Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Central Catholic High School in Portland is at it again in 2015. The Rams steamrolled through the 2014 season with one loss to California powerhouse St. John Bosco but sliced through all Oregon high school competition on the way to a 13-1 record and a second consecutive state title. The Rams lost their first […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Starting for any high school team at the top classifications of the bigger states in the country is always an accomplishment. Playing at a high level as a starter is an impressive feat. Starting as a sophomore for Bishop Amat, a Los Angeles area school, is pretty amazing but doing more than just holding […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The UCLA recruiting machine that head coach Jim Mora Jr. has created continued to roll through the weekend picking up a verbal commitment from area wide receiver Theo Howard. Howard jumped on the recruiting scene in 2014 after securing 52 passes for 869 yards with seven touchdowns for Westlake High School in the San […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 9 of the college football season did little to restructure or add mounting drama to the 2015 college football season with more near misses than amazing Top 25 upsets but all of that is sure to change in Week 10. AAC The American Athletic Conference showed that the top of the class deserves […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nestled in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley is an emerging California high school powerhouse, Sierra Canyon. The Trailblazers are off to an 8-0 record this season with their closest margin of victory being two separate 25 point wins (Taft High School and Brentwood School). Head coach Jon Ellinghouse has a talented […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The fertile college football recruiting grounds in northern California are finally starting to get recognized on a national scale with more and more area talents extending their careers to the collegiate ranks. On Sunday, Oregon secured a commitment from a rising Class of 2016 star, Bryson Young. Young, listed at 6’5”, 220 pounds, started […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Oregon Ducks shocked many in the high school football recruiting world when accepting a verbal commitment from in-state quarterback Justin Herbert on Thursday. Herbert’s under the radar status connecting with Oregon was not the shocking part but the Ducks now have three quarterbacks committed to their 2016 class. Herbert’s recruiting stock may have […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With the opening kickoff the 2015 college football season just eight days away, Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich ended the inevitable decision of naming a starter under center tabbing senior transfer quarterback Vernon Adams the Ducks’ leader. Adams has some big shoes to fill replacing 2014 Heisman Trophy Award winning quarterback Marcus Mariota but […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The idea of keeping everything hush-hush on Oregon’s practice field was taken to another level this week when members of the Pac-12 Network were kicked out of an Oregon Ducks’ practice with the aid of local police. Per reports, Pac-12 analyst Curtis Conway and crew were walking down a set of stairs towards the Ducks’ practice […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the dirt, grass stains, and blood had been cleaned off the last of the St. Anthony High School uniforms in 2014 the Saints turned in an 11-2 season thanks to the help of defensive end/tackle Curtis Weaver. Weaver was a force along the line forcing the ball dead on 52 plays, 33 solo, with 13 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Thursday media members voted on who they thought would win the Pac-12 Championship come season’s end giving the USC Trojans 21 of 45 votes nudging out Oregon who received 17 votes. While many college football fans still have the Pete Carroll era (2001-2009) etched into their collective brains, but surprisingly the Trojans nod to win […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Just two games into the 2014 season Centennial High School was a team teetering on the brink of disaster. A tough 28-24 loss to Chandler followed by a 31-21 loss to Basha put the Coyotes in a tough hole to climb out of going forward. A lot of teams would have folded up the tents and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Oregon’s recruiting efforts towards the 2016 class has been slow and methodical yielding great returns. On Thursday the Ducks won the day landing in-state linebacker/defensive end LaMar Winston and cornerback Jared Mayden. Mayden is one of the more highly recruited players in the nation with 45 reported offers. The 6’0”, 190 pound, Texan had teams like […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If you consider yourself a college football fan but are unaware of the name Tuiasosopo you are one of two things, either not a true football fan or suffer from a horrible case of east coast bias. West coast schools like USC, UCLA, Arizona, Utah, and Washington have had their share of the athletic Tuiasosopo bloodline, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There are a lot of coming out parties happening this year on high school gridirons across the country and one player sure to make a lot of noise is Malik Walker. Walker got limited touches as a sophomore in 2014 but averaged 8.14 yards per carry toting the ball 34 times for 277 yards with one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What became public on the 4th of July was the Razorbacks landing prized Iowa Class of 2016 recruit Jake Heinrich. What many did not know is the Urbandale High School star had already committed to the Hogs a few days prior. Arkansas had a fight on their hands pulling Heinrich away from nearby Iowa State and […]
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As families across the nation settled in for 4th of July celebrations Razorback Nation had something a little extra to celebrate on Saturday when 3-star offensive guard Jake Heinrich “Called the Hogs.” The 6’4”, 285 pound, Urbandale High School star had a tough choice to make after being considered a longtime lean towards nearby Iowa State. The Cyclones had made […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The offseason was a busy time of the year for Lutheran High School offensive tackle Logan Bathke. In February the Orange, California prospect picked up his first offer from Kansas and in a few months had seven offers on the table including one from Oregon. Late Tuesday night Bathke verbally committed to Oregon becoming their 11th […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to draw some of the top non-conference college football games year after year at Dallas Cowboy Stadium – AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and the season opener in 2019 should live up to the hype. Still four years away but the Tuesday announced matchup of the Oregon Ducks vs. the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Many offseason Pac-12 recruiting battle has been waged in the target rich recruiting soils of Southern California. One particular battle ended with the Oregon Ducks coming out on top over the weekend snatching prized linebacker Darrian Franklin out of the backyards of UCLA and USC. Downey High School outside linebacker Darrian Franklin shocked many bucking high […]
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UCLA football is headed in the right direction under head coach Jim Mora Jr. but a lasting fingerprint from the Rick Neuheisel era remains. Not only his Neuheisel’s son, redshirt junior quarterback Jerry Neuheisel, still on the team but so are a few of his recruits brought to Westwood during his tenure from 2008-2011. One of Neuheisel’s key recruits was […]
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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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The West Region comes down to two teams, No. 1 seed Wisconsin against No. 2 seed Arizona. Both teams look to demolish the other teams in the region and face off in the Elite Eight for the right to go to the Final Four. Notable first round matchups include No. 3 seed Baylor vs. No. 14 seed Georgia St, No. […]
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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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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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Exclusive interview with TE/DE Cam McCormick College coaches looking for a tight end that can take a dump pass 60-yards for a touchdown, a tight end with hands like a wide receiver, or a tight end with breakaway speed, meet Summit High School’s Cam McCormick. Maybe a college coach is looking for a pass rushing defensive end that shoots […]
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Exclusive interview with Vista Murrieta lineman When we last caught up with Class of 2017 lineman Chuck Filiaga he was crushing ball carriers for St. Augustine in San Diego as a freshman defensive end. A move to Murrieta, California has not slowed the on the field growth of a future 5-star talent but a change in positions may alter […]
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