Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For every good there is a bad, and with every list there is a top, a bottom, and everything else in between. With National Signing Day just days away, several Power Five Conference programs are flat out killing it on the recruiting trail while others are underperforming to date from the big picture standpoint. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Good talent typically leads to good or high performing teams, sometimes even great teams, but getting the top talent does not always translate into wins, conference championships, and/or national titles. A lot of coaching and a little bit of luck is needed along the way before attaining collegiate gridiron glory. Taking a sample size […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The trouble for a college head coach with hiring a talented football coaching staff is chances are much of the staff will change from one year to the next with an opportunity for a dramatic change. Such has been the case for Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen who had to watch defensive coordinator […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Few college football teams would be as lucky to have the kind of talent Rancho Cucamonga High School has in their secondary. Shutting down opposing California passing attacks has become commonplace for the trio of highly regarded recruits; Thomas Graham Jr. (4-star), Tayari Venable (3-star), and Jaylon Redd (4-star). Each player is being heavily […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A world full of potential lays ahead for Ann Arbor 2016 linebacker Daelin Hayes. The 6’3.5”, 240 pound, athlete has been a terror on the field when outside influences or unfortunate injuries have not allowed him to display his wide array of talents. His physical and mental blessing have led recruiting services to rank […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As the old saying goes, tape does not lie and the tape on Summit High School’s 2017 running back Stephen Carr is about as good as it gets. Over the last two seasons Carr has used his deceptive speed, great field vision and balance, along with soft hands in the passing game to push […]
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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 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 Rancho Cucamonga High School’s standout cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. has the best of both worlds. Not only is he one of the more sought after Class of 2017 players in the nation but he is also committed to one of the top programs in the nation and within driving distance of said school able […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A trend in Michigan is developing but the first guess as to the underlying current might not be what most people would suspect. On Wednesday, Alabama lost 4-star Farmington Hills defensive end Khalid Kareem after the prized recruit posted a message on Twitter de-committing. Kareem posted the change in his future writing, “After careful […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The tumbling dice after Steve Sarkisian’s reported alcohol related incident on Sunday and subsequent firing on Monday has already had a damaging effect on the USC program. Since Sunday’s embarrassing episode, two 5-star players have de-committed with the possibility of more at play. On Tuesday, 5-star North High School linebacker Mique Juarez de-committed joining […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Week 7 AP rankings came out on Sunday and in a nutshell summary Baylor switched places with TCU, Michigan State tumbled despite winning, voters lost more confidence in Ohio State, and Utah is now viewed as legitimate. The bigger trouble for the rest of the Power Five Conferences is the surge by the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What started out as a dream job for Steve Sarkisian as USC’s head coach has slowly turned into a nightmare for all involved. When the Trojans’ head coaching position opened up at the end of the 2013 season, after Lane Kiffin was fired and interim head coach Ed Oreron was bypassed, the top coaching […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Games in the Coliseum are supposed to be give-me wins for the USC Trojans (3-2, 0-2) but the Pac-12 offices forgot to notify members of the conference’s North Division before the 2015 season started. Thursday night, the Washington Huskies (3-2, 1-1) stormed into Los Angeles handing Steve Sarkisian and company their second consecutive home […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Friday former USC Trojans Class of 2015 signee Ricky Town landed at Arkansas per a report from ESPN’s Joe Schad. Town was an early enrollee at USC out of St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. The 6’4”, 210 pound, quarterback went through spring practices with the Trojans and the first two weeks of fall […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Playing tight end for USC seems like a cursed proposition waiting to happen as the 2015 college football season nears. An already thin position for the Trojans took a big hit on Wednesday with the announcement that Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick would miss the entire 2015 season due to academics. Cope-Fitzpatrick missed the entire 2014 season due to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright During a ceremony from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, 4-star wide receiver Tyler Vaughns verbally committed to USC on Wednesday. The announcement was of little surprise considering Vaughns has been a regular on the USC campus during his recruiting process and La Puente is roughly 20 minutes (east) away from the Trojans’ facilities. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Sunday former St. Bonaventure High School Class of 2015 standout quarterback Ricky Town was in Los Angeles as a member of the USC Trojans. By the end of the day he was no longer a Trojan and looking for a new school to call home. Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports is reporting the formerly ranked No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In a town long known as a getaway for the Hollywood elite rests one of the best players in the state of California and arguably one of the most versatile athletes in the nation, Tayler Hawkins. Recruits like Hawkins are why the categorization of athlete or “ATH” has become so widely used when talking about a […]
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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 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 On June 1, Tren’Davian Dickson broke a lot of hearts narrowing his expansive list of scholarship offers down to just six. For a month and a half Alabama, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, USC, and Texas toyed with the thought of what Dickson would mean to their 2016 recruiting class. On Tuesday Dickson decided to stay […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The 20th annual Manning Passing Academy kicked off this weekend at Nicholls State University with an estimated 1,200 campers attending ranging in experience from 12th to 8th grade. Of the 1,200 attending 900 are quarterbacks. Beyond the usual cast of Manning family members on hand, patriarch Archie along with sons Peyton (Denver Broncos), Eli (New York […]
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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 One of the biggest misses so far in the 2016 recruiting class has been St. John Bosco offensive lineman Joe Murphy. Murphy is entering his third year as a starter for the Los Angeles area powerhouse high school football team having firmly cemented his role as a leader on the team. Despite being a leader on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Thomas Graham Jr. seemingly has the football world on a string. The 5’11”, 170 pound, cornerback, already has 11 scholarship offers and a clear cut vision of where he wants to play his college ball. On Wednesday night during a massive recruiting ceremony that included nine other recruits, Graham verbally committed to USC over offers from […]
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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 The USC Trojans camp was chalked full of elite players from across the nation on Wednesday. Among the many in attendance included Daelin Hayes (Detroit, MI), Frank Martin (Santa Ana, CA), Velus Jones (Saraland, AL), Amari Rodgers (Knoxville, TN), Najee Harris (Antioch, CA), Netori Johnson (Ellenwood, GA), Stephen Carr (Fontana, CA), Terrell Bynum (Anaheim, CA), Wyatt […]
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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 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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