Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Tom Herman and the Cougars coaching staff fired off another recruiting shot across the bow of other Texas college programs on Christmas Eve when flipping quarterback/athlete D’Eriq King away from TCU. King has been a true dual-threat quarterback for Manvel High School over the past four seasons slowly ramping up his production to great […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gamecocks continued to roll under head coach Will Muschamp adding a fifth recruit in the month of December when defensive end Javon Kinlaw committed on Wednesday. South Carolina added a versatile athlete to the mix with Kinlaw. Kinlaw made a name for himself playing defensive end for Goose Creek High School but the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What a difference one year makes in the fortunes of some programs. When the 2014 season finished the Wolverines were 5-7 overall under Brady Hoke. Now Michigan has head coach Jim Harbaugh at the helm completing a 9-3, 6-2 Big Ten, season with a chance for a 10-win season against Florida. As Michigan preps […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Recruiting efforts under new head coach Will Muschamp are picking up quickly for the South Carolina Gamecocks. On Dec. 16, Muschamp reeled in his biggest recruit yet landing 4-star JUCO All-American cornerback JaMarcus King and on Monday picked up a verbal commitment from under the radar in-state recruit Diondre Champaigne. Champaigne, listed at 6’4”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Sooners are starting to heat up the recruiting trail after being quiet for long stretches of time during a tremendous 2015 college football season. Oklahoma is in position to recruit from door-to-door across the country being in the college football playoffs and did just that on Monday landing Washington D.C. area 3-star wide […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Few college football teams would be as lucky to have the kind of talent Rancho Cucamonga High School has in their secondary. Shutting down opposing California passing attacks has become commonplace for the trio of highly regarded recruits; Thomas Graham Jr. (4-star), Tayari Venable (3-star), and Jaylon Redd (4-star). Each player is being heavily […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Golden Bears may have landed their most prized recruit in the 2016 recruiting class in terms of ranking, on Monday when Melquise Stovall verbally committed to Cal. Stovall had a breakout junior season rushing 198 times for 1,603 yards with 21 touchdowns. The two-way star also had 32 tackles, four pass breakups, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are a few benchmarks in sports that signify an outstanding season. As a player moves up from one level to the next, each benchmark becomes harder and harder to attain where natural talent alone cannot promise a .300 batting average in baseball, 10 rebounds a game in basketball, or a 1,000 yard rushing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Utah avoided some of the upcoming craziness on the recruiting trail with recruits flipping and flopping back-and-forth between different programs when Santa Monica College quarterback Troy Williams signed his letter of intent on Thursday. Williams started his collegiate career at the University of Washington. The former Narbonne High School star redshirted in 2013 seeing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks completed a 7-5, 5-3, regular season with a chance to add another win in the Liberty Bowl against Kansas State. The Hogs are currently on par with their 2014 season, 7-6, 2-6, as far as overall wins and losses but made some gains and suffered some set-backs along the way in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU’s 2016 recruiting class, from the outside in, seems like it is in a freefall of sorts lately with a couple of key deflections. The loss of quarterback Feleipe Franks, who committed to the Florida Gators, can be explained away to some degree but on Wednesday, the de-commitment by John Ehret linebacker Michael Divinity […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Tuesday three Coffeyville Red Raven players were named NJCAA All-Americans. On Wednesday, one of those All-Americans, Jamarcus King, verbally committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks keeping the talented cornerback away from other hopefully SEC programs. King, originally from Blount High School in Eight Mile, Alabama, is a two-time All-American at the junior college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze has found a replacement for sure to-be departing left tackle Laremy Tunsil with the verbal commitment of Gregory Little on Wednesday. Little, listed at 6’5.5”, 300 pounds, is as big of a recruiting win for Ole Miss as any other school in the SEC could want at this […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA South Carolina fans have been through a bumpy road with recruiting over the last couple of years. From recruits not making their grades or test scores, to a fallout about a potential Steve Spurrier retirement, and then to his actual shocking mid-season retirement, Gamecock Nation has been through the grind. Some stability is back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stock in 2016 recruits is flying off the boards with many lightly recruited kids from across the nation being thrust into the limelight quickly as teams scour the nation for top talent to fill their rosters. One of the many recruits seeing an immediate jump in options over the last couple of weeks is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For a team that is 13-0, ranked No. 1 in the nation, and has the top seed in the college football playoffs, the Clemson Tigers have been relatively quiet on the recruiting trail. The Tigers last picked up a verbal commitment, recruit No. 13 Tremayne Anchrum, on Nov. 19. On Monday, Clemson made a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In Mike Leach’s offense, the Washington State Cougars can never have too many wide receivers. On Monday, Washington State added receiver No. 5 to the 2016 recruiting class landing a verbal commitment from Isaiah Johnson. Johnson burst onto the scene during his junior year pulling down 38 passes for 791 yards with eight touchdowns. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There was no surprise that Arkansas wanted to land up to two junior college offensive linemen in the 2016 recruiting class. One of the big leads was Dwayne Wallace, who committed to Cal after the two sides parted ways over possible high SEC transcript requirements. The other big target is Snow College (Utah) offensive […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2014, the Denham Springs Yellow Jackets in Denham Springs, Louisiana, finished with a 7-5 record and reached the second round of the playoffs. Going into the 2015 season expectations were high as the team was returning senior quarterback Torez Kinchen who had been the starter since halfway through his sophomore season. Kinchen led Denham […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Perhaps the conspiracy theories about Seth Green’s transfer from East Ridge High School in Minnesota to Allen High School in Texas can be put to rest now. On Sunday, the Ducks landed two highly regarded recruits in quarterback Tristen Wallace and wide receiver Eddie McDoom but lost long-time commitment Seth Green in the process. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A world full of potential lays ahead for Ann Arbor 2016 linebacker Daelin Hayes. The 6’3.5”, 240 pound, athlete has been a terror on the field when outside influences or unfortunate injuries have not allowed him to display his wide array of talents. His physical and mental blessing have led recruiting services to rank […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Just about everything possible has been going D’Vaughn Pennamon’s way in 2015. The Mavericks posted an 11-3 record making the fourth round of the Texas High School Playoffs before falling to the Katy Tigers 35-17. As Manvel roared through their season losing their two regular season games by a total of six points (Westfield […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stats can sometimes be misleading but the combination of stats and tape always shows the truth. One truism about the 2015 Arkansas high school football season, Si Kilinc turned in a defensive MVP kind of season for the entire state but without much fanfare. The praise is big as is the statement, but hard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA USC removed the interim head coaching tag off Clay Helton the week of the Trojans Pac-12 Championship Game showdown against Stanford. Following a 41-22 loss to the Cardinal, Helton cleaned house on his staff dismissing defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, defensive line coach Chris Wilson, and defensive backs coach Keith Heyward along with offensive line […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA McDonogh 35 High School made a drastic improvement on the field in 2015. The Roneagles jumped from a 4-8 team a year ago to 11-3 in 2015 making a run into the third round of the Louisiana high school playoffs before falling 27-26 to Easton. The Roneagles are loaded with talent like defensive tackle […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The junior college ranks time and time again have proven to be wonderful proving grounds for top former high school athletes trying to work their way to the Division-I ranks. For quarterback Richard Lagow, his path was a little bit different first heading to the Connecticut Huskies, then for a semester in Stillwater with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The finer points of being a good offensive lineman get down to technique, leverage, and pad level. Any lineman can play the position with the best technique in the world put if said player does not have a little bit of an attitude to go along with the size, strength, and a skill set, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 season on the California gridiron may not have turned out the way Etiwanda High School star cornerback Treyjohn Butler wanted, but the Class of 2016 recruit did nothing to diminish his lofty status as one of the nation’s best. The Eagles fought through a tough 3-7 campaign but Butler’s play on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Oklahoma Sooners have been quiet on the recruiting trail with just 11 verbal commitments entering the month of November. All signs point to a ramping up process about to take off with two commitments in three days to close out the month. On Saturday, OU secured a commitment from North Carolina running back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Volunteers have continued their resurgence on the field upping their seven-wins from the 2014 season to an 8-4 record in the 2015 regular season with an opportunity to add another victory in a yet to be announced bowl game. The wins on the field maybe grabbing attention of recruits across the nation but […]
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