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Interview: Fayetteville 2017 QB Taylor Powell Proving on the Field to be Among the Best

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Criteria for recruiting rankings are never fully revealed but when the new rankings come out for the 2017 class, Fayetteville High School standout quarterback Taylor Powell deserves to be in the national discussion. As a sophomore he helped lead the Bulldogs to an Arkansas state championship runner-up finish and has his team sitting at […]

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Interview: Bentonville 2016 CB Tyrone Mahone Talks Tigers Football and Recruiting

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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bentonville Tigers are off to a 6-0 record under first-year head coach Jody Grant. Grant has taken over the Tigers’ program after the retirement of legendary Arkansas high school coach Barry Lunney Sr. Lunney guided the Bentonville program to back-to-back state championships before retiring at the end of the 2014 season. Picking up […]

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Interview: Louisiana QB Cole Kelley talks about verbal commitment to Arkansas

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On Saturday the Arkansas Razorbacks picked up a verbal commitment from Teurlings Catholic High School quarterback Cole Kelley. Kelley became the fifth verbal commitment and second Louisiana native added to the Hogs 2016 recruiting class. The 6’7”, 245 pound, pro-style quarterback with a cannon for an arm is a rising star in the 2016 recruiting class. He already has offers […]

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Interview: Louisiana QB Cole Kelley tearing it up on the ground and in the air

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Teurlings Catholic High School’s Cole Kelley truly stands out in a crowd, both on and off the gridiron. The 6’7”, 245 pound, quarterback is a rarity in more ways than one. Not only does his height give him a slight advantage while in the pocket but despite his towering size, especially for a quarterback, he can get down the field […]

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Interview: Damarea Crockett update after Arkansas unofficial visit

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Recruiting efforts are heating up across the country for Little Rock Christian tailback Damarea Crockett. The 5’11”, 205 pound, speedster has shown is abilities on the field rushing for over 1,250 yards with 16 touchdowns as a junior and has further impressed off the field leading the country with a Nike SPARQ score of 128.22 and 124.62. Colleges have already […]

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Razorbacks land two verbal commitments on Saturday

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Arkansas’ 2016 recruiting class took two big steps forward on Saturday landing verbal commitments from running back/athlete T.J. Hammonds and defensive tackle Briston Guidry. Hammonds is a two-way star on both offense and defense for Pulaski Robinson High School in Little Rock. The 5’11”, 192 pound, speedster had a standout junior season rushing for 852 yards on 58 carries with […]

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Little Rock RB Damarea Crockett proving he is among the best of the best

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When the 2014 season was finished Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett had tallied over 1,600 all-purpose yards with over 1,200 of those coming off handoffs out of the backfield. To go with his stellar all-around season the 5’11”, then 205 pound, Class of 2016 talent was still not widely known. An offer had come in from University of […]

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Hope for the future coming via Hogs’ 2015 recruiting class

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Exclusive interview with WR Dominique Reed   What Razorback Nation started to understand early in the 2014 season was a notion that slowly started to creep out to the SEC West, the SEC East, and then the rest of college football – a movement is underway at Arkansas. Second year Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema weathered the storm from a […]

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A calling brings Bentonville linebacker back into the fold

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Exclusive interview with Jordan Smith   One thing that rings true for all athletes, the competitive spirit never extinguishes no matter how accomplished. Even legendary players that have hung up the cleats, ice skates, or high-tops too early all lament about not giving the game a go one more time even though each had nothing left to prove. The sad […]

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Division-I talent walks-on for Arkansas Razorbacks

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Exclusive interview with CB Byron Keaton The mark of a strong college football team is not necessarily measured in star rankings but how strong their walk-on program performs. Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema is a throwback coach opting to win the game in the trenches, smash the opposition with a strong running game, and play assignment football on defense but […]

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CHS OC/DT Luc Bequette gives honest thoughts on NSD

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Arkansas legacy heading to Cal to play for the Golden Bears     National Signing Day has become an event for college football over the last decade. The first Wednesday in every February is a rare day when college coaches, high school players, and fans alike can all come together in a common cause – hope for the future. Hope […]

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Little Rock Christian Class of 2016 RB talks NSD

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Damarea Crockett gives insight to NSD one-year out College recruiters in the south are all well aware of Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett. The Class of 2016 emerging star rushed for 1,250 yards picking up 19 total touchdowns during his junior campaign drawing crowds near and far. By the time the 2014 season came to an end University […]

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Austin Capps putting the “star” in Star City, Arkansas

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Interview with Class of 2016 defensive tackle   While pouring over recruiting information, news, and highlight reels coming across soon-to-be collegiate game changers is a regular occurrence. But every now and again certain high school prospects standout head and shoulders above the rest. Such was the situation when scouting Star City, Arkansas two-way lineman Austin Capps. Across the nation there […]

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Gordo High School’s Ben Davis redefining the term athlete

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Recruiting Guru exclusive interview with Class of 2016 star Ben Davis     All across the nation there are high school programs stocked full of great athletes. The type of athletic players on any given high school team ranges from talents that play multiple positions, guys that are just more physically gifted than others, or players who are just faster […]

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A third generation Razorback walks down his own path

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An exclusive interview with Luc Bequette   Having one family member play Division-I college football at a Power Five program is a rarity in and of itself. Being a third generation legacy with an uncle and cousin, who has also played college ball, all at the same program, can present a different level of expectations that can be hard to […]

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The Nightmare in Wesleyan’s Secondary is the Real Deal

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Exclusive Interview with Jordan Mack   Life is full of unfair moments. Sometimes as a society we choose to feel bad for those victimized in those unfair moments. As the holiday season approaches football fans collectively should feel sorry for any skill position player forced to run up the middle or catch a pass cross field when Jordan Mack is […]

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Is the next great Arkansas high school running back at LR Christian

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An exclusive interview with Damarea Crockett   What happens when God given raw athletic ability becomes molded with on the field football experience? You get Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett. Crockett is the ideal sized running back at 5-foot, 11-inches, weighing 205 pounds. But wait, it gets better. The Class of 2016 recruit already bench presses 280 pounds, […]

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Under the radar Wampus Cat QB readies for national spotlight

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Exclusive interview with Breylin Smith There is not much more a junior quarterback can do to help ensure his team’s success than what Breylin Smith did for Conway High School in 2014. The Wampus Cats finished the season 11-1, 8-0 in conference play, with their star in the making signal caller throwing for over 2,100 yards with 20 touchdowns against […]

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Hard work and determination making 2016 Midway CB up and coming prospect

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Exclusive interview with Cairo Attaway Few people can honestly say they wake up around 4:30 every morning to be at the gym by 5:00 a.m. for a workout before going to work. Even fewer can add that they again go for another workout after work all before going home and doing more work. This is the daily life of Midway […]

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Family ties take hidden Fayetteville High School talent to Arkansas State

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Exclusive interview with Dre Greenlaw   Through the many years of pouring over high school recruiting information that include stats and measurables, very rarely does one player jump off the page like Dre Greenlaw. A look at Greenlaw’s height, weight, and on the field success has brought in five scholarship offers but when all is added up the honors still […]

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Big offers coming for small town Oklahoma standout athlete

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Exclusive interview with McKinley Whitfield   Respect can come in different ways for high school football players but at the end of the day what one does on the field matters most. While snubbed by state publications for All-State honors after a standout junior season, college coaches are cluing in on Spiro, Oklahoma’s McKinley Whitfield giving the pride of the […]

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