Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Overused puns with double meanings are a big part of the sports vernacular for a reason – it helps paint the picture of said talent with an attempt to be witty and clever. A lot of adjectives like gifted, natural, hard-working, strong-armed, and athletic can be used to sum up the talents of Brayden […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The term “every down back” gets floated around when a tailback can play all three downs. The underlying meaning is a back that can catch out of the backfield and pick up blitzes on passing downs. The term every down back, which is limited normally to three downs, seems to take away from what […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting efforts are starting to pick up for the Gators adding their third commitment over the last two months landing in-state defensive tackle Jordon Scott on Wednesday. Scott was part of an 8-3 Pinellas Park High School squad in 2015 anchoring the line on defense. The 6’1”, 345 pound, tackle was a dominating force […]
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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 On Wednesday, Florida went into Auburn and Alabama’s backyard pulling out Class of 2017 quarterback/athlete Kadarius Toney. Toney has been a big part of Blount High School’s 8-4 and 11-2 seasons over the past two years proving to be a dynamic playmaker lining up as the team’s quarterback. The 6’0”, 185 pound, talent had […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is an underground movement going on in Plantation, Florida, that is about to take the state by storm – Class of 2018 running back/wide receiver Miles Jones. Jones was a part of an American Heritage team that went 9-2 in 2015 making a run into the playoffs before a tough 27-20 loss to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to being a 5-star talent in the kicking game, a player either has it or he doesn’t. Brentwood High School Class of 2017 punter/kicker Tucker Day definitely has “it.” Day used his 6’2”, 197 pound, frame to get the Bruins out of trouble on offense consistently pinning the opposition down inside […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting efforts paying off for head coach Jim McElwain and staff for the 2017 class were nowhere to be found until the Gators netted 4-star Miami tight end Kemore Gamble on Friday landing a really big recruit out of the Hurricanes’ backyard. Gamble was effective in the passing game for Southridge High School hauling […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA From this day forward, let the following statement ring true, the 2017 recruiting class is The Year of the Offensive Tackle! If the following statement is not true, it certainly seems accurate. As recruiting rankings go on 247Sports, seven of the Top 25 players in the nation are offensive tackles. That means if the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Safe to say there is one 2016 recruit that would not be a welcomed face in Fayetteville any time soon and one all of the Arkansas players and coaches cannot wait to line up against, Joseph Putu. On Saturday, Jan. 30, Putu verbally committed to the Razorbacks during a big recruiting weekend that culminated […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators may have come up short against in-state rival Florida State on Saturday but came up big on the recruiting trail on Sunday landing three verbal commitments. One of the bigger “gets” for the Gators was flipping former LSU commitment, quarterback Feleipe Franks. Franks may have been in the midst of a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The love affair between Florida and Carver High School cornerback Antonio Nelson did not take long, five days to be exact, with the Gators landing their fourth corner of the 2016 recruiting class on Monday. The Wolverines did not have the season they had hoped for going 3-7 in 2015 but the down year […]
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