Under head coach Nick Saban Alabama’s spot atop the college recruiting rankings has been a mainstay. The Crimson Tide wrapped up on of the top recruiting classes in the nation for the 2015 class in February, has nine commitments to their 2016 class including 5-star offensive lineman Jonah Williams, and made a big leap forward landing Bama’s first three commitments […]
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The recruiting game is a fresh new world for dward C. Reed High School’s Parker Houston. The 6’4”, 228 pound, tight end exploded onto the scene during his junior season helping the Raiders to an 11-4 record with a state championship runner-up finish to national champs Bishop Gorman in 2014. During the season Houston caught 40 passes for 525 yards […]
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If there is one thing to learn about Arizona State Class of 2016 commitment Marshal Nathe that would be Sun Devils head coach Todd Graham got one of the biggest steals in the nation pretty much by virtue of geography and upbringing. The bold statement takes nothing away from the Sun Devils’ recruiting efforts but puts all the praise on […]
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When Cam DeGeorge committed to Syracuse on March 6, he was the first Class of 2016 recruit landed by the Orange. Watching the Lynnfield High School star romp through opponents one can tell that he has the mentality that head coach Scott Shafer built his career on, tough as nails. When DeGeorge takes the field, even as a junior, it […]
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Santa Ana, California area native Frank Martin committed to USC on Wednesday but held the announcement to the rest of the world until Thursday, and who could blame him? The 6’6”, 300 pound, star offensive tackle for Mater Dei High School has over 30 scholarship offers from top programs from across the nation including Arkansas, LSU, Florida, Miami, Oklahoma, Penn […]
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With one more season left on the tough southern California gridiron proving grounds, Flintridge Prep quarterback Andrew Tsangeos has a world of opportunities ahead of him. The Class of 2016 dual-threat threw for over 1,400 yards, completing 64 percent of his passes, and owned a 22-3 touchdown to interception ratio at the end of his junior campaign. Quick footwork in […]
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The usually tight end rich Stanford program missed out on landing a cornerstone target in their 2015 recruiting class but played catch-up quickly getting a verbal commitment from Kaden Smith on Saturday. Smith, 6’5”, 233 pounds, became a recruiting target after his sophomore season when he caught 40 passes for 640 yards with eight touchdowns. In 2014 he continued impressing […]
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The Crimson Tide finished the 2015 recruiting class with arguably the best haul in the nation. Among the 24 signed included four 5-star athletes, 15 total 4-star recruits, and five 3-star signees. Alabama head coach Nick Saban has a nice start to his 2016 class with Louisiana defensive back/wide receiver Shyheim Carer, Mississippi defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, defensive back/receiver Demetris […]
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Over the last 10-15 years college football has taken significant leaps and bounds forward from an athletic performance standpoint and a cerebral understanding of the game. The days of stopping a simple Wishbone, Wing-T, or even Power-I offense is long gone. Now a days defenders on the collegiate level must have a far greater understanding of their opposition other than […]
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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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Exclusive Interview with Logan Darby Tough, hardnosed, instinctive, and gaining size and experience – all truisms about Bentonville safety Logan Darby. Every high school football team across the nation has a Logan Darby on their team. He might be a little undersized but he’s the kind of guy that shows up in more ways than one for every […]
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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 Jordan Smith One thing that rings true for all athletes, the competitive spirit never extinguishes no matter how accomplished. Even legendary players that have hung up the cleats, ice skates, or high-tops too early all lament about not giving the game a go one more time even though each had nothing left to prove. The sad […]
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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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An inside look at National Signing Day for one Cardinal Stanford may have 22 commitments to their 2015 recruiting class but an argument could be made about which soon to-be Cardinal football player is the most excited about heading to Palo Alto. The Charlotte Christian center had double-digit scholarship offers but once committed to Stanford on June 16, 2014 that […]
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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 Shaquille Quarterman Each year recruiting classes are stocked full of soon to-be difference makers on the collegiate field. How each player takes a hold of the college football game becoming an All-Conference or All-American selection varies from God given physical tools, football IQ, or the product of a system. For Class of 2016 linebacker Shaquille Quarterman […]
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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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Interview with Class of 2016 defensive tackle While pouring over recruiting information, news, and highlight reels coming across soon-to-be collegiate game changers is a regular occurrence. But every now and again certain high school prospects standout head and shoulders above the rest. Such was the situation when scouting Star City, Arkansas two-way lineman Austin Capps. Across the nation there […]
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