Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Natural State has long produced top high school talent who have gone on to mark their mark in the college ranks before playing in the NFL. A quick easy list includes guys like Cortez Kennedy, Keith Jackson, Ray Brown, Dennis Winston, Rod Smith, Willie Roaf, Billy Smith, Wayne Martin, Darren McFadden, Keith Traylor, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A storm has been brewing in southwest Arkansas for a couple of years. Much like a typical fall thunderstorm in the south, certain key elements have to come together in a kinetic ball of energy ready to unleash a unique mixture of sight and sound for all to see. As luck would have it, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks continued to pile up Class of 2017 recruits on Sunday landing highly sought after Tennessee running back Chase Hayden. Hayden had a breakout season for St. George High School (Collierville) with 2,625 yards rushing scoring 37 touchdowns and also had 19 receptions covering 249 more yards. On defense, Hayden was all […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The average football or baseball fan does not have to have a psychic hotline on speed dial to know that the future is extremely bright for Connor Noland. Greenwood High School’s two-sport star in baseball and football has 15 total Division-I offers between the two sports but will not have to choice between one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life is a little different for multi-talented Class of 2018 quarterback Connor Noland. The Greenwood High School star is a two-sport athlete more than talented enough to succeed at either football or baseball at the next level. The long list of collegiate offers backs up the thought. Noland helped Greenwood High School to a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The quality of arms coming out of The Natural State is on the rise and has been steady for years. Despite website rankings listing him as a three-star recruit, Class of 2017 quarterback Taylor Powell (Fayetteville) is as good a dual-threat as any other in the country. A top in-state signal-caller out of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the teams with the highest expectations entering Arkansas’ 2016 high school football season is Robinson. The Arkansas squad finished 9-3 in 2015 but returns a full complement of players on both sides of the ball including rising Class of 2018 recruit Hunter Swoboda. Swoboda took the Natural State by storm during his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A new era is beginning at Hampton High School. When the season kicks off the Bulldogs will be fielding a varsity football team to compete in Arkansas classification 2A starting something new for the fans in and around Hampton to get excited about going forward. Most new varsity teams struggle placing talent and experience […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arkansas stole one away from the state of Florida and out from underneath the University of Illinois on Saturday when Class of 2017 running back Maleek Williams verbally committed to the Razorbacks. Williams became more involved in Charlotte High School’s (Punta Gorda) offense during his sophomore season returning four kickoffs for 88 yards while […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Most of the good ones and all of the great ones do it – they make the game look easy somehow and in some way. In little to no time at all, watching Greenwood High School quarterback Connor Noland throw during a game is like watching a budding master at work. Noland is quickly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2017 class puts pen to paper on letters of intent, one of the more highly prized junior college linebackers in the nation will be William Lulu. Lulu is everything a collegiate linebacker should be – an absolute run stopper, athletic enough to drop back into coverage, and is versatile enough to play […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks added verbal commitment No. 10 to the2017 recruiting class on Tuesday when wide receiver Jon Nance pledged to the Hogs. Nance has lived under the recruiting radar over his senior year in high school and freshman year at the junior college level with Mississippi Gulf Coast, but has been productive in […]
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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 Arkansas Razorbacks secured their ninth verbal commitment of the 2017 recruiting class on Friday, and snuck into 247Sports rankings at No. 21, when in-state wide receiver/athlete Koilan Jackson called the Hogs. Jackson made a name for himself as a do-everything quarterback for Parkview High School during the 2015 season. The 6’3”, 203 pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since the 2007 season, one of the best and most consistent high school football programs in the state of Arkansas has been Bentonville. The Tigers have won seven consecutive 7A West Conference titles, arguably the toughest conference in the Natural State, and have notched four state titles over that stretch winning consecutive trophies in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks got good news before the annual Red-White Game when Louisiana athlete Devion Warren verbally committed to the Hogs. Running a read-option attack looking a lot like former Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall, Warren ran for 1,364 yards and passed for 1,024 passing yards with 27 total touchdowns during the 2015 season. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saturday turned out to be a good day for the Arkansas coaching staff on the recruiting trail landing Missouri offensive/defensive tackle Shane Clenin. Clenin is an under the radar recruit despite having 10 reported offers. He tore open holes on offense for his running backs helping Jefferson High School (Festus) to an 8-5 record […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Everything for Class of 2017 linebacker Tyler Dunning seems to be growing. The growth on the list includes senior season expectations, recruiting interest, and even him. Dunning played his way into 4-star recruiting status for St. Thomas Aquinas during his junior year and all eyes have been turned to watch his progress and where […]
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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 Every snap of the ball on the gridiron leads to an immediate coordinated fight with objectives and missions to be accomplished between the offense and the defense. When Robinson High School snapped the ball throughout the 2015 season, one player winning his battles time after time was Class of 2017 center Sanderson Hines. Playing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks added their sixth Class of 2017 verbal commitment Thursday night landing in-state offensive lineman Kirby Adcock. Adcock helped Nashville High School to a 15-0 record in 2015 steamrolling through the season beating Prairie Grove 39-20 for the 4A state title playing tackle for the Scrappers. Along the way he blocked for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks new focus on recruiting in the state of Louisiana under head coach Bret Bielema is starting to payoff. The 2016 class netted four out of the Sportsman’s Paradise and the 2017 class is off to a similar start landing their second from Louisiana on Wednesday with John Ehret High School’s Dwyane Fisher. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sunday night the Arkansas Razorbacks landed a Class of 2017 wide receiver from an unexpected area and school, Maleek Barkley from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The one regional tie that binds the Hogs with Barkley is Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. A conspiracy theory is out centered on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two positions on the defensive side of the ball that would have a job positing description of “wanted: must love to hit – if so apply now!” Those two positions are safety and linebacker and Evan Fields plays both positions like both positions. Clarification for some readers unsure about the previous line. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is a talent movement going on in central Arkansas that has not been seen since perhaps the 1990’s. The once talent rich areas around the capital city seemed to dry up with most of the talent coming out of the now very fertile recruiting grounds in the northwest part of the state throughout […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The state of Arkansas has a lot of outstanding next level talent coming through in the 2017 recruiting class. A lot of attention has been given to some of the players making a name for themselves at the bigger in-state high schools but one still kind of flying under the radar, especially on the […]
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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 From a physical standpoint, sometimes there are just guys on the field that are heads and shoulders above the rest of their competition – Hunter Davenport is one of those guys. Since Davenport’s sophomore season he has caught the eye and attention of diehard high school football fans within the state of Arkansas. The […]
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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 Life as a recruiting coordinator for any given athletic program seems to be a tireless journey spanning 365 days a year filled with a lot of second guessers around every corner. Regardless of the program and the overall success of any given class, there are always a couple of players that got away or […]
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