Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks new focus on recruiting in the state of Louisiana under head coach Bret Bielema is starting to payoff. The 2016 class netted four out of the Sportsman’s Paradise and the 2017 class is off to a similar start landing their second from Louisiana on Wednesday with John Ehret High School’s Dwyane Fisher. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona landed their first two defensive linemen in the 2017 recruiting class on Wednesday getting hard commitments from tackle Kurtis Brown and end Kylan Wilborn. Brown did a little bit of everything for Liberty High School in Bakersfield (CA) during his junior season lining up as a tight end and defensive end. Brown received […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Bulldogs seem to have a renewed sense of purpose on the recruiting trail for the 2017 class after coming up a little shy with the 2016 haul. Mississippi State added their ninth reported verbal commitment on Wednesday with in-state offensive lineman James Jackson. Jackson was part of a Pascagoula High School team that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Back in March, Recruiting News Guru officially broke the news that Chuck Filiaga was leaving Vista Murrieta High School in southern California for a school in Texas, but which lucky school was landing the 4-star talent was still undecided. On Wednesday, Filiaga made his new school official announcing Aledo High School as his destination […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA April 5, 2016 turned out to be a Valentine’s Day of sorts for college football coaches across the country. Some coaches will rest easy knowing that their love for a 5-star recruit is a possible long-term relationship while others, much like many across the country on Valentine’s Day, will lay down for bed tonight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If diehard high school football fans are lucky, there is at least one guy somewhat similar to Chaz Ah You in a given state year after year. That guy is a two-way player who excels on both sides of the ball and at demanding positions who commands attention every time the ball is snapped. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For Baylor, if it has worked once before, chances are it will work again. The Bears have worked the Texas high school teammate connection for a second time landing budding defensive tackle Jayden Peevy on Monday. Peevy was part of a Cardinals team that went 6-6 in 2015 making a run into the second […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy running back Trevor Gear is on the field, good things happen for the Chargers. The same does not hold true for Georgia high school football opposition. Gear played in the last seven games of his sophomore season guiding ELCA to a state championship. With the pressure on during his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hawkeyes added a big piece to their 2017 recruiting class on Monday landing running back Ivory Kelly-Martin out of Oswego East High School. Kelly-Martin played for Nazareth Academy in 2015 helping the Roadrunners to a 12-2 record cementing himself as a tough and dynamic playmaker along the way. Kelly-Martin broke loose for 2,036 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sunday night the Arkansas Razorbacks landed a Class of 2017 wide receiver from an unexpected area and school, Maleek Barkley from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The one regional tie that binds the Hogs with Barkley is Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. A conspiracy theory is out centered on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While not one of the bigger rivalries in the deep south, when the formerly named Memphis State Tigers and Arkansas State, initially named Indians but now Red Wolves, have squared off, college football fans in east Arkansas and west Tennessee have taken notice. Since 1975, the two schools have met on the field 19 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Regional battles for top football talent along the recruiting trail can prove to be difficult for a lot of people in a lot of different ways. Battles for top regional talent in the Big Ten are no different than in any other area with Ohio State along with surging programs in Michigan, Penn State, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Golden State has long been known for producing top next level talent but over the years the prevailing thought was most of that talent was coming out of southern California. The fertile areas of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego are still mass producing amazing Division-I talent but college coaches have started […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There were several Class of 2016 players that took on a legendary status leading up to National Signing Day but perhaps none were as intriguing as North Webster High School’s Devin White. White was a true athlete able to capture the imagination not only within the state of Louisiana but nationwide. Listed anywhere from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On a high school gridiron and diamond, there is not much Bentonville High School’s Kasey Ford cannot do or has not accomplished. Ford twice helped guide his team to an Arkansas state championship in football with a semifinal round finish in 2015 and is a top baseball prospect having signed with his dream school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Across the country, idle Class of 2017 recruits are getting geared up for the one-day college camp circuit that could prove to be the difference maker in landing key offers from top programs nationwide. One of the many ready to showcase his stuff is Bald Knob High School (Arkansas) star wide receiver De’Shawn Gulledge. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona State added their third verbal commitment to their 2017 recruiting class on Thursday securing Texas safety Ashton Logan. Logan was part of Wildcats team that went 12-2 in 2015 making a deep run into the Texas 5A High School Playoffs. Temple High School used Logan at safety and outside linebacker giving the Sun […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last week on the recruiting trail has been extremely successful for Wisconsin landing three verbal commitments to their 2017 class. On Thursday, the Badgers landed in-state linebacker Jake Ferguson and Texas wide receiver Cade Green. Green, although largely an under the radar recruit, was a big cog in the offensive machine that was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Seemingly every college basketball program across the country at one time or another has been a bubble team come NCAA Tournament time. When college football switched from the BCS system to a four-team playoff format, Baylor was the first “bubble team” victim in 2014 thanks to the playoff committee selecting a lower ranked Ohio […]
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