About da Guru(s)
Ryan Wright, a.k.a. the Recruiting Guru, has been working in mass media and news markets since the mid 1990’s. While in college Ryan was the afternoon producer for the No. 1 news radio station in Arkansas writing updates, interviewing topical people of interest for breaking news stories all while forming and overseeing a news team into the vision of KARN News Radio executives.
Over the years Ryan has worked as a sports writer and journalist with articles featured on Scout.com, The Bleacher Report, LA Times online edition, and was the founder/editor/site publisher for Razorbackers.com in association with Sports Illustrated and FanSided Network.
In 2013 Ryan joined Elite Sports Network as the site’s National Recruiting Director breaking college and high school football updates to an avid U.S. fan base. You can also read Ryan’s work on Athlon Sports where he covers college football, primarily SEC West programs, and recruiting.
Most recently, Ryan was a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com covering recruiting in the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
Over the years Ryan has interviewed thousands of top high school football recruits, college football players, and NFL players from across the nation developing a reputation for insightful, non-biased, and trusted reporting appreciated not only by fans but by each individual interviewee.
In 2013 and 2014 Ryan received an award as one of the top journalist in Los Angeles from online publications (Public Seek & Australia WOW); no trophies, no certificates, just notified for small bragging rights!
On Air Radio Appearances
ESPN Mississippi
ESPN New Orleans/Baton Rouge
ESPN Fresno
ESPN San Diego
CBS Radio Las Vegas
SB Nation Radio
The Buzz 103.7 Drive Time Sports (Arkansas)
Donovan James Podcast – FPC College Radio
Tallahassee Democrat talking FSU recruiting
Twitter link: @RyanWrightRNG
Facebook link: Recruiting News Guru on Facebook
Contributor: Ross Webby
Before coming to RNG, Ross started running weekly recruit interview shows for a Miami Hurricanes focused recruiting channel on YouTube called “The Scoop on The U”. Ross brought on five-, four-, and three-star recruits along with underrated players for interviews. During that time, Ross was able to make some amazing relationships in the areas of Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington. Ross has interviewed Canes alumni, members of the Canes’ coaching staff, high school coaches, high school ADs, trainers, etc…
Ross has been in the recruiting game for over two years, mostly on YouTube, but has also been featured on SiriusXM multiple times to talk Canes football. Ross has also interviewed other South Florida recruiting staples such as Larry Blustein and Frank Tucker, a.k.a The Crib SFLA.
Ross is excited about the opportunity to join the RNG team to dive even deeper into the national recruiting scene.
Twitter link: @NorthFreshCane
Writer: Charlie Beuttel
Charlie has always had a passion for sports writing. He grew up in Pomona, Kansas where he attended West Franklin High School. While in high school he covered football, baseball, basketball and softball for the school newspaper and yearbook.
After high school, Charlie took a break from sports writing and joined the military where he was deployed for most of 2011 and the beginning of 2012.
Charlie has been writing for Recruiting News since November of 2014 while working on getting his bachelor’s degree from Remington College. Currently Charlie covers Louisiana, Kansas and Missouri high school football, the SEC, the Big 12, and Conference USA with an emphasis on Louisiana Tech.
Twitter link: @charlie_cds3