Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA More and more Power Five Conference schools have started reaching into the Natural State looking for top talent to fill their college football rosters. One of the Class of 2018 recruits already drawing big interest and offers from outside of the state of Arkansas is Blytheville High School right tackle Larry Clark. Clark already […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When talking about Blytheville High School’s football team one of the first things out of everyone’s mouth is about their stellar run game. Class of 2017 running back Demekko Clark blistered 5A Arkansas competition for over 2,000 yards in 2016 thanks to the outstanding line play of the Chickasaws. The top anchor on that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Steals on the college football recruiting trail can come in more than one way. Some coaches are lucky to keep an under the radar recruit with massive talent hidden from the masses while others can attract prospects with a big upside to walk-on. When Mississippi State signed Class of 2017 quarterback Robbie Blosser, they […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An April 16 commitment to Mississippi State turned into a flip to Louisville on Wednesday for defensive end/outside linebacker Aaron Odom. Odom worked his way into being rated as a 247Sports three-star recruit over the past two seasons after coming up with 124 tackles, 28 tackles for a loss, and 18 sacks in 2015 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The term athlete in football is typically used for a player who can line up at multiple positions on the field and sometimes that guy who can play on both sides of the ball. A lot of skill position players get the label. Rarely, if ever, does a special teams player who can fill […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State added a fourth member to the secondary in the 2017 class securing East Mississippi C.C. safety Brian Cole on Tuesday. Cole (6-2, 200) was an All-State performer in high school out of Saginaw, Michigan. Out of high school he signed with the Wolverines playing one year for Michigan. Cole found his way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An invasion is in process for American style football with a growing popularity of the sport in Australia. Not only are the new found players loving and adopting the game as their own, they are showing they can excel on the gridiron just as well as their American brethren. There is a widely popular […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is no debate that the state of Florida is one of the top areas in the country for high school football. Year after year the Sunshine State replenishes the college ranks with future All-Conference and All-American talents. One of the powerhouse teams in Florida supplying top Division-I programs with impact players is St. […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All offensive linemen at the Division-I level are big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Adults looking at college football recruiting often have a myopic view of the process. The basics are fairly simple, said high school player shows ability and potential, college program offers, high school student accepts offer. Much like every other aspect of life, no life changing decision is ever simple or easy. Fans for a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One can never under value the importance of a strong kicking game at any level on the gridiron. Brentwood High School in the Nashville area has the rare treat of having a five-star field goal kicker and punter all rolled into one with Tucker Day. Day got his ranking showing what he could do […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charllie_cds3 Last season West Monroe High School had a great season as the Rebels finished 11-1 but suffered a heartbreaking upset in the second round of the playoffs to Ponchatoula (28-21). One key to their success in 2015 was the play of their lockdown defense which only gave up 15.5 points a game on average. In […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College coaches are always looking for versatility in the players they recruit out of the high school or the junior college ranks. The athlete term is typically given to a player who excels at multiple positions possibly being a two-way star at the next level. One top recruit in the 2017 class not labeled […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State pushed their 2017 recruiting class back to 21 commitments on Wednesday with the acceptance of Georgia offensive tackle Montravious Richardson. Richardson is a massive 6-7, 300 pound, tackle with a lot of upside. The Westover High School product is an under the radar recruit with reported offers from Mississippi State and Georgia […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State potentially added a big impact player to their 2017 recruiting class on Monday with the verbal commitment of defensive end Montez Sweat. Sweat made a name for himself out of Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain (GA) as part of the 2014 recruiting class. The now- 6-6, 250 pound, end got some […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In the real world and in the business world, nothing is a done deal until the ink is on the paper and the check is in the bank, and even then the unknown can and usually does happen. For former Baldwin High School standout running back Kentavious Thomas, the work on the field was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State has hit the junior college ranks hard for the 2017 class adding Jaquarius Landrews on Wednesday. Landrews was an under the radar recruit after coming up with 15 tackles, seven pass breakups, and two interceptions during his freshman year. The former McComb High School talent fits the bill for a playmaking collegiate […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State made a big push forward in the trenches on Friday night landing two offensive line and one defensive tackle commits during the Bulldogs Big Dawg Camp. The first of the three commitments was East Mississippi Community College guard Tyre Phillips. Phillips tips the scales at a reported 350 pounds standing at 6-foot […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State added their fifteenth verbal commitment to the 2017 class on Monday pulling in three-star Tennessee cornerback/free safety Landon Guidry. Guidry heads into his senior season with a wealth of experience after helping Independence High School to a 5A state championship in 2015 (15-0). The 6’1”, 185 pound, defensive back secured 80 tackles, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Miles Jones Player Profile Height and Weight: 5-9, 170 Positions: Running Back, Slot, and Punt Returner 40-Yard Dash: Laser Timed 4.6 Classification: Class of 2018 Offers: Mississippi State, West Virginia, and Syracuse Interest: Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, and Miami High School: American Heritage 2015 Record: 9-2 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Late spring is usually a slow period out on the recruiting trail for college football commits, but someone did not tell the LSU Tigers. Since Friday, LSU has landed five verbal commitments netting Mississippi offensive guard/defensive tackle Saahdiq Charles on Tuesday. LSU snuck out of the Magnolia State with a Top 10 Mississippi recruit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bulldogs 2017 class continues to take significant shape adding another key piece on Wednesday in running back Kylin Hill. Hill, regarded as a national Top 15 running back, was a big difference maker for Columbus High School in 2015 running for 1,750 yards with 18 scores off 201 carries. Showing great talent as […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bulldogs continue to recruit the state of Mississippi with great success landing Oxford cornerback/wide receiver Tyler Carmichael-Williams on Monday. Interest in Williams has grown over the last two seasons after the two-way Lafayette High School talent came up with 27 tackles during his sophomore season along with three interceptions and eight pass breakups. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Feats of exceptional athleticism from skill position players line the nightly news during the fall when football is covered. But all coaches know the game is won and loss up front in the trenches where “the big uglies” maul each other play after play to produce or takeaway yards and inches as needed. One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is an underground movement going on in Plantation, Florida, that is about to take the state by storm – Class of 2018 running back/wide receiver Miles Jones. Jones was a part of an American Heritage team that went 9-2 in 2015 making a run into the playoffs before a tough 27-20 loss to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A surprise announcement on Wednesday by 2017 linebacker Tyler Dunning left more questions than answers on the recruiting trail. The St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 4-star recruit just six days before had confirmed that his Top 5 teams was still intact with LSU, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Syracuse being among the lucky few in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting game is a tricky one every now and again and on Wednesday Fort Lauderdale area linebacker Tyler Dunning shocked college football with a commitment seemingly out of nowhere to Mississippi State. Dunning, listed at 6-1, 230, has been a staple in the St. Thomas Aquinas defense over the last two seasons at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There wasn’t much more Josh Clarke could do for himself or Riverdale High School during the 2015 season to showcase his abilities while helping guide his team to the playoffs. Clarke had a monster season coming up with 149 tackles, 18 sacks, six picks, and six forced fumbles while scoring three touchdowns. Riverdale’s first […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bulldogs seem to have a renewed sense of purpose on the recruiting trail for the 2017 class after coming up a little shy with the 2016 haul. Mississippi State added their ninth reported verbal commitment on Wednesday with in-state offensive lineman James Jackson. Jackson was part of a Pascagoula High School team that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Mississippi State landed an overlooked prospect on Monday that could prove to be a big “get” for the Bulldogs when all is said and done with wide receiver Monterio Hunt. Hunt helped guide Walnut High School to a 9-3 record during the 2014 season but missed the entire 2015 season due to a broken […]
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