College coaches love evaluating high school recruits in person. The one-on-one time allows coaches to see if recruits are as big, fast, and as skilled as they appear on tape. The time during the camp also allows for coaches to see if a player is coachable and it helps forge a bond with said recruit. For Fort Smith linebacker Deontre […]
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Hard to believe it but college and NFL coaches are human too. All coaches have their strong points in some area of the game but that does not mean that all coaches know how to build a football team across the board. All coaches are also prone to following the trends and the latest trend on offense for the last […]
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On Saturday evening around 9:15 pm ET South Carolina wide receiver/cornerback D’Najee Whosendove verbally committed to the University of Georgia. The 6’0”, 175 pound, two-way star played for South Aiken High School in 2014 but will suit up for Allendale-Fairfax in 2015. During his sophomore campaign Whosendove had 22 receptions for 450 yards with eight touchdowns. On the other side […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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When Florida State ended spring practices John Franklin III was listed as the team’s second-string quarterback. On May 19 former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson announced his decision to transfer to the Seminoles. Now the 6’0”, 180 pound, redshirt sophomore from South Plantation High School is looking for a new team. Showing his willingness to be a team player, during […]
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The Pac-12 recruiting battle for running back/linebacker Beau Bisharat ended on Saturday with the Carmichael, California prospect verbally committing to Stanford. Bisharat, 6’2”, 210 pounds, helped lead Jesuit High School to a 9-3 record in 2014 rushing for 1,651 yards with 23 touchdowns. He also pulled down 24 passes for 385 yards with an additional three scores. With the success […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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It appears Louisiana Tech has found their quarterback for the future. On Thursday afternoon, quarterback Keondre Wudtee announced that he had committed to Louisiana Tech. Wudtee plays at Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana and will graduate next May. The 6’4″, 180 pound, dual-threat quarterback had a stellar junior year in which he threw for 2,544 yards and 29 touchdowns […]
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Before Badgers’ legacy Karé Lyles matriculates onto the Madison, Wisconsin campus he has the rare opportunity to do what few have ever done, win back-to-back Arizona state championships. Making the feat even more impressive, Lyles can give Saguaro High School a state title in two different classifications after the Scottsdale squad moves up a level in 2015. We quizzed Lyles […]
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Over the weekend Iowa State attempted to go into UCLA’s backyard to pickup FB/RB/LB Jalen Starks but on Thursday the battle was over when the local product verbally committed to the Bruins. Starks, 6’1”, 240 pounds, helped Crespi High School to a 9-2 record in 2014 by blowing open holes for running back Torrance Brumfield and his 1,258 yards rushing […]
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On Thursday May 21, 2015 a tide was turned in Texas when Cougars’ head coach Tom Herman gained a verbal commitment from highly regarded 5-star defensive tackle Ed Oliver. Immediately after the Houston area recruit announced his intentions to stay in his hometown for college, 4-star defensive tackle Jordan Elliott, 3-star offensive guard Dixie Wooten III, and 3-star defensive end […]
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While in high school Maso Dodd took a lot of things for granted including his athletic skills, football talent, and his college education. As his senior year was closing in on him the reality of the moment came fast and hard. Despite some offers from a few D-II and D-III schools he opted to wait and figure everything out. Lucky […]
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Every now and again while scouting recruits and doing research a puzzling question comes up. Two questions normally come up, why is this recruit not being more widely recruited and, especially in the case of Keyshon Camp, how can this guy be rated as low as he is? Camp is a 6’4”, 274 pound, destructive force along the defensive line […]
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In late April new Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh taunted SEC head coaches with his “Summer Swarm.” The Summer Swarm is nine planned satellite football camps in seven states with the intent to draw recruits from other regions to the University of Michigan. Harbaugh had the upper hand due to a SEC rule that outlawed the practice. With the […]
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Corey Henderson Jr. is having a great high school career at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 6’1”, 170 pound, wide receiver had an outstanding junior year racking up 700 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns for the Eagles. Henderson also received Second-Team All-District honors. Last week we talked to Corey about his high school career and his commitment to the […]
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Every now and again a pivotal moment life comes around giving us an opportunity to change the direction of our life forever. Either we listen to the little voice inside our head or our gut telling us to do something differently or we ignore it taking, more times than not, the easier path in life. Maurice Carnell IV took the […]
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On Wednesday news broke that the Oklahoma Sooners program would be down one quarterback when fall practices pickup in August after Justice Hansen announced he was leaving the program. The 6’3”, 215 pound, quarterback was considered a 4-star recruit by multiple recruiting services during his senior season for Santa Fe High School in 2013. The Class of 2014 signee was […]
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When we last caught up with Southern Arkansas pitcher Landon Simpson he was just hitting his stride in the 2015 season. The former Arkansas Razorbacks relief pitcher was stretching his arm out as a No. 1 for the Muleriders posting a 4-3 mark through nine starts. In those nine starts he had 53.2 innings pitched, a 43/11 strikeout to walk […]
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In 2014 Franklin High School went through a learning curve on and off the field. The Somerset, New Jersey squad finished 2-8 but like most units that take their lumps in one season, watch out for that same team the following season. The Warriors have returning starting quarterback Darius Gibson back for his senior campaign in 2015. The 6’0”, 182 […]
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In 2014 the 6’4”, 245 pound, defensive monster Daelin Hayes only got to play three games before off the field transfer problems limited his season but in the few games played Hayes was truly awesome suiting up for St. Bonaventure High School in California. The 5-star recruit has offers from programs like Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, […]
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Christian Brothers College (High School) running back Tre Bryant is just that, a running back, and a really good one at that. On inside handoffs, off tackle, cut-backs in a zone blocking scheme, and on outside sweeps, if he finds as much as a little crease he is gone. With great blocking in front of him, the Class of 2016 […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Curtis Weaver has a very bright future ahead. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive lineman/defensive end is a force opposing California offenses have to account for play after play. Fighting off double-teams and chip shots from running backs, Curtis still came up with 52 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 pass deflections, and […]
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When we last spoke to Charlotte Christian linebacker Ryan Gilmartin in mid-February recruiting for the 6’1”, 230 pound, tackling machine was really just starting. Wake Forest and Hawaii had offered with dozens showing interest after he posted a stat line of 103 tackles, 5 sacks, 19 tackles for a loss, and 6 pass breakups. Now the North Carolina native has […]
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The future is very bright for San Clemente High School tight end Cole Fotheringham. The Class of 2016 standout already has offers from Boise State, Nevada, Utah, BYU, and Utah State entering his senior season. Before the 6’5”, 225 pound, target finishes his senior year more offers are sure to be dropped on the table with teams like USC, Washington, […]
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Since Barry Alvarez took over the Wisconsin program in 1990 three things have been a constant with the Badgers football team, great coaching, wins, and talent. Alvarez won three Big Ten Championships in the 1990’s turning the Badgers into a winning program by 1996. Following Alvarez’s win-loss-tie record of118-73-4 during his time as head coach from 1990 through 2005, even […]
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When the 2014 season came to a close for Corona High School the thought “wait until next year” was first and foremost. The Panthers struggled through the year finishing 1-9 but not all that comes with a bad season was on the coaching staff or the players. After going through a first string and second string quarterback with everyone learning […]
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The Shreveport, Louisiana area has always been a hotbed of football talent ever since Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw played at Woodlawn High in the 70’s. The latest high school football star that is getting ready to make the jump to the college level is Corey Henderson Jr. On March 30, the 6’1”, 170 pound, wide receiver for Evangel Christian […]
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San Juan Hills High School defensive end Tim Newman is preparing for a standout senior season. The soon to-be three-year starter tore up opposing California offenses for 81 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, and 9 sacks in 2014. Newman earned First-Team All-South Coast League honors but more importantly stoked his college recruiting. Pac-12, Mountain West Conference, and Ivy League […]
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Since the Jack Pardee-John Jenkins era University of Houston football has been influx. In the mid to late 1980’s through 1990 the Cougars unleashed their exciting brand of the run-and-shoot offense making quarterback Andrew Ware a Heisman Trophy winner and David Klingler a household name. By 1991 the thrill ride was over. With coaches like Kim Helton and Dana Dimel […]
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In a town 14 miles due north of the heart of Oklahoma City stands a football cautionary tale. When parents talk about being fearful for their child’s safety on a football field, traces of the conversation can be linked back to the town of Edmond. When media talking heads expound on the violence of the game of football, they are […]
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