Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA FIRST TEAM Offense WR – Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 200, Jr. WR – Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 188, So. OT – Rodrick Johnson, Florida State, 6-7, 323, So. OT – Joe Thuney, N.C. State, 6-5, 295, Sr. OG – Landon Turner, North Carolina, 6-4, 325, Sr. OG – Eric Mac Lain, Clemson, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Certain players standout on a crowded field of talented high school players with their play popping full of energy. At Lakewood High School, James Rafkin is in the midst of finding his stride as one of the more dynamic and explosive players in the state of California with another season of experience left to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football fans were treated to several key matchups in Week 7 with conference and national title implications. Week 8 does not have the flair of last weekend’s games from top to bottom, especially from how the preseason rankings dropped, but several conference races will tighten up once Week 8 games have completed. AAC […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Texas A&M always recruits well and on Saturday landed a stud running back to complement their 2016 recruiting class in Rakeem Boyd. The 6’0”, 190 pound, back has been explosive on the field for Stratford High School. Boyd jumped onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore rushing for 1,621 yards with 19 touchdowns. In […]
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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 Notre Dame picked up a big piece to their 2017 recruiting class on Friday pulling 4-star offensive tackle Joshua Lugg out of Wexford, Pennsylvania. Lugg’s 6’6”, 288 pound, frame coupled with his athleticism made him a rising star among college recruiters as a sophomore. The Class of 2017 talent has 14 reported offers on the table […]
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Written by Ryan Wright For all Class of 2016 football players the time is now. After years of blood, sweat, and tears in the classroom, in the weight room, and on the gridiron all of that preparation has led up to a test that will expand over 10 regular season games and if lucky perhaps a few more postseason games […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s former Kansas City Royals centerfielder and former Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson let the world know just how athletic and talented he was successfully picking up one sporting hobby after another telling us “Another Day, Another Hobby.” For Valley High School defensive end Teton Saltes, a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What became public on the 4th of July was the Razorbacks landing prized Iowa Class of 2016 recruit Jake Heinrich. What many did not know is the Urbandale High School star had already committed to the Hogs a few days prior. Arkansas had a fight on their hands pulling Heinrich away from nearby Iowa State and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Wednesday night at 6 p.m. central time, Urbandale, Iowa offensive guard Jake Heinrich announced his decision date via Twitter. The day is Saturday July 4th, but the exact time was not provided. The 6’4”, 285 pound, lineman has offers from Cal, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Kansas State, Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, UNLV, and Marshall but is reportedly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Like many Class of 2016 recruits the offseason leading up to the 2015 season has been extremely busy for Desert Vista High School’s Connor Culp. The 5’10”, 180 pound, kicker with a canon for a leg has made the rounds at various camps earning honor after honor like the 2015 Vegas XXVI Class of 2016 Field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If you’ve never heard of Connor Culp do not feel bad, few in the football world have outside of the Phoenix, Arizona area. Those few that are aware of the 5’10”, 180 pound, kicker are very aware of his cannon for a right leg. Those in the loop include kicking guru Chris Sailer and some college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In 2014 Fort Smith Southside High School released a do-everything kind of player onto opposing Arkansas teams. Then 6’2”, 205 pounds, Andrew Clark lined up at tight end on offense but made his mark on the other side of the ball playing defensive end and outside linebacker on defense. Clark showed he was not afraid to […]
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Lake Gibson High School defensive tackle Keyshon Camp is one of the more highly sought after defensive linemen in the 2016 recruiting class. Coming in at 6’4”, 274 pounds, the versatile lineman can play end or add a few pounds in the next year or two and slide inside continuing to be a disruptive force all offensive coordinators will have […]
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For those of you who have never seen Urbandale High School offensive lineman Jake Heinrich play his actions on the field can be summed up in two words – relentless bully. For those readers not familiar with the game of football being a relentless bully as an offensive lineman on the gridiron is a compliment of highest regards. If one […]
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When we last caught up with Charlotte Christian tight end/defensive end Alex Parker in February recruiting was just picking up and summer one-day college camps were too far off to even start considering. Now nearly four months later the Class of 2016 rising star has offers from Elon, Mercer, and Gardner Webb with another dozen or so showing heavy interest. […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Curtis Weaver has a very bright future ahead. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive lineman/defensive end is a force opposing California offenses have to account for play after play. Fighting off double-teams and chip shots from running backs, Curtis still came up with 52 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 pass deflections, and […]
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When we last spoke to Charlotte Christian linebacker Ryan Gilmartin in mid-February recruiting for the 6’1”, 230 pound, tackling machine was really just starting. Wake Forest and Hawaii had offered with dozens showing interest after he posted a stat line of 103 tackles, 5 sacks, 19 tackles for a loss, and 6 pass breakups. Now the North Carolina native has […]
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In Part One of the interview with St. Anthony’s defensive lineman Curtis Weaver we covered the 2014 season, got an idea of how the Saints may do in 2015, and talked about some of the moves the 6’4”, 265 pound, tour de force likes to use during the game against opposing offensive linemen. We closed the first part of the […]
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Few times in life can one be called disruptive, troublesome, or a brute with those adjectives being high praise and a great compliment. But those words only partly describes Crest High School linebacker Justin Foster. Other adjectives include big, fast, strong, and smart. All in all Foster is the complete package, a natural. Even college recruiters love Foster’s play. The […]
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Former Duke point guard Bobby Hurley became a “two-and-done” at Buffalo on Thursday agreeing to terms to become the new men’s basketball coach at Arizona State University. Hurley rose to fame as a scrappy point guard from New Jersey leading the Blue Devils to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1991 and 1992. He was a former McDonald’s All-American earning Final Four […]
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When last catching up with Patrick O’Brien in December, the San Juan Hills quarterback was processing a solid season under center for a Stallions team that came up a little short on the field in 2014. Despite throwing for over 2,000 yards with 15 touchdowns and rushing for another 653 yards with another 13 scores, the Class of 2016 dart […]
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Duke clinched the No. 1 seed in the South Region but by no means do the Blue Devils have an easy road to the Final Four. No. 2 seed Gonzaga and No. 3 seed Iowa State will also be fighting for a chance to get to the Final Four. Number one Duke opens the tournament against the winner of the play […]
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Exclusive interview with Ryan Gilmartin Can game tape lie? Watching game film everything is right there in front of the viewer – the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. After watching top players year after year do their thing on the football field every now and again you come across the player that raises questions, one of those […]
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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 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 Jordan Mack Life is full of unfair moments. Sometimes as a society we choose to feel bad for those victimized in those unfair moments. As the holiday season approaches football fans collectively should feel sorry for any skill position player forced to run up the middle or catch a pass cross field when Jordan Mack is […]
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Traveling around from college camps to elite positional camps one thing that is a constant among American high school players is the thought and actuality of how difficult it is to land a college football scholarship offer. Playing for a small town school with a lower state classification, working hard for high school coach that does little to help, or […]
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