Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When the 2021 college football season gets into full swing on Saturday, Sept. 4, there should be a national cathartic feeling with life returning to normalcy. The tailgating will be lively, the stadiums will be full, and fans will be hungry for live action. As always, the SEC will help lead […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the inception of the Cotton Bowl Classic in 1937, this college football bowl game has been a premiere landing spot drawing in high-profile showdowns and some of the game’s all-time greats. From the Southwest Conference days to the current tie-ins of the Big 12 and SEC, the Cotton Bowl is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the creation of what is now called the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the award given by New York City’s Downtown Athletic Club is the pinnacle of college football for individual honors. The names etched in the history of the game are ever-present today, players like TCU’s Davey O’Brien (1938), SMU’s […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Week 5 of the 2020 college football season in the SEC picks up on Saturday with exciting matchups across the board and showdowns in the East that will help decide a divisional title winner. Heading from Columbia to Gainesville, the Missouri Tigers (2-2) seek to take the Florida Gators (2-1) out […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The annual cross divisional SEC rivalry game between LSU and Florida hits both programs as each are reeling from upset losses. LSU (1-2) went on the road avoiding Hurricane Delta but was swept up in a different kind of storm taking a staggering 45-41 loss in Columbia to Missouri. The Gators […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The rubber has connected with the road in a couple of ways for new Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. The former Alabama defensive coordinator officially kicked off his on the field coaching duties this week when the Bulldogs started spring practices taking his hiring from coaching theory to hands on preparation. Another thing Smart […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It seems that since Tim Tebow left Gainesville for the NFL, the Florida Gators have suffered through a revolving door under center. John Brantley in 2011, Jeff Driskel and Tyler Murphy in 2012, Tyler Murphy and Skyler Mornhiweg in 2013, Jeff Driskel and Treon Harris in 2014, and Will Grier and Treon Harris in […]
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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 At a certain level in the high school ranks, all the kids have talent. The varying levels of talent are the biggest difference makers between a 5-, 4-, or 3-star recruit that can be differentiated based on strength, size, speed, or knowledge of the game. But every now and again, and for whatever reason, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two Carver High Schools in the state of Alabama and both turn out great talent year after year. This year the Montgomery team, not the Birmingham squad, turned out a 5-star linebacker that has captured the attention of college coaches nationwide. That stud linebacker, Lyndell “Mack” Wilson narrowed down his list of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA South Carolina is rolling the dice on another former Florida Gators head coach. Per reports, Will Muschamp has reached an agreement to become the next Gamecocks head coach. Muschamp has spent much of his football life in the SEC first as a Georgia Bulldogs safety (1991-1994) and later as a defensive coordinator guiding defenses […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With every new hire of a head coach at the collegiate level comes hope and promise of a new era with promises of a winning program along with pledges of challenging for conference titles. The University of Maryland went through an unparalleled level of success under former head coach Ralph Friedgen (2001-2010) not seen […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In mid-October, the college football world was shocked by the news Florida Gators redshirt quarterback Will Grier was suspended for a calendar year after failing a drug test for performance enhancing stimulants. The news coming Friday evening confirmed the worst for Gator Nation, Grier had lost his appeal. Grier redshirted in 2014 due to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 9 of the college football season did little to restructure or add mounting drama to the 2015 college football season with more near misses than amazing Top 25 upsets but all of that is sure to change in Week 10. AAC The American Athletic Conference showed that the top of the class deserves […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another SEC team is looking to jump start a slumping offense by switching out a starting quarterback in hopes that a backup can provide more of an offensive punch. On Tuesday, Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin announced he was re-opening the Aggies’ quarterback battle naming true freshman backup Kyler Murray the team’s starter […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The inevitable but still the unbelievable happened on Monday when South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier announced he was retiring – immediately. Rumors had swirled at the end of the 2014 season that the Head Ball Coach was going to step down but he decided to battle forward seemingly hoping he could end his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Several questions emerged on Monday for the Gators when the announcement came out that Florida starting quarterback Will Grier would be suspended for a calendar year for using a banned substance. The first question for Florida centers upon the immediate, how does this affect the Gators going forward? The second question is how could […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Week 7 AP rankings came out on Sunday and in a nutshell summary Baylor switched places with TCU, Michigan State tumbled despite winning, voters lost more confidence in Ohio State, and Utah is now viewed as legitimate. The bigger trouble for the rest of the Power Five Conferences is the surge by the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators added to their recruiting riches on Friday landing in-state 4-star wide receiver Freddie Swain out of North Marion High School. Swain has been a difference maker on the field since his sophomore season after pulling down 25 passes for 581 yards with six scores. The 6’1”, 185 pound, speedster had a […]
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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 Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators are off to a nice start under first year head coach Jim McElwain posting a 3-0, 1-0, mark with a win in the SEC. The win in Week 3 on the road against Kentucky was impressive but with each week in the SEC comes another big challenge. In Week 4 Tennessee […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators went into last week’s contest splitting time under center with Will Grier and Treon Harris. The same scenario may be in play in Week 3 against Kentucky but for the second consecutive game the redshirt freshman will get the start over the sophomore. Florida held home field against East Carolina building […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The thorough beating the Florida gave New Mexico State on Saturday evidently did not prove anything to Gators’ head coach Jim McElwain about the dilemma under center in Gainesville. On Thursday McElwain named Will Grier the starter over Treon Harris for Week 2 in the ongoing quarterback battle. New Mexico State was the proverbial […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators now know who will be the starter under center against New Mexico State but beyond that it is still a guessing game. On Wednesday Florida head coach Jim McElwain announced that sophomore Treon Harris will get the first Gators’ series of the 2015 season after beating out redshirt freshman Will Grier. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The post Will Muschamp and Jeff Driskel era under center in Gainesville is not starting off perfectly. Head coach Jim McElwain announced on Thursday that he will use both redshirt freshman Will Grier and sophomore Treon Harris at the quarterback position in the season opener against New Mexico State. Of the two quarterbacks, Harris […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was a perceived weakness on paper for the Gators entering 2015 fall camp, took a turn for the better, but then within a week and a half until the season opener against New Mexico State took a turn for the worst. On Thursday new Florida head coach Jim McElwain had the displeasure of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Friday former USC Trojans Class of 2015 signee Ricky Town landed at Arkansas per a report from ESPN’s Joe Schad. Town was an early enrollee at USC out of St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. The 6’4”, 210 pound, quarterback went through spring practices with the Trojans and the first two weeks of fall […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Sunday former St. Bonaventure High School Class of 2015 standout quarterback Ricky Town was in Los Angeles as a member of the USC Trojans. By the end of the day he was no longer a Trojan and looking for a new school to call home. Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports is reporting the formerly ranked No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Somewhere in between Gainesville and Winter Haven someone has misled or blatantly lied about the status of former Florida Gators running back Adam Lane. On Sunday new Gators’ head coach Jim McElwain announced the Birmingham Bowl MVP was leaving the Florida program to be closer to family but a New Orleans Times-Picayune report on Wednesday offers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Les Miles has built a football institution at LSU and now has no one else to blame but himself for the high level of success and expectations that come with being the main man in Baton Rouge. Miles has three SEC West titles under his belt (2005, 2007, and 2011), two SEC Championships (2007 and 2011), […]
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