcats coaching staff added a […]
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