Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Being part of a winning program is a big boost to players when it comes to college football recruiting. Under the spotlight of big wins and state championships at Bellevue High School, when next level scouts arrive in the state of Washington, they know time spent with the Wolverines is time spent learning about […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Playing for Washington’s Bellevue High School attracts a next level crowd. Year after year the Wolverines are one of the state’s best loaded with next level talent capturing titles along the way. The 2023 campaign was no different going 11-2 with players earning rings after a 14-0 victory over Yelm. One of the players […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released their second of six weeks of rankings on Tuesday night. With only Texas A&M and Nebraska losing out of the Top 10 in the initial poll, the stakes were raised in Week 2. The big move in the rankings was the Aggies fall out of playoff contention […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another wild week in college football is in the books. While most Top 25 teams held up their end of the rankings, SEC teams came out of the weekend banged up looking to reset the season for a strong finish. ACC Teams in the Atlantic Coast came out of the weekend set the way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Even though there was not as much hype about the games scheduled going into the weekend, college football did not disappoint with exciting showdowns that produced big upsets that could affect the end of the season playoff. ACC The near upset that would have shaken college football to the core was Virginia rising up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While getting the proverbial keys to a Cadillac is great, but getting the keys to a high performance sports car like a Ferrari is even better. When Real Mitchell is officially handed the keys to the high performing St. John Bosco football team in 2016… watch out! Over the last three seasons, the right […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Time and repeated history has shown that even the most talented of players can be overlooked or missed out on the recruiting trail, no matter the size of the state or the success of the school. For Mater Dei Class of 2017 linebacker Fa’avae Fa’avae, pronounced Fuh-via, the overlooked portion of his high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The state of California is well known for producing prolific high school quarterbacks who matriculate out across the country scorching opposing collegiate defenses. The hitch in the notoriety, to have a great quarterback a team has to have at least one great receiver and the Golden State is once again loaded with blistering talent […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last couple of seasons have been tough on the field for MacArthur High School but the Houston area team has had one really bright spot through the ups-and-downs, defensive end Isaiah Chambers. Despite a losing record, the Generals strong-side defensive end was so highly though of for his play he was voted 6A […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football fans on the east coast maybe unaware of the standout season Washington State has put together after a tough start to the year. The Cougars are 8-3, 6-2, second in the Pac-12 North Division behind Stanford, and have quality wins over Oregon (45-38), Arizona (45-42), Arizona State (38-24), and UCLA (31-27). If […]
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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 Everything is clicking on and off the field for the Utes in 2015 with the Utah squad racing out to a 6-0 record and blazing a path on the recruiting trail. Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham added verbal commitment No. 23 to the 2016 class on Tuesday picking up Santa Monica JUCO quarterback Troy […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life is moving fast on and off the field for Phoenix high school quarterback Daniel Bridge-Gadd. Bridge-Gadd received an offer from the Washington Huskies on Oct. 3 and after a weekend visit to Seattle verbally committed to the Huskies on Monday. Bridge-Gadd is a star quarterback for Paradise Valley High School in Arizona. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Quick, shifty, great hands, and dangerous in the open field, all things that are trademarks of a play-making wide receiver, all attributes of Bishop Alemany High School’s Class of 2016 wide receiver/cornerback Jarrin Pierce. Pierce uses his skill sets well with a game speed in space that is not accurately caught on a straight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A day after USC Athletic Director Pat Haden placed head football coach Steve Sarkisian on an indefinite leave of absence, a bigger picture of ongoing alcohol abuse is now being painted about the once highly regarded coach. Reports indicated on Sunday that Sarkisian showed up for a team meeting Sunday morning at 11 a.m. […]
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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 The Huskies received good news on Saturday when 4-star cornerback Isaiah Gilchrist verbally committed to Washington. The 5’11”, 180 pound, cornerback is highly rated but no teams outside of Pac-12 country have tried to wrangle the Bellevue High School talent into another region. Gilchrist has offers from Arizona, USC, Oregon, Cal, Arizona State, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the dirt, grass stains, and blood had been cleaned off the last of the St. Anthony High School uniforms in 2014 the Saints turned in an 11-2 season thanks to the help of defensive end/tackle Curtis Weaver. Weaver was a force along the line forcing the ball dead on 52 plays, 33 solo, with 13 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Skyline High School in Dallas was one of the top teams in the nation in 2014 winning 14 consecutive games before falling in the fifth round of the Texas High School Playoffs 52-34 to Allen High School. On Sunday Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury aligned the Red Raiders with in-state excellence accepting verbal commitments from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Former St. John Bosco cornerback Naijiel Hale and the University of Washington have reportedly parted ways per the Seattle Times due to disciplinary problems. Hale posted a message on Instagram announcing his departure on Friday writing, “I would like to announce that I will be taking my football career elsewhere and thank the university of Washington […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The difference from August 2014 to August 2015 is a 180 degree turn in the right direction for Gonzaga Preparatory defensive end Evan Weaver. Last year Weaver was preparing to make his mark on the field for the Bullpups and what an incredible mark he made helping lead his team to a 10-2 record that included […]
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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 There are a lot of coming out parties happening this year on high school gridirons across the country and one player sure to make a lot of noise is Malik Walker. Walker got limited touches as a sophomore in 2014 but averaged 8.14 yards per carry toting the ball 34 times for 277 yards with one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Cisco sophomore quarterback Richard Lagow was in a difficult position heading into his sophomore season. The automatic qualifier out of high school caught the attention of six colleges after throwing for over 2,900 yards with 29 touchdowns as a freshman but was left in an uncertain grey area not knowing if he should press forward at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The future was bright for Cyler Miles in 2012. The extremely gifted quarterback was heading to the University of Washington as a 4-star out of Mullen High School but was also named the co-MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl hitting 7 of 8 attempts for 155 yards with a score and another touchdown on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright One of the fastest rising quarterback prospects out of the JUCO ranks for the 2016 recruiting class is Cisco signal caller Richard Lagow. Lagow originally signed with UConn out of Plano Senior High School as part of the 2013 recruiting class, went through fall camp with the Huskies, but then walked on at Oklahoma State redshirting […]
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There is a gridiron goldmine that is also a diamond in the rough in Murrieta, California. A rare gem that few football fans are aware of but college football coaches have flocked to see trying to lure the talent to their individual campus for next level glory. Many have even offered just to be in the mix without even setting […]
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UCLA football is headed in the right direction under head coach Jim Mora Jr. but a lasting fingerprint from the Rick Neuheisel era remains. Not only his Neuheisel’s son, redshirt junior quarterback Jerry Neuheisel, still on the team but so are a few of his recruits brought to Westwood during his tenure from 2008-2011. One of Neuheisel’s key recruits was […]
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On May 4, Glendora High School quarterback Matt Fink verbally committed to the University of Southern California paving a path full of potential Pac-12 Championships and possible FBS Playoff berths. Fellow Tartans’ teammate Damon Johnson might also soon commit to a Power 5 school for his impressive ability to consistently get tight accurate spirals where they need to be as […]
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Mean, nasty, and has a bad attitude, that is the nicest summation of Tucker Scott on the gridiron even on a play going the other way. The 6’5”, 270 pound, offensive lineman may have 25 to 30 pounds to pack on before he starts routinely embarrassing college defensive linemen and linebackers, but make no mistake that is what will soon […]
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