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 The recruiting process for Aledo High School left tackle […]
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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 The hype and recruiting intensity centered upon Jacob Phillips […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Sooners added another four-star running back to their 2017 recruiting class with the verbal commitment of Kennedy Brooks on Monday. Brooks was part of Mansfield High School’s 12-3 team during the 2015 season making a run into 6A semifinal round before colliding with Lake Travis. The 6-0, 197 pound, back made a big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oklahoma continues to put on a show with their 2017 recruiting class landing one highly rated recruit after another. The Sooners recruiting boundaries have been far reaching stretching into California for a second time landing weak-side defensive end Addison Gumbs on Wednesday. Gumbs worked his way into four-star status after a junior season spent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting trail is lining up nicely for the Sooners landing one top target after another. On Wednesday, Oklahoma added their 18th verbal commitment to the 2017 recruiting class landing Texas three-star outside linebacker Kenneth Murray. Murray helped Fort Bend Elkins to an 8-3 record in 2015 playing against Texas 5A talent. The Knights […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Setting up bonds between high school players and college coaches is hard enough. When coaches put their program in harm’s way with ill-advised stereotypes of women, said school just made life a lot easier for other football programs and 10-times harder for themselves going forward. A really bad mistake by Texas A&M helped push […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All the great ones do it, and it continues to mystify coaches, friends, family, and fans alike. The really good players make any given sport look like a simple game. On the gridiron, a simple play turned to magic could be a juke move by a running back, a grass stain given by a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is nothing that gets a collegiate offensive line coach more excited on the recruiting trail than seeing a high school talent getting nasty in the trenches. When college coaches came around to check out Cypress Ranch High School’s Class of 2018 left tackle during the 2015 season, they got all of that and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Sooners added their second tight end commitment to the 2017 class on Sunday when Jeremiah Hall pledged to Oklahoma. Hall was part of Vance High School’s 11-4 team in 2014 and took on a bigger role within the Cougars’ offense in 2015. Hall served as a tight end and fullback earning Mecka 4A […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of college football, fans and coaches alike, were on pins and needles on Thursday awaiting a big announcement from Class of 2017 defensive tackle Marvin Wilson. Wilson broke down his list of nearly 30 reported offers to a Top 10 breaking hearts while giving hope to many across the country. Wilson played his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The state of Florida always produces top talent for college football teams across the country to fall over on the recruiting trail. In the Miami area, top Division-I coaches can head south down the I-95 to add difference makers at wide receiver, running back, defensive end, anywhere in the secondary, and especially at […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA 2016 Elite 11 Camp – Redondo Beach, CA Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Tua Tagovailoa at the 2016 Elite 11.
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since March, Oklahoma has been one of the hotter teams on the recruiting trail pulling in recruit after recruit from all over the country. On Saturday the Sooners added another in-state target landing defensive end Isaiah Thomas out of the Tulsa area. Thomas was a big part of Memorial High School’s 7-5 playoff team […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oklahoma State lost one and then gained one on the recruiting trail securing a verbal commitment from Texas defensive end Nelson Mbanasor on Tuesday. Mbanasor’s stock has taken off in recent weeks after drawing attention during the 2015 season with Hendrickson High School (6A). The Pflugerville area talent helped the Hawks to a 9-3 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The day after Class of 2016 recruits filled the headlines in February with their late flips and surprise commitments to various Division-I programs across the country, UCLA made a big splash landing 4-star Class of 2017 defensive end Hunter Echols. Echols addition could prove to be one of the biggest early commitments for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When college coaches start looking to fill a spot at defensive end out of the high school ranks they are looking for a player that is strong enough to hold the line against the run and quick enough to get pressure on the quarterback. Height and weight is a requirement, especially in a 4-3 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you ever want to see a group of grown men hanging out in a macho ego-testosterone driven environment smile ear to ear while acting a little giddy, walk into a room with Class of 2017 offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga by your side. Nothing can disarm a top college football coach along with his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA By virtue of tradition, location, and great academics, the USC Trojans football program essentially recruits itself year after year. The 2016 class was on track to be perhaps the best in the country but Steve Sarkisian’s mid-season dismissal sent two 5-star linebackers, Daelin Hayes (Skyline HS, MI) and Mique Juarez (Torrance North HS, CA) […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA April 5, 2016 turned out to be a Valentine’s Day of sorts for college football coaches across the country. Some coaches will rest easy knowing that their love for a 5-star recruit is a possible long-term relationship while others, much like many across the country on Valentine’s Day, will lay down for bed tonight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two positions on the defensive side of the ball that would have a job positing description of “wanted: must love to hit – if so apply now!” Those two positions are safety and linebacker and Evan Fields plays both positions like both positions. Clarification for some readers unsure about the previous line. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 season for Salesian High School in many ways was a building block year setting up for a potentially explosive 2016 campaign. The Mustangs were a young team, especially at key positions on offense, but a very talented team. Among the many young talents was Class of 2017 quarterback Robbie Blosser. Blosser transferred […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When a high school team is lucky enough to have a versatile athlete on the roster, most head coaches find as many ways as possible to put that talent to use on the gridiron. All things were true for Southmoore High School head coach Jeremy Stark and his utilization of emerging star Quindon Lewis. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The key to locking down any successful recruiting season is to win the home state. On Monday, Oklahoma went a long way to “winning” the state gaining a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback Justin Broiles. Broiles helped lead John Marshall High School into the second round of the Oklahoma High School Playoffs before falling […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Football fans either love or hate their special teams performers. Rarely is there any middle ground for the long snappers, punters, and kickers of the beloved sport. The task of kicking is typically minimalized as if booting a 50-yard punt downing it inside the 10 yard line or kicking a 45-yard field goal is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2017 recruiting class is top heavy with tremendous offensive tackles positioned to be three- and four-year starters at the next level who should also be the next wave of All-Conference and All-American performers. Among the many difference makers college coaches are praying to receive a faxed National Letter of Intent from on National […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA National high school powerhouse football program St. John Bosco is losing some terrific Division-I talent after another run to the California High School State Championship Game in 2015. The loss of quarterback Quentin Davis (Fresno State) and skill position talent on offense like running back Sean McGrew (Washington) along with wide receivers Devin Flemming […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When you are the No. 1 rated offensive guard in the nation (Rivals), every other coach in the nation is after you. This is the story of 2017 St. John Bosco talent Wyatt Davis. Davis is a tackle for Bosco, but regardless of position, he is a top priority for all Power Five Conference […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you are a little late to the party, the southern California area is loaded with skill position talent on both sides of the ball. There are several phenomenal athletes in the region who could play on either side of the ball at the next level, and Rancho Cucamonga High School’s three-way star Jaylon […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With 28 offers on the table for Class of 2017 cornerback Trajan Bandy, the race was on to secure a commitment from the highly prized recruit. On Sunday, the Sooners got their man when the Miami area talent verbally committed to Oklahoma. Bandy, listed at 5’10”, 180 pounds, cemented his place on college recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oklahoma’s 2016 recruiting class is getting closer and closer to completion. The class got a big win and a big possession receiver on Sunday flipping Zach Farrar from Mississippi State. The Sooners have had their share of ups and downs on the recruiting trail but have started to turn it on during crunch time. […]
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