Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 It will be an emotional day in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the nation’s 11th oldest bowl game will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Dec. 26 when the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Independence Bowl has a rich history that goes back all the way to 1976 when McNeese State defeated Tulsa […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA FIRST TEAM Offense WR – Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 200, Jr. WR – Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 188, So. OT – Rodrick Johnson, Florida State, 6-7, 323, So. OT – Joe Thuney, N.C. State, 6-5, 295, Sr. OG – Landon Turner, North Carolina, 6-4, 325, Sr. OG – Eric Mac Lain, Clemson, […]
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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 Several college football teams added to their 2016 and 2017 recruiting classes last week but the top two programs to win the week were arguably Wisconsin and Utah. Western Michigan had a good week picking up two in-state recruits in athlete Mitchell Heimbuch and wide receiver Rodney Graves, same as Utah, but the Utes […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is a good and bad about being one of the best players in a given class at a given position, especially on defense. Opposing offensive coordinators start game planning to avoid the defensive monster on the other side of the ball and such is life on the North Carolina high school gridiron for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Wednesday Alabama pulled a rising star safety recruit out of Georgia securing Xavier McKinney to their 2017 recruiting class. McKinney, a standout safety, has helped Roswell High School start off 3-0 this season picking up seven tackles and two interceptions. Recruiting interest in McKinney for the Crimson Tide has been ongoing since the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 college football season is finally here with action beginning on Thursday with North Carolina taking on South Carolina and extending through Monday night when No. 1 Ohio State seeks revenge against Virginia Tech for their lone 2014 loss. Some of the top games of the week include: North Carolina vs. South Carolina […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Being a fan of football it is hard not to be impressed with Cartersville High School tight end Miller Forristall. He is an athlete in every sense of the word and the adjective natural can very easily be thrown his way when summing up his high school career to date. The Hurricanes had an exceptional season […]
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Before top Class of 2017 outside linebacker Justin Foster steps on the field for Crest High School attempting to bring a second consecutive North Carolina state champions home in 2015, we put him through an in-depth interview process wanting to know everything football related to him. Still wanting to know more, we put the 6’3”, 220 pound, recruit with nine […]
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Few times in life can one be called disruptive, troublesome, or a brute with those adjectives being high praise and a great compliment. But those words only partly describes Crest High School linebacker Justin Foster. Other adjectives include big, fast, strong, and smart. All in all Foster is the complete package, a natural. Even college recruiters love Foster’s play. The […]
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From the end of the 2011 season and through the offseason leading into the 2012 season the Arkansas Razorbacks went from an 11-win team to a program spiraling out of control. Then head coach Bobby Petrino literally had the wheels of the program come out from underneath him and the Hogs were then left with interim head coach John L. […]
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Exclusive interview with Connor Maitland Spread offenses are fun to watch and understandably are part of the evolution of the game of football, but with a new trend something has to give way. Getting lost in the shuffle of teams scoring 50 plus points a game with the idea of running 80 or more plays a game is a […]
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Exclusive interview with Jonesboro, Georgia dual-threat star An explosive sophomore campaign was enough to make 10 different colleges swoon over a rising stars’ skill set. A 7×7 summer football injury slowed the on the field maturation process in 2014 but college coaches have not backed off quarterback Zerrick Cooper. Cooper is chalked full of natural instincts that coaches cannot […]
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Life is not slowing down for Maryland defensive end Darius Fullwood, and why would it? Considered one of the top recruits for the 2015 class with a personally set announcement date of June 28th looming overhead, camps, unofficially visits and offers keep coming around every corner in the offseason for the talented big man. At 6’4”, 240 pounds, the Our […]
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