UCLA head coach Jim Mora heads into spring practices looking to get the Bruins into the Pac-12 Championship Game for the first time in his tenure after back-to-back 10-win seasons. One consistent option for Mora over his first three seasons in Westwood was quarterback Brett Hundley. With Hundley gone as an early NFL entry, the Bruins have a big hole […]
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The right and wrong of siding with or against speeding up or slowing down the game Over the past two days online, radio, and television media have had a field day discussing the retirement of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland. After one very promising year in the NFL, Borland thought better to hang up his spikes to prevent […]
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For the second consecutive spring practice session the Washington Huskies will be without starting quarterback Cyler Miles per an announcement made on Friday. Second-year Huskies head coach Chris Petersen released a statement on Friday updating Miles’ status as a voluntary leave of absence not a disciplinary action. During spring practices in 2014 Miles was suspended from the Huskies football program […]
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Interview with Fort Osage Class of 2016 recruit Skylar Thompson Not all college quarterbacks are the same. Some take charge under center by God given physical abilities, others have a keen grasp of the mental part of the game understanding all the X’s and O’s, while others have a mix of athleticism and high-IQ. No combination of key attributes […]
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Exclusive interview with tight end Parker Houston A talent was unearthed at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada during the 2014 season. Perhaps a better way to phrase what happened would be to say a position switch placed an otherwise overlooked and previously undersized player into a lead role on a championship caliber team last season. So what was […]
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Exclusive interview with WR Dominique Reed What Razorback Nation started to understand early in the 2014 season was a notion that slowly started to creep out to the SEC West, the SEC East, and then the rest of college football – a movement is underway at Arkansas. Second year Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema weathered the storm from a […]
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Top Connecticut TE talks about joining Eagles A day after joining rock star status among the Boston College faithful as verbal commitment to the Eagles 2016 recruiting class, Scooter Harrington was back to being a normal high school teenager shoveling snow off the family’s driveway the following morning. In between a successful visit to the Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts campus […]
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Exclusive interview with Connor Maitland Spread offenses are fun to watch and understandably are part of the evolution of the game of football, but with a new trend something has to give way. Getting lost in the shuffle of teams scoring 50 plus points a game with the idea of running 80 or more plays a game is a […]
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Exclusive interview with CB Byron Keaton The mark of a strong college football team is not necessarily measured in star rankings but how strong their walk-on program performs. Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema is a throwback coach opting to win the game in the trenches, smash the opposition with a strong running game, and play assignment football on defense but […]
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An exclusive interview with Alex Parker Teams do not win championships without repeated acts of selflessness or without everyone buying into the “team” concept. North Carolina’s Charlotte Christian is chalked full of talented selfless players but one could argue that tight end Alex Parker might be deserving of a humanitarian gridiron award for his on the field acts. The […]
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Oregon talent gives insight to recruiting process National Signing Day for college football recruiting is the summation of a months’ long journey for fans, coaches, and perspective players. While the focus is primarily on a given year’s senior class great attention is also given to underclassmen by college coaches combing various areas to mine needed gridiron talent for future classes. […]
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Damarea Crockett gives insight to NSD one-year out College recruiters in the south are all well aware of Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett. The Class of 2016 emerging star rushed for 1,250 yards picking up 19 total touchdowns during his junior campaign drawing crowds near and far. By the time the 2014 season came to an end University […]
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OL Ean Pfeifer opens up about signing his LOI A dream came for Bentonville High School offensive lineman Ean Pfeifer on Wednesday, he signed a letter of intent to play for Vanderbilt. The 6’5”, 285 pound, road grader racked up 48 pancake blocks during his junior year and then added another 50 during his senior season helping his team […]
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Exclusive interview with Servite star Micah Croom Sometimes being physically gifted is just not enough to be an elite football player on the high school level. A lot of top recruits can skate by on natural talent but every now and again a top talent shows the rare maturity at an early age to know what it takes to […]
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Exclusive interview with Scooter Harrington Rarely does the label “athlete” get used with a player who lines up at tight end. Without intent, Greenwich High School’s Scooter Harrington is breaking an old mold showing his versatility as a dual-purpose tight end, blocking and passing catching, but also lines up in the slot or at H-back and even at defensive […]
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Exclusive interview with Ean Pfeifer When you’ve won back-to-back Arkansas state championships in football there is little else left to prove on the high school playing field for a player like Ean Pfeifer. As a three-year starter for the Tigers, the 6’5”, 285 pound, tackle plowed a path forward towards greatness for Bentonville High School helping the team win […]
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Exclusive interview with Scotty Gilkey Jr. Some guys are graced with God given ability, some work diligently on their own to develop their talents to become exceptional, and others just happened to be blessed with having a great support staff to help guide and nurture athletic gifts into dominating play on the field. When talking about Broken Arrow High […]
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An interview with Oaks Christian’s Michael Pittman Certain positions in high school football are easily filled with productive players. Across the nation most high school teams stick their top athletes at running back, linebacker, defensive end, safety, and/or wide receiver making competition to be among the best of the best fierce year after year at those key positions. Few […]
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Exclusive interview with Connor Murphy In the short time of getting to know Connor Murphy, perhaps the most confusing thing to figure out was why the game of football came to him so late in life. Connor is a 6’7”, 250 pound, beast for Brophy College Prep but the transformation into dominating defensive end only started a season ago. After […]
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Exclusive interview with Connor Murphy In the short time of getting to know Connor Murphy, perhaps the most confusing thing to figure out was why the game of football came to him so late in life. Connor is a 6’7”, 250 pound, beast for Brophy College Prep but the transformation into dominating defensive end only started a season ago. […]
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Exclusive interview with Darrius “Vuko” Vukobradovich The talent level of high school football in southern California is vast and full of Division-I caliber players. Every week future Pac-12, Mountain West, and some Big 12 and SEC difference makers take the field proving their worth against other highly touted gridiron warriors. To set one’s self apart from the group as […]
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Exclusive interview with Shyheim Carter Quick, elusive, playmaker, athlete, scoring machine, dynamic, you pick the equivalence and it fits for Kentwood High School’s Shyheim Carter. With his game breaking 4.36 40-yard dash speed it seems more fitting to just call him “Mr. Electric.” At 6’1”, 190 pounds, Mr. Electric is truly an AC/DC current of power on both sides […]
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Exclusive interview with Patrick O’Brien Much of high school and college football is opportunity and preparedness. There is no question most high school and college players coincidentally take a big leap forward in their on the field growth during their junior seasons. In San Juan Hills, California the opportunity came for quarterback Patrick O’Brien and was met by an […]
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Recruiting Guru exclusive interview with Class of 2016 star Ben Davis All across the nation there are high school programs stocked full of great athletes. The type of athletic players on any given high school team ranges from talents that play multiple positions, guys that are just more physically gifted than others, or players who are just faster […]
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Exclusive interview with Jonesboro, Georgia dual-threat star An explosive sophomore campaign was enough to make 10 different colleges swoon over a rising stars’ skill set. A 7×7 summer football injury slowed the on the field maturation process in 2014 but college coaches have not backed off quarterback Zerrick Cooper. Cooper is chalked full of natural instincts that coaches cannot […]
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Exclusive interview with USC commit Isaac Garcia For those of you unfamiliar with Washington high school football, one school has stood head and shoulders above the rest over the past 15 years, Bellevue High School. The Wolverines have dominated 3A competition winning 11 WIAA state titles since 2001 including six straight heading into the 2014 season. For those of […]
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Exclusive interview with TE/DE Cam McCormick College coaches looking for a tight end that can take a dump pass 60-yards for a touchdown, a tight end with hands like a wide receiver, or a tight end with breakaway speed, meet Summit High School’s Cam McCormick. Maybe a college coach is looking for a pass rushing defensive end that shoots […]
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Exclusive interview with Bingham High School’s Workman On a team loaded with talent for one player to standout says something about the skill set that individual possesses. That on the field statement resonates even more when the state’s best team is led by an underclassman. In the case of Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah, Class of 2016 […]
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Exclusive Interview with La Salle’s Evan Rambo Times are changing at Cal-Berkeley and for the better. The football program is on an upswing thanks to head coach Sonny Dykes and staff. The changes on the field are noticeable not only in execution of plays, determination, and skill level but most notably in the win-loss column. Dykes took over a […]
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Exclusive interview with San Clemente’s Donte Harrington While some small high school programs across the nation may have to rely on freshman to help fill out a roster to help provide depth, the quality of talent at San Clemente High School is not lacking making that a needed option. Most big high school programs playing at the top level […]
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