Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Teams chased after 2024 strongside defensive end Xavier Porter (6-4, 275) putting 37 offers in his hands, but in the end just three squads officially hosted the Florida prospect. Louisville, Penn State, and Kansas paid for his trip to campus from Tampa and those three are in the running for his July 8 commitment. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The recruiting process is far from over for Xavier Porter (6-4, 275), but the Tampa Catholic defensive lineman is closer to the end of his journey than somewhere in the middle. After 37 offers have been dropped, the four-star has taken one official visit with two more set narrowing his focus along the recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Roll over to Justin Thurman’s Twitter page, so it seems, every other day the four-star tailback is sharing another big-time offer received. The speedy 2025 back out of Tampa’s (Fla.) Jesuit High School is jumping on his recruiting process this summer setting out to college campuses near and far. South Florida hosted him, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The spring evaluation period has taken 2025 running back Justin Thurman to the next level in his recruitment. Elite exposure camps and off-season track meets have helped propel Thurman on recruiting boards throughout the country. As word has gotten out on what the Tampa Jesuit talent can do on the field, offers have been […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The open period this spring for Zavier Hamilton has been filled with unofficial visits and looking ahead to his future. The four-star linebacker from Navarre High School in Florida got out to Auburn, Mississippi State, Kansas, South Florida, and Florida State; the trips helped influence his list of favorites. Hamilton’s top schools: South Carolina, […]
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Two official visits are set for four-star defensive end Xavier Porter, but a blueblood program out of the Big 12 is trying to close in on the Tampa (Fla.) area prospect. The recruiting process for the Tampa Catholic standout is heating up with paid for visits set to begin in June. Leave it to the legacy and recruiting efforts of […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Jalon Daniels Profile Height and Weight: 6-0, 203 Position: Quarterback Classification: Freshman High School: Lawndale – Lawndale, California High School Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star in 2020 class College Team: Kansas Jayhawks Conference: Big 12 Jayhawks 2020 Record: 0-9 Daniels’ 2020 Stats (7 games): 76 of 152 for 718 yards, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Archbishop O’Hara High School in Kansas City had a great season in 2015 as the Celtics went 7-4 and reached the second round of the playoffs before losing 41-7 to Odessa. During the season, O’Hara’s offense scored 31.5 points while their defense just gave up 22 points a game. One reason for their great success was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema has found a highly experienced running backs coach and effective recruiter to replace departed running backs coach Jemal Singleton. On Friday Arkansas hired Reggie Mitchell from the Kansas Jayhawks staff where he spent the past six-plus years in Lawrence (1988-96, 2010-2015). Mitchell has been a mainstay in Kansas […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For every good there is a bad, and with every list there is a top, a bottom, and everything else in between. With National Signing Day just days away, several Power Five Conference programs are flat out killing it on the recruiting trail while others are underperforming to date from the big picture standpoint. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If an act of vandalism can ever be somewhat funny with a certain amount of irony, it seems fitting that students at the University of Kansas, starved for something to celebrate during football season, would tear down the Jayhawks goal post after the Royals won the World Series Sunday night, and that is exactly […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: David Beaty, 1st season Conference: Big 12 2014: 3-9 (1-8 in Big 12) Location: Lawrence, Kansas Overview David Beaty was hired on December 5, 2014 to rebuild the Kansas Jayhawks program. Coach Beaty was previously working at Texas A&M as their wide receiver coach and recruiting coordinator and had two previous stints as assistant coach […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Once the 2015 college football season has started to take its toll on Division-I teams and college coaches begin looking to fill immediate voids for the following year in their 2016 recruiting class along the offensive line, watch for Maso Dodd to be a top target across the nation. Dodd already has the respect of other […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas finished 2014 with a 7-3 record behind a high-powered offense that averaged 52.4 points a game. The Trojans’ offense manufactured several blowouts marching to the Kansas High School Playoffs. A promising season ended in the first round of the Kansas 6A playoffs losing 64-46 to Hutchison. One key weapon in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Chances are unless you are from Edmond, Oklahoma, or your team played against Santa Fe High School last year, you have never heard of Charles Gaines, but all of that could change during the 2015 season. Gaines did not necessarily explode onto the scene during his junior season. The 5’11”, 165 pound, safety was thrust into […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There is not a sports story that has not been told and retold year after year, and day after day. One of two things typically happen either the rise and fall of greatness or the individual that persists forward regardless of the circumstances capturing the heart and imagination of those around him or her. No matter […]
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While in high school Maso Dodd took a lot of things for granted including his athletic skills, football talent, and his college education. As his senior year was closing in on him the reality of the moment came fast and hard. Despite some offers from a few D-II and D-III schools he opted to wait and figure everything out. Lucky […]
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Recruiting services have slowly picked apart high school signal callers separating talents from pro-style to dual-threat. Having a strong arm or possessing a solid arm with the ability to run keeping the chains moving are both important but rarely is a quarterback given credit for overall intelligence. The term “game manger” is used but does not necessarily paint the picture […]
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Sometimes being good at multiple things can hinder one from being great at any one particular thing, this is not the case for Dillon Stoner. The Class of 2016 talent has actually parlayed his skills and acumen for the game into being a standout at wide receiver, cornerback, and even on special teams as a punt returner. When most people […]
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On Monday April 20, former Texas A&M wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez announced on his Twitter account that he is leaving the program to pursue his college career at another school. Then last night one day after the Kansas Jayhawks annual spring game, Gonzalez announced on Twitter “I have decided to take my talent to the University of Kansas.” The sophomore was […]
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Kansas Coach Bill Self can officially call Carlton Bragg a member of his Kansas program. On Wednesday morning, Bragg signed his national letter of intent to become the first member of the 2015 recruiting class for the Kansas Jayhawks. Carlton Bragg is a 6’9”, 225 pound, power forward who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Bragg is rated as the […]
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Big 12 teams were 0-3 going into the second day of the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Kansas Jayhawks were ready to turn that losing trend around as they opened their tournament in Omaha against New Mexico State. Kansas was making their 26th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament while the Aggies were making their fourth straight […]
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Every year there is plenty of talented college basketball players that use the NCAA Tournament to show their craft. The Midwest Region is loaded with star players as they are led by Kentucky. Many teams in the Midwest bracket are led by top guards including West Virginia, Indiana, and Wichita State. Here are five players to keep your eye on throughout the […]
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Fresh off a Big 12 Tournament championship game loss 70-66 to Iowa State on Saturday the news for University of Kansas basketball fans did not get any better on Monday. Jayhawks’ men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced star freshman forward Cliff Alexander would not play in the NCAA Tournament. Alexander has missed the last six KU games after eligibility concerns […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are the only undefeated team in college basketball as they come into the tournament 34-0. The Wildcats are the odds on favorite to win the national title as they clinched the overall No. 1 seed for the 2015 NCAA tournament. The road to the National Championship for Kentucky starts on Thursday, March 19 against the winner of the […]
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Kansas City, Missouri – The 2015 Big 12 Conference Tournament, held at the Sprint Center, was a highly anticipated tournament after a tough regular season for all 10 teams in the conference. The Kansas Jayhawks were the No. 1 seed after winning the regular season conference title with a 13-5 conference record. The Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners both […]
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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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