Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Good talent typically leads to good or high performing teams, sometimes even great teams, but getting the top talent does not always translate into wins, conference championships, and/or national titles. A lot of coaching and a little bit of luck is needed along the way before attaining collegiate gridiron glory. Taking a sample size […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football’s Championship Week wrapped on Saturday crowning conference title winners across the country while setting the second annual college football playoffs final four. Clemson, Alabama, and Michigan State won their way into the playoffs with Oklahoma getting a bid after winning the Big 12 Conference title. Clemson held onto the No. 1 ranking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was once a list of 88 potential candidates for the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been narrowed down to five after the Charlotte Touchdown Club released the Football Writers Association of America’s votes on Thursday. A long college football season offers many surprises with injuries limiting the effectiveness of 2014 Nagurski Trophy winner, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Going through a linebacker drill at the University of Miami should not take long these days after the football program has been hit hard by injuries. The latest and most difficult to overcome is the loss of senior Raphael Kirby. Kirby (6’1”, 235) has been a consistent threat for the Hurricanes on defense making […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jonesboro High School is off to a 5-1 start to their 2015 season with Clemson commit Zerrick Cooper under center. The Cardinals are looking tough and much improved after posting a 4-7 record a year ago. The Cardinals missed their 6’4”, 207 pound, gunslinger last year due to injury. Now head coach De’Timonthy Floyd […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tigers 2016 recruiting class got a little bit stronger on Friday with the verbal commitment of Whale Branch High School defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney. Pinckney burst onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore coming up with 91 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, and seven sacks. The 6’3”, 290 pound, athlete proved his stats in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and co-offensive coordinators Tony Elliot and Jeff Scott brag to their friends about pulling a big recruit out of Hightstown, New Jersey, they are being both figurative and literal at the same time. On Monday the Tigers secured their second consecutive Class of 2017 recruit receiving a verbal from 4-star […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Clemson Tigers have a nice start to their 2016 recruiting class with 11 commits but added their first piece to their eventual haul in 2017 with Calhoun High School safety Baylon Spector. Spector helped the Yellow Jackets to a 15-0 record in 2014 claiming a Georgia state championship after beating Washington County 27-20 for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What was for a time a silent commitment for 4-star defensive end Xavier Kelly became national recruiting news on Friday when the Kansas native pledged to play college ball for Clemson. On July 22, Kelly posted his Top 8 naming Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, Michigan, Georgia, Kansas State, Oregon, and TCU in the running cutting out […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The recruiting battle waged between Ole Miss and Tennessee over Bryce Mathews ended on Friday when the Nashville area talent verbally committed to the Rebels. Mathews had several visits to Tennessee and Ole Miss going back and forth on his perceived top schools. Tennessee was the first to offer the son of former NFL lineman Jason […]
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Zerrick Cooper, 6’3”, 200 lbs, Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, Georgia – Committed to Clemson.
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Since Dabo Swinney’s unlikely and dramatic rise as the head coach of Clemson in 2008 the Tigers have been a team on the brink of elite success. In 2009 Clemson went 9-5 then had their only losing season under the former Alabama collegiate wide receiver in 2010 after a 31-26 Meinkeke Car Care Bowl loss to South Florida. After the […]
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Former South Aiken High School wide receiver/cornerback D’Najee Whosendove is on the move. Well, that is an understatement. Whosendove is always on the move whether on the field or not he is from Point A to Point B in a hurry, and usually faster than any other South Carolina high school player while on the field. But now the 6’0”, […]
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