Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Coaches across the SEC with quarterback battles waging in fall camp started naming starters for Week 1 of the 2015 college football season on Monday. In Oxford, the post-Bo Wallace era will begin with Chad Kelly in the pocket. Kelly has picked up a reputation for getting into trouble, both on and off the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 1 of the 2015 college football season is here and head coaches feeling the crunch to finally name a starter under center are coming forward with their best guess going forward. After a long battle in Athens, Bulldogs’ head coach Mark Richt named senior transfer Greyson Lambert Georgia’s starter against Louisiana-Monroe. After what […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The wild college football career that Everett Golson has put together had another key page written into the dynamic story on Monday when Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher named the senior transfer the team’s opening game starter. Golson became a national star in 2012 leading the Fighting Irish to the BCS National Championship […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Coconut Creek High School cornerback/safety/outside linebacker Alexy Jean-Baptiste had a great Game 1 to his senior season against Marist shutting everything down that came his way. Jean-Baptiste committed to Arkansas in mid-June over offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Oregon State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Pitt, Syracuse, […]
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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 Twitter: @HogManInLA Certain high school associations should award something akin to a lifetime achievement award to various players meeting certain criteria once their playing days have finished. One player immediately deserving of such an award is St. Thomas Aquinas center Louis Berkowitz. Berkowitz is a well battled tested machine coming up through the ranks in one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date July 14 on Athlon Sports The Razorbacks enter the 2015 with high expectations coming off a 7-6 season in 2014 that included a 31-7 bowl win over old Southwest Conference rival Texas. Arkansas’ offense should be the strength of the team with four offensive linemen returning, along with a pair of 1,100-yard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date on Athlon Sports Aug. 13 Few college football coaches have achieved the kind of success Les Miles has on the field. Since arriving in Baton Rouge in 2005 the Tigers have played for a BCS National Championship (2011) and won a BCS National Championship (2007) with the “Mad Hatter compiling a win-loss […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Sunday Utah secured their 18th verbal commitment for the 2016 recruiting class when safety Ohaji Hawkins picked the Utes. The Utes offered Hawkins back in April. Utah fought off offers from Western Kentucky, Army, Buffalo, Tennessee State, and in-state Division-I programs Florida Atlantic and Florida International to land the Winter Haven Senior talent. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Texas A&M always recruits well and on Saturday landed a stud running back to complement their 2016 recruiting class in Rakeem Boyd. The 6’0”, 190 pound, back has been explosive on the field for Stratford High School. Boyd jumped onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore rushing for 1,621 yards with 19 touchdowns. In […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The courting process did not take long between D’Andre Christmas-Giles and Tennessee with the Volunteers landing their target five days after offering the Louisiana recruit. Christmas-Giles might be the textbook version of an under the radar gem mined by Tennessee. The 6’4”, 290 pound, tackle missed the 2014 season after transferring from Salmen to […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Alan Schuckman Mascot: Golden Eagles League: Greater Wichita City (5A) 2014: 13-0 Location: Wichita, Kansas Overview The Golden Eagles had an outstanding season in 2014 earning 13 victories that cumulated in a Kansas 5A State Championship title. In the championship game, Bishop Carroll blew out St. Thomas Aquinas 39-7 despite trailing 7-6 at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was supposed to be one of the marquee national high school football games of the weekend turned into a cruising victory for the Gaels when Bishop Gorman upended visiting Chandler 35-14. Both squads are loaded with Division-I talent but the game took an upsetting turn early when Chandler (Arizona) 4-star running back Chase […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The match-up of two of the top teams in the state of Mississippi pitting two of the top rated recruits in the nation became a one-sided affair with Starkville (1-1) downing Oxford (1-1) 20-7 Friday night. The Little Egg Bowl was set to be a showcase of two of the top wide receivers in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Final High School Football Scores from Broward and Palm Beach St. Thomas Aquinas 35 – 3 Booker T. Washington Piper 31 – 14 Northeast Plantation 19 – 7 Cardinal Gibbons Deerfield 35 – 14 Cypress Bay Westminster Academy 35 – 0 King’s Academy Dillard 32 – 13 Stranahan Boca Christian 40 – 8 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Rockhurst 20 at Webb City 49 In a highly anticipated match-up, Webb City proved why they’re the kings of high school football in Missouri Class 4. The Cardinals cruised to a 21-7 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. After Rockhurst made it 21-14 early in the second quarter, the Webb City defense […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Friday night a young Booker T. Washington (0-1) team was over-matched against a stacked St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0) team falling 35-3 to the Raiders. A packed crowd of an estimated 6,500 at Brian Piccolo Stadium and a national TV audience on ESPN watched Aquinas snap Washington’s 41-game win streak dominating on both sides of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saturday morning, a week before the 2015 college football season begins for the Hogs, a second player was arrested in Fayetteville in as many days on alcohol related charges when local police picked up true freshman punter Blake Johnson. Johnson, 18, was arrested at 1:43 a.m. Saturday after police caught him urinating on a […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Brad Bradshaw Mascot: Rams District: 2-4A 2014: 6-5 Location: Bastrop, Louisiana Overview Bastrop had a roller coaster of season last year as every time they tried to start a long winning streak it would get halted. The Rams still managed to make the playoffs but suffered a heartbreaking 48-44 loss to Franklin […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The playing career for Arkansas Razorback senior running back Jonathan Williams is likely over after sustaining a foot injury during fall camp. The All-SEC tailback has received a ton of support from Razorback Nation but got some unlikely backing from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The injury to Williams’ foot was serious enough that surgery […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With the opening kickoff the 2015 college football season just eight days away, Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich ended the inevitable decision of naming a starter under center tabbing senior transfer quarterback Vernon Adams the Ducks’ leader. Adams has some big shoes to fill replacing 2014 Heisman Trophy Award winning quarterback Marcus Mariota but […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting stock for Omaha South High School two-way star Noah Fant is high and rising. The 6’5”, 215 pound, recruit is still seemingly open to the recruiting process going forward but for now he has hitched his wagon to the Iowa Hawkeyes. Noah made his announcement Friday morning on the Sharp and Benning […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Marvin Harris Mascot: Raiders District: 1-4A 2014: 4-6 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Overview After suffering through a disappointing 1-8 season in 2013 the Raiders took some giant steps forward when they finished with three more victories in 2014. Huntington could have had a few more victories if things had gone their way as […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The post Will Muschamp and Jeff Driskel era under center in Gainesville is not starting off perfectly. Head coach Jim McElwain announced on Thursday that he will use both redshirt freshman Will Grier and sophomore Treon Harris at the quarterback position in the season opener against New Mexico State. Of the two quarterbacks, Harris […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was a perceived weakness on paper for the Gators entering 2015 fall camp, took a turn for the better, but then within a week and a half until the season opener against New Mexico State took a turn for the worst. On Thursday new Florida head coach Jim McElwain had the displeasure of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2014 Utah high school football season had come to a close, once again Bingham High School had some hardware to bring home for the already crowded trophy case. The Miners finished 13-1 with a disappointing 23-20 road loss to eventual national champs Bishop Gorman in Week 3 or would have otherwise contended […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Mickey McCarty Mascot: Tigers District: 2-4A 2014: 13-1 Location: Monroe, Louisiana Overview Neville suffered a heart-breaking 19-13 loss to Longview (TX) in Week Two of the 2014 season then the Tigers went on an incredible 12-game winning streak which ended with them hoisting up the 4A state championship trophy in New Orleans. In 2015 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the average college football fan looks at their favorite team’s recruiting list three things are immediately sought out, recruiting ranking or number of stars, size, and stats. When Boston College fans pour over the fact sheet on Brooklyn’s Ray Marten, all they need to know is position and size. Marten is the type […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The trivia question pondering who replaced Brett Hundley under center at UCLA has an answer for now after Bruins head coach Jim Mora Jr. named true freshman Josh Rosen the starter Wednesday night. Rosen was the No. 1 rated pro-style quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class out of St. John Bosco in nearby Bellflower. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2014 season had come to a conclusion De La Salle, from Concord, Calif., had blown through the competition never finishing a game with a final margin closer than 22 points posting a mark of 14-0 with Servite (Anaheim) providing the “scare” at 47-24. The truly scary aspect about the Spartans is the […]
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