Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The strength, athleticism, and talent in the trenches for Marion High School (Ark.) has college scouts dreaming about Carius Curne on both sides of the ball. The 6-4, 305-pound, four-star talent has 12 offers on the table with key visits popping up on the schedule in the new year with a heavy SEC lean. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Since spring ball began in Florida, few have skyrocketed up recruiting boards the way Xavier Lherisse (5-10, 180) has. The Class of 2026 safety out of Melbourne’s Eau Gallie now holds 18 offers with some of the nation’s top college football programs already dropping their offers. Freshman varsity snaps with the Commodores and offseason […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Cai Bates is one of the most sought-after recruits in the 2024 class holding 46 offers. The big cornerback (6-2, 185) has been clamping down on opposing Florida receivers for years while taking his show on the road at camps and showcase events working to be one of the best in the country. Four […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG No matter how one tries to chop it up, Jalyn Crawford is one of the top corners in the nation. The four-star out of Parkview High School (Lilburn, Ga.) has been presented with 36 next level opportunities covering elite teams across the country. After taking three official visits, Crawford (6-0, 190) is ready to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG ORLANDO, Fla. – When you are as athletic as Jermichael Gillis, high school football teams will find a way to let you impact any given game. During his sophomore season, Gillis (6-1, 170) produced in all three phases of the game for Orlando’s Bishop Moore High School (Fla.). When the Friday night lights turn […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWright A Feb. 11 verbal commitment to the Michigan Wolverines has not detoured other college football programs from coming after Mantrez Walker. The four-star linebacker out of Georgia’s Buford High School continues to receive offers, phone calls, and campus invites while still solid with the national powerhouse. Three visits have been taken this offseason, including […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG BRADENTON, Fla. – The recruiting process is still wide open for Kevin Oatis but the 2025 prospect is developing early ideas on what he wants with a favorite in the clubhouse. College teams have extended 18 scholarship opportunities to the Hattiesburg (Miss.) four-star defensive lineman with more offers on the horizon. The offseason is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The phrase “no fear” in sports has stood the test of time and will continue to empower those who embody the idea. Out of Los Angeles’ St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower), Ashton Pannell is living up to the motivational theme. The 2026 gunslinger has taken his show on the road leaving the comforts […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After hauling in over 20 offers, the recruiting landscape for Justin Greene is coming into shape. The four-star prospect out of Mountain View High School (Lawrenceville, Ga.) has four SEC official visits set with a fifth one to the powerhouse conference looking like a strong possibility. Georgia, South Carolina, Auburn, and Alabama made Greene’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are never enough dominating defensive tackles in any recruiting class putting a premium on the position. In the 2024 cycle, the list of impact players is dwindling bringing extra attention on the recruiting process of D’antre Robinson. The big man out of Orlando’s Jones High School is one of the best in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG BRADENTON, Fla. – Winning games on the gridiron is all about the talent acquired up front. On March 4, one of the nation’s best offensive linemen, Jordan Seaton (6-6, 285), dropped his list of favorites narrowing the scope of 40-plus offering schools. The St. John’s High School (Washington, DC) to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When you are good, college programs have a way of letting you know. For Nasir Smith, next level programs have dropped 33 offers in Smith’s lap in the hopes of signing the Georgia product. More offers are set to come, especially with the different looks Smith (6-4, 270) will showcase during his senior season. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The heat is on in Southern California. A top 12 has been posted and official visits are already underway for Marcelles Wiliams. The four-star cornerback out of national powerhouse St. John Bosco (Bellflower) has set two official visits and completed his first over the weekend hanging with the Bruins in Westwood. More visits are […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG With some emerging quarterbacks, college coaches can see the technique and arm strength dropping early offers on future projections. When it comes to Julian Lewis, the 2026 talent out of Georgia’s Carrollton High School already has a thick resume of work behind him. Lewis (6-1, 185) led the Trojans to a 14-1 record last […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Digs to the opposite side of the field, corner shots, throwing the fade open, you name it, Jackson Taylor (6-1, 175) can do it. The 2026 QB has all the tools already gifted with an effortless motion zipping the pigskin around the yard with a Saturday arm. Teams have dropped 12 offers on the […]
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Nothing excites a fanbase more than knowing a four-star legacy receiver is heading to campus. On Wednesday, CJ Wiley made the trek from his Alpharetta (Ga.) area home to Baton Rouge as a prospect for the Tigers with the potential to follow in his father’s (Chuck Wiley) shoes. The ties to LSU may be strong, but other SEC teams are […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The regular slate of SEC West games is enough to “wow” the college football landscape, and the proof of talent shines brightest more times than not in the College Football Playoff. But is there more than can be done? The West side of the bracket has 28 nonconference games scheduled for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Add another hot commodity to the NCAA Transfer Portal with Class of 2020 5-Star tight end Arik Gilbert leaving LSU. Playing in eight games during his true freshman season, Gilbert was a go-to option for three different starting LSU quarterbacks during the 2020 college football schedule; Myles Brennan, TJ Finley, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Like no other sport, college football provides a landscape of plot twists with dramatic turns leaving the fans on their toes. Another hard-fought thriller is on the way in Baton Rouge come Saturday when the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2) take on the LSU Tigers (1-2) in an SEC cross-divisional showdown. Preseason […]
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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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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The measuring stick among college football fans on how good a conference is top to bottom comes with wins in non-conference games. No matter how many wins a program may have during the season, if their schedule is weak, the program and fanbase will hear about it. A program can make excuses during the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another wild week in college football is in the books. While most Top 25 teams held up their end of the rankings, SEC teams came out of the weekend banged up looking to reset the season for a strong finish. ACC Teams in the Atlantic Coast came out of the weekend set the way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Even though there was not as much hype about the games scheduled going into the weekend, college football did not disappoint with exciting showdowns that produced big upsets that could affect the end of the season playoff. ACC The near upset that would have shaken college football to the core was Virginia rising up […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2015, Union Parish located in Farmerville, Louisiana, had to go through a rebuilding year after finishing the season 5-6 one year after reaching the state quarterfinals. The Farmers did make the playoffs last year but they suffered a heartbreaking 34-29 loss in the first round to Bogalusa. In 2015, Union Parish scored on average […]
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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 Recruiting rankings are not all that they are cracked up to be. If rankings were more accurate, Denham Springs High School’s Class of 2016 defensive end Caleb Roddy would not be considered a 3-star recruit by some services. Good thing the selection committee for the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl went beyond the numbers, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Scuttlebutt around the college football campfire is LSU head coach Les Miles is in jeopardy of losing his job but a quick look around the SEC will show replacing a head coach is not always the best way to right the proverbial ship. An amazing turnaround is underway for Miles and company after starting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 11 of the college football season was as dramatic of a weekend on the gridiron as seen throughout the 2015 season with three Top 10 teams falling. The end result puts the Big 12 and Pac-12 on the edge of the college football playoffs with Notre Dame appearing to be on the verge […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The runaway freight train coming out of Baton Rouge bowling over and running away from defenders in 2015 is sophomore running back Leonard Fournette. The 6’1”, 230 pound, early Heisman Trophy Award candidate is leading the country in rushing yards with 1,202 despite playing in just six games while most of his peers have […]
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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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