Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Associated Press voters have seemingly voted on a breeze all season long quick to strike down a team for poor play and over evaluate a team for a lopsided win. Nothing changed in the Week 14 voting seeing a one-loss Oklahoma team jump up a spot over undefeated Iowa to claim the No. 3 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A couple of Cinderella seasons came crashing down while other storybook campaigns continued after another wild weekend of college football. Of all the ups and downs offered by the sport we all love, none was bigger than the fall of Ohio State at the hands of bitter rival Michigan State. Big Ten One Cinderella […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Hopefully all the high school teams in Hawaii got their shots in against ‘Iolani High School this year because the 2016 season is shaping up to be a much harder task. The Raiders jumped up a level of competition in 2015, had a short roster of some 40-plus players, was seemingly constantly dinged with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 11 of the college football season did not disappoint bringing four big upsets of Top 10 AP ranked teams; Oregon vs. then- No. 7 Stanford, Arkansas vs. then- No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Utah vs. Arizona, and No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Baylor. The losses racked up by ranked teams did not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 11 of the college football season was as dramatic of a weekend on the gridiron as seen throughout the 2015 season with three Top 10 teams falling. The end result puts the Big 12 and Pac-12 on the edge of the college football playoffs with Notre Dame appearing to be on the verge […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 high School football season across the U.S. is starting to come to a close after two months of a lot of blood, sweat, and tears by thousands of kids. Week after week and game after game the unexpected continues to happen making each week all the more exciting and while making preseason […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college football docket did not look impressive on paper with only two ranked teams meeting on the gridiron going in but Week 8 turned out to be a thriller filled with overtime games, blowout upsets, and last second victories reshaping the college football playoff landscape. AAC The three ranked American Athletic Conference teams, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sometimes in high school and college football, dreams do come true. For Punahou High School 5-star punter/kicker Jet Toner his dream came true receiving an offer from Stanford, an offer he immediately accepted. Toner is a 6’3”, 185 pound, kicker with a cannon for a leg. At the end of his junior season he […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football fans were treated to several key matchups in Week 7 with conference and national title implications. Week 8 does not have the flair of last weekend’s games from top to bottom, especially from how the preseason rankings dropped, but several conference races will tighten up once Week 8 games have completed. AAC […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The AAC is on the move with a couple key wins during the 2015 season but none bigger than Memphis’ 37-24 derailing of No. 13 Ole Miss. When the AP voters turned in their ballots at the conclusion of Week 7 the American Athletic Conference, for the first time ever, had three teams ranked […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 California high school football season is barely past the mid-point of the season but Calabasas (6-1) cornerback/wide receiver Darnay Holmes is already one of the most sought after players in the 2017 recruiting class. The 5’11”, 190 pound, star athlete is already past the 20 scholarships offered mark with the potential to […]
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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 Florida Gators added to their recruiting riches on Friday landing in-state 4-star wide receiver Freddie Swain out of North Marion High School. Swain has been a difference maker on the field since his sophomore season after pulling down 25 passes for 581 yards with six scores. The 6’1”, 185 pound, speedster had a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With Week 5 of the college football season in the books, Week 6 offers 10-12 games that have conference and/or national title contention shaping outcomes. The conference that could come into sharper focus when the week is over is the Big Ten with the Pac-12 right behind. The Big Ten East Division is seemingly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saint John Bosco is at it again jumping out to a 5-0 start. The Braves are stacked with talent, like they have been the last three season, but one familiar thread from Bosco’s 2013 California state championship and national championship team, their 2014 California semifinalist squad, and this year’s state and national title contenders […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Parity is alive and well in college football where the strength of a team’s quarterback and backup quarterback is seemingly the difference between success and failure. For the Oregon Ducks, a lopsided 62-20 loss at the hands of Utah at home with backup Jeff Lockie running the show proved to be a monumental downfall […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The mighty (Alabama) has fallen and chinks in the armor of those atop the AP rankings have already started to come through in Week 3 of the college football season. The AP voters have been finicky all season quickly demoting a team for a poor showing and that is exactly what they did to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The AP voters took an opportunity to do a big over-correct with the Top 25 rankings on Sunday kicking three SEC teams out of the polls while slicing off a little bit of Ohio State’s stronghold on the No. 1 spot. No two ways around it, in Week 2 the SEC got beat up […]
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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 Florida State secured a verbal commitment from one of the more sought after recruits in the 2016 recruiting class on Tuesday pulling Naseir Upshur out of Philadelphia. College coaches across the country love Upshur’s versatility and upside with over 40 programs extending offers. The 6’2”, 230 pound, prospect had a nice sophomore season pulling […]
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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 Promise of the future is coming to College Station, the 12th Man and head coach Kevin Sumlin will just have to wait two years for him to arrive after Tate Martell verbally committed to the Aggies on Thursday. The diverse offense that Sumlin can put to use with a dual-threat under center opens up a world […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Every year roughly a handful or slightly more of high school football players across the nation are deemed worthy of being ranked as a 5-star recruit. Some players earn the award for being a skilled athlete able to play multiple positions but few are truly as uniquely talented at multiple positions as Valparaiso High School’s Jared […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Stanford took another big step forward on Thursday towards a 2016 Top 20 recruiting class securing a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback David Long. Long has turned into one of the more heavily recruited cornerbacks in the nation out of Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Colleges from all over the nation came calling with scholarship […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Taylor Tuiasosopo was an anchor on a senior laden offensive line for Paraclete High School (Lancaster, CA) in 2014. The 6’4”, 310 pound, offensive tackle helped plow a way for USC Class of 2016 running back commitment Melquise Stovall towards a 1,600 yard season and helped the Spirits to a 10-4 record. The powerful big man […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When California high school coaches start planning their offensive schemes for the 2015 season one La Mirada player they must take into consideration is Micah Croom. Croom is a 6’3”, 195 pound, beast at safety that can knock a running back’s block off just as easy as swatting away a perfect pass that would normally fit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The sports world is full of descriptive terms to help convey, setup, or describe a game, a play, or even a player. When talking about Punahou High School punter/kicker Jet Toner, who has one of the coolest names in the 2016 recruiting class, many words come to the forefront like talented, laidback, and modest. When speaking […]
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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 Utah went into southern California again on Monday pulling out one of the top receiving tight ends in the 2016 recruiting class, Cole Fotheringham. Fotheringham, listed at 6’5”, 225 pounds, jumped onto the recruiting scene during his junior season piling up 650 receiving yards on 55 receptions along with nine touchdowns. San Clemente High School went […]
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