Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you had the chance to watch Sierra Canyon play in 2014, you might have noticed this 6’4”, 260 pound, two-way lineman hustling and getting after it play after play. Without looking at the program or asking someone around you in the know, the initial thought might have been, only if this guy was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The future is bright at Rancho Cucamonga High School heading into the 2016 California High School football season. The Cougars wrapped up a 9-4 season in 2015 that was upended in the third round of the CIF playoffs in a 62-56 loss in five overtimes against Vista Murrieta. The skill positions on offense at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting battle to land Snow College (7-1) sophomore offensive tackle Garett Bolles is reaching a frenzy with several top Division-I programs giving their all to forge that meaningful relationship in hopes of landing the 4-star recruit. Schools like Boise State, Kansas State, South Carolina, Washington State, Florida State, Cal, Missouri, and Michigan State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In every sport coaches are always looking for that rare athlete that can change the fortunes of a given game on talent and athleticism alone. College coaches have identified a rare talent at Merced College, cornerback Devron Davis. Davis is a true freshman working his way through a standout junior college season after lighting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Anytime a team has lined up against Brophy Prep College in Phoenix over the last two seasons, the first question before drawing up a game plan or snapping the ball is where is No. 90? No. 90 has been a terror in opposing Arizona high school backfields using his 6’7”, 255 pound, frame to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week One of the college football season is in the books and the AP voters see the SEC as the top conference placing a record 10 teams into the Top 25. The previous record for most teams in the Top 25, also set by the SEC, was eight, a mark that was tied […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Yes! It is that time of year when drinking a beverage of choice and eating meats while sitting in a parking lot is not considered a crime or weird… it’s time for college football to begin! With every college football season comes preseason hopes, dreams, and expectations laid upon teams to exceed the success, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The anticipation over which college football team would start the 2015 preseason No. 1 was never in doubt but the curiosity factor wondering if an AP writer would be brave enough to vote a team other then Ohio State as the top in the land was all one could wait until Sunday to see. The results […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Australian exchange student Brent Le Roux has a shared dream with thousands of his American peers, a Division-I football scholarship. On paper the odds are not stacked in Brent Le Roux’s favor but the reality is he has a couple of advantages most high school football players do not have, gifted size and strength along with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What was for a time a silent commitment for 4-star defensive end Xavier Kelly became national recruiting news on Friday when the Kansas native pledged to play college ball for Clemson. On July 22, Kelly posted his Top 8 naming Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, Michigan, Georgia, Kansas State, Oregon, and TCU in the running cutting out […]
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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 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 The recruiting riches just got richer for the USC Trojans on Thursday when they landed 4-star safety C.J. Pollard while attending The Opening. Twelve teams in all offered the 6’1”, 180 pound, safety but the only perceived team in the mix all along was USC. Arizona State, Wisconsin, Utah, Oregon State, Oregon, Boston College, Duke, Illinois, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s former Kansas City Royals centerfielder and former Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson let the world know just how athletic and talented he was successfully picking up one sporting hobby after another telling us “Another Day, Another Hobby.” For Valley High School defensive end Teton Saltes, a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Wednesday night at 6 p.m. central time, Urbandale, Iowa offensive guard Jake Heinrich announced his decision date via Twitter. The day is Saturday July 4th, but the exact time was not provided. The 6’4”, 285 pound, lineman has offers from Cal, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Kansas State, Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, UNLV, and Marshall but is reportedly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Slowly and quietly USC is piecing together another Top 5 recruiting class. The 2016 pledge list already includes 5-star recruits in linebackers Daelin Hayes and Mique Juarez along with 4-star offensive linemen Frank Martin and Melquise Stovall and now they can add 4-star defensive lineman Keyshon Camp to the mix. Camp arrived in Los Angeles on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Saint Anthony’s dynamic duo of defensive lineman Curtis Weaver and defensive end/wide receiver Logan Gamble put their talents on display on the UCLA campus on Saturday and the Long Beach players did not disappoint. Logan, 6’5.5”, 198 pound, and Weaver, 6’4”, 265, are both in high demand by college recruiters nationwide. Weaver has offers from Nevada, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2017 recruiting class starts to take the spotlight next year one of the top players on college boards across the nation will be Jimmy Jaggers. The 6’4”, 235 pound, Roseville, California talent already lays claim to 10 offers with teams like Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, Oregon State, Louisville, Colorado, Northwestern, Washington, and Washington State extending […]
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Written by Ryan Wright One of the primary goals of attending one-day college camps is to land an offer. On Wednesday the plan was executed to perfection for Class of 2017 recruits offensive tackle Austin Jackson and cornerback Thomas Graham. Jackson is a standout offensive tackle for North Canyon High School in Phoenix, Ariz. The 6’5”, 260 pound, big man […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Different recruiting services have different ways of evaluating high school athletes year after year. Some analyst scout games, others attend camps, some even watch hours of highlight reels, or all of the above while others seem to just throw a dart towards a sign that reads 5-star, 4-star, 3-star, etc… With the 3-star recruiting ranking for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Arguably the most prolific secondary player in the 2016 recruiting class narrowed down his list of top schools on Friday cutting 25 reported potential suitors down to 10. In 2014 when the ball was snapped against Germantown High School chances are Nigel Knott was in on the play. He is credited with an amazing 112 […]
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Late Tuesday night Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh added a key fixture to his 2016 recruiting securing a verbal commitment from Cass Tech offensive lineman/defensive lineman Michael Onwenu. Onwenu, listed at 6’3”, 364 pounds, is a devastating two-way player for the Detroit area high school lining up at offensive guard and defensive tackle. At the end of his junior season […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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The Pac-12 recruiting battle for running back/linebacker Beau Bisharat ended on Saturday with the Carmichael, California prospect verbally committing to Stanford. Bisharat, 6’2”, 210 pounds, helped lead Jesuit High School to a 9-3 record in 2014 rushing for 1,651 yards with 23 touchdowns. He also pulled down 24 passes for 385 yards with an additional three scores. With the success […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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Every now and again while scouting recruits and doing research a puzzling question comes up. Two questions normally come up, why is this recruit not being more widely recruited and, especially in the case of Keyshon Camp, how can this guy be rated as low as he is? Camp is a 6’4”, 274 pound, destructive force along the defensive line […]
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If you have never seen St. Anthony’s High School play a football game, after sitting down and then watching one series on defense it would not take very long to indentify No. 9 on the field. Filling in the No. 9 jersey for St. Anthony’s is defensive lineman Curtis Weaver. Weaver is a gap filling, signal-caller rushing, and quarterback sacking […]
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When 6’3”, 364 pound, lineman Michael Onwenu locks onto a defender or sheds a blocker to ground a running back behind the line of scrimmage the result has always been a positive for Cass Tech. In 2014 Onwenu helped open holes along the offensive line, primarily at guard, for Class of 2015 Ohio State running back signee Mike Weber. On […]
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No matter how dominating a football player your local high school stud was or currently is chances are he was nowhere near as prolific as San Diego’s Nick Galatis. During Galatis’ junior year at Clairemont High School he registered a jaw dropping 189 tackles. Proving he was not a one-year wonder during his senior season he put 235 hats in […]
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One of the hardest hitting safeties in the 2016 recruiting class, Jordan Mack, “The Wesleyan Nightmare”, is ready! Mack is ready in more ways than one for the next level coming in at 6’3”, 200 pounds, running a 4.45 forty-yard dash. But first the Wesleyan High School star must narrow down his school of choice from eight offers with 12 […]
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