Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: J.T. Curtis Mascot: Patriots District: 9-5A 2014: 12-2 Location: River Ridge, Louisiana Overview John Curtis had a successful season in 2014 with the Patriots making it all the way to the Division One championship. Unfortunately John Curtis suffered a nail-biting 17-14 loss to Jesuit. Going into 2015, there is an apparent hole […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Stephen Robicheaux Mascot: Wildcats District: 7-5A 2014: 14-1 Location: Destrehan, Louisiana Overview The Wildcats went on an amazing run last season as they won their first 14 games and advanced all the way to the state championship game. Unfortunately Destrehan was upset by Acadiana, 23-7 ending a great season. Destrehan lost quite […]
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Written by James Gray II Twitter: @JGray1221 Last season, by many fans, was viewed as a huge letdown. The South Carolina Gamecocks started the season ranked No. 9 in the AP poll only to get embarrassed at home 52-28 by Texas A&M in their first televised game of the season on the SEC Network. It was a long season for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright – interview co-conducted by Jordan Jones The Arkansas Razorbacks’ coaching staff is coming off an amazing 2015 in-state recruiting haul where only one top player offered from the Natural State left for another Division-I program, receiver K.J. Hill (Ohio State). The top talent within the state has yet again attracted college recruiters from all over the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: David Brewerton Mascot: Broncos 2014: 13-2 Location: Zachary, Louisiana Overview It was a successful first season for the Broncos under David Brewerton. Zachary had one of their best seasons in school history and advanced to the state semifinals where the Broncos suffered a heartbreaking 9-3 loss to eventual champion Acadiana. Zachary’s other […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Coaches’ All-SEC teams were announced on Tuesday with seven Arkansas Razorbacks occupying the list. The Hogs were snubbed out of any first-team selections but placed four on the second-team offense. The coaches liked Arkansas just enough, especially their offense to name tight end Hunter Henry, right tackle Dan Skipper, left tackle Denver Kirkland, […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Fort Osage @ Blue Springs Fort Osage defeated Raytown South on the road last week 27-14. The Indians now come home to face an up-and-coming Blue Springs team that was shutout by Staley 35-0 last week. Senior wide receiver Donte Dodson led Fort Osage with 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Week One […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What many believed would be the inevitable decision all along became fact on Tuesday when South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier named redshirt sophomore Connor Mitch the starting quarterback for the Gamecocks. Daily fall camp drama was coming out of Columbia with Spurrier attempting to push for a greater competition among his signal callers. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Among many the top priorities for the Arkansas Razorbacks under head coach Bret Bielema since he came to town for the 2013 season is reloading the amount of talent at the wide receiver position. The Hogs have not had a true dynamic playmaker on the outside since the 2012 season when Cobi Hamilton hauled in 90 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Ted Davidson Mascot: Rams District: 3-5A 2014: 12-4 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Overview For the second consecutive season Acadiana won the Louisiana 5A state championship. 2014 was a tougher championship season than 2013 as the Rams lost four regular season games and entered the playoffs as the No. 15 seed. Acadiana was clicking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In the Recruiting News Guru best of the best series, every top high school listed has something to brag about entering the 2015 season. For Cedar Hill High School they can brag about recent history and talent that will carry them through the upcoming season. These Longhorns are located south of Dallas and Arlington […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Cal keeps adding solid recruits to their 2016 recruiting class keeping a Top 20 ranking to date. On Monday, the Golden Bears added do-everything Mississippi athlete Jordan Duncan raising the stock of the class. Duncan is the true definition of a football “ATH.” The 6’2”, 193 pound, talent is a two-way star for Oak […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin straightened out any confusion under center entering the 2015 college football season naming sophomore quarterback Kyle Allen the Aggies’ starter on Monday. Allen started the final five games of the 2014 season making waves in his second start beating No. 3 Auburn on the road 41-38. The Scottsdale, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Over the weekend the Arkansas Razorbacks added verbal commitment No. 13 with Texas wide receiver Kofi Boateng. Due to scholarship restrictions, the Hogs are reportedly only going to take 18 players in the 2016 recruiting class instead of a full haul of 25 leaving five key spots left to fill. The big question is […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Reynolds Moore Mascot: Tigers District: 1-4A 2014: 10-3 Location: Benton, Louisiana Overview The Tigers had a very impressive season in 2014 advancing all the way to the state quarterfinals before suffering a heartbreaking 55-7 loss to Warren Easton. Confidence in a great season is once again running high around this team going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Louisiana has had its share of different frightening tales over the years threatening the livelihood of the good people in the Bayou State. Some of the better stories that have kept going over time include the Swamp Monster or the Fouke monster, the paramafait, and the Rougarou. A new beast that is not fictional […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Bryant Sepulvado Mascot: Gators District: 1-5A 2014: 5-6 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Overview It will be an emotional season for Captain Shreve after the unexpected passing of long time Head Coach Richard Lary this summer. Coach Lary complied a 25-38 record as coach of the Gators. This young Gators team will now be under the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Bishop Gorman takes the field on Aug. 29 against Arizona powerhouse high school football team Chandler, the Gaels will look the same but several key pieces will be missing from the national championship squad from a year ago, namely head coach Tony Sanchez. Sanchez guided Bishop Gorman to a record of 85-5 over […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tennessee Volunteers have a lot of work left on their 2016 recruiting class with 16 pledges but got a big jump start on 2017 when Indiana quarterback Hunter Johnson committed on Sunday. Johnson, listed at 6’3”, 195 pounds, has all the tools to be a great quarterback but success on the high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Saturday Arlington Lamar High School senior wide receiver Kofi Boateng became the 13th verbal commitment to the Arkansas Razorbacks 2016 recruiting class. The Hogs landed the 6’1”, 180 pound, receiver over offers from 30 other programs including Ole Miss, North Carolina, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, and Arizona State among others. Boateng jumped on everyone’s radar after […]
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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 The idea of keeping everything hush-hush on Oregon’s practice field was taken to another level this week when members of the Pac-12 Network were kicked out of an Oregon Ducks’ practice with the aid of local police. Per reports, Pac-12 analyst Curtis Conway and crew were walking down a set of stairs towards the Ducks’ practice […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The daily practice updates from Tennessee head coach Butch Jones have been filled with more bad news than happy news with the loss of players for the year due to injury. The latest upsetting injury news from Knoxville hits the starting unit of the Volunteers’ secondary. On Saturday Jones announced sophomore defensive back Rashaan Gaulden could […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Head Coach: Kevin Coker Mascot: Falcons League: Flint HIlls (Kansas 3A) 2014: 2-7 Location: Pomona, Kansas Overview Kevin Coker took over as head coach of West Franklin after the 2013 season and is trying to lead the Falcons to their first winning season since 2008. West Franklin suffered a disappointing season in 2014 suffering […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2014 Georgia high school football season had come to an end Newton High School had posted a record of 7-4 that included a tough 43-29 third-round playoff loss to Etowah. The Rams have high expectations entering the 2015 season especially with No. 2 Kurt Taylor in the backfield. Taylor is just entering […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up verbal commitment No. 13 to their 2016 recruiting class on Saturday landing Arlington Lamar High School wide receiver Kofi Boateng. Boateng is one of the more highly recruited wide receivers in the nation with some 30 scholarship offers. The 6’1”, 180 pound, target had 66 receptions for 1,023 receiving yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There are some 30 teams in the state of California year in and year out loaded with enough talent to beat any other team in the state on the right day. Of the 30 top teams in-state there are only truly a half dozen squads that can challenge any top team in the nation and one […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Missouri High School Football Recap Aug. 21, 2015 Blue Springs 0 @ Staley 35 For the first time in three years, Staley won their home opener. The victory also gave Head Coach Fred Bouchard his 200th career win. The Falcons gained the ultimate momentum in the second quarter when Blue Spring fumbled deep in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Head Coach: Curtis Evans Mascot: Giants 2014: 3-7 District: 1-3A Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Overview Green Oaks had another disappointing season in 2014 winning just three games for the second consecutive season. The Giants could have had a playoff caliber kind of season if they could have converted four losses that ended by a margin of 10 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tigers 2016 recruiting class got a little bit stronger on Friday with the verbal commitment of Whale Branch High School defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney. Pinckney burst onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore coming up with 91 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, and seven sacks. The 6’3”, 290 pound, athlete proved his stats in […]
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