Written by Ryan Wright The Florida Gators have pulled a couple of recruiting coups so far in the 2016 recruiting class and another one took place on Wednesday when they pulled Jeawon Taylor out of the state of Alabama. Taylor spent the 2014 season all over the field for Park Crossing High School coming up with 91 tackles, 12 pass […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel In 2014, North DeSoto finished 9-3 and reached the second round of the Louisiana 4A playoffs. The Griffins season ended when they lost to powerhouse Edna Karr 34-13. Heading into the 2015 season, the Griffins have the experience and talent to make a deeper run in the playoffs. One of the returning stars for North DeSoto […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The meteoric rise of quarterback Ian Book during the offseason hit a high point on Tuesday with an announced commitment to Notre Dame. The 6’1”, 200 pound, pro-style quarterback led Oak Ridge High School to a 5-5 record in 2014. Book completed 63 percent of his passes hitting 155 of 248 pass attempts coming up with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the SEC Media Days concluded in mid-July, the Arkansas Razorbacks were picked to finish fourth in the SEC West behind perennial favorites Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. The Hogs 7-6 finish in 2014 was impressive enough to the voting media members, along with 17 returning starters, to place Arkansas ahead of Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Kevin Steele takes the field as LSU’s new defensive coordinator on Thursday he might be under the impression the former defensive coordinator John Chavis took all of the defensive linemen with him to College Station. Steele and head coach Les Miles suffered another setback on Monday with the announced departure of defensive tackle/end Maquedius Bain. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Florida Gators Class of 2016 grouping of cornerbacks now looks complete with the Tuesday commitment of Dade City, Fla. cornerback Jayvaughn Myers. Myers helped Pasco High School to a 6-4 record in 2014 coming up with 31 stops, five pass breakups, and one sack in nine games played. He was also used on the Pirates […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas finished 2014 with a 7-3 record behind a high-powered offense that averaged 52.4 points a game. The Trojans’ offense manufactured several blowouts marching to the Kansas High School Playoffs. A promising season ended in the first round of the Kansas 6A playoffs losing 64-46 to Hutchison. One key weapon in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks were one of six teams who had a shot at landing Georgia linebacker Donta Evans on Sunday but in the end lost out to the Ole Miss Rebels. Arkansas felt they had as good a shot as any school with Evans. Going into his announcement date the Archer High School (Lawrenceville) star knew […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tennessee Volunteers have a Smokey Mountain size of momentum on their side heading into the 2015 college football season. The Volunteers put the breaks on four consecutive losing seasons in 2014 finishing 7-6 with a dominating 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa and enter the fall with 17 returning starters. Butch Jones’ on the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright While LSU’s 2016 recruiting class is shaping up nicely the Tigers’ 2017 class took a big potential hit on Monday when Dylan Moses decommitted. Moses is widely considered one of if not the top linebacker for the 2017 recruiting class after registering 176.5 tackles with 13 tackles for a loss as a freshman. During his sophomore […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Sunday was the icing on the cake for Charlotte Christian linebacker Ryan Gilmartin. A starter on the field since his freshman season, the 6’1”, 230 pound, Class of 2016 talent has helped the Knights to back-to-back-to-back state championships unseating cross-town rival Charlotte Latin in 2013 and 2014 for the state title. Through his efforts, Gilmartin is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The college football season officially kicks off for some SEC teams today, and not a minute too soon for most die hard fans. All of the offseason work, stories, rumors, and preseason rankings start accounting for progress and results on the field in the form of fall camp over the next week. Thirteen of the 14 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Utes got a two-for-one deal on Sunday landing the dynamic duo of quarterback Tyler Huntley and wide receiver Demari Simpkins out of Hallandale, Florida. The Chargers lost their first game of the season 30-7 to Miramar and then went on a 10-game winning streak into the second round of the Florida High School State Playoffs […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Many college football teams are nearing their limit of 25 commitments for the 2016 recruiting class. As one top player after the other pledges to play for one school after another the Cal Golden Bears have done a steady job month after month during the offseason of picking up solid recruits. On Saturday Cal traveled to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A long recruiting flirtation between wide receiver Emmanuel Rugamba and colleges in Iowa ended on Saturday with the Naperville Central talent siding with the Hawkeyes. Iowa State was thought to be a frontrunner for Rugamba with friend and Cyclones’ Class of 2015 linebacker signee Bobby McMillen on campus but in the end the Hawkeyes landed their […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Wisconsin landed A.J. Taylor on Saturday, the verbal commitment was just a formality but the recruitment was a big win. Taylor is considered one of the top athletes in the 2016 recruiting class playing running back for powerhouse Rockhurst High School (Kansas City, MO) but also a major threat in the passing game thanks to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The last two seasons Bentonville High School has been the best football program in the state of Arkansas come season’s end. Among the many talented players donning a helmet and shoulder pads for the Tigers during this incredible run has been cornerback Tyrone Mahone. Mahone has arguably been one of the best cornerbacks in the state […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Kearney High School in Kearney, Missouri had a great season in 2014. The Bulldogs finished 12-2 and made it to the Missouri 4A State Semifinals for the second year in a row. One reason for Kearney’s success in 2014 was their defense. The Bulldogs defense chewed up their opponents and held them to an average of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting efforts for Oklahoma during the offseason has not given Sooner Nation much to get excited about over the last six months until now. As the college football season approaches interest in recruiting is expected to pick up especially after Oklahoma landed to big recruits over the last two days; safety Chanse Sylvie and outside linebacker […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A rare recruiting decision went down on Friday when linebacker Errol Thompson verbally committed to Mississippi State. Thompson 6’3”, 240 pounds, has garnered a lot of attention stopping opposing offenses for Florence High School helping the Falcons post an 11-3 mark in 2014. Double-digit offers have rolled with Arkansas, Memphis, Missouri, Southern Miss, and Tennessee being […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Maryland head coach Rand Edsall got a small win heading into the 2015 college football season before stepping foot on the field. On Thursday transfer quarterback Daxx Garman received a waiver from the NCAA clearing him to play this season. J.W. Walsh started the season opener for Oklahoma State but Garman played in nine games last […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On Thursday media members voted on who they thought would win the Pac-12 Championship come season’s end giving the USC Trojans 21 of 45 votes nudging out Oregon who received 17 votes. While many college football fans still have the Pete Carroll era (2001-2009) etched into their collective brains, but surprisingly the Trojans nod to win […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If recent history means anything, St. Thomas Aquinas is in for another championship run kind of season. In 2014 the Raiders finished 15-1 with their lone loss coming to Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) early in the season before the team found their footing streaking to a Florida High School State Championship. Off the 2014 team, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting efforts for the South Carolina Gamecocks have picked up over the last 14 days seeing their commitment total jump from five players to 13 by Wednesday with the commitment of prized defensive end Jordan Smith. Smith, 6’5”, 225 pounds, has picked up 20-plus offers after coming up with 71 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015-2016 high school seasons officially begin, Pine Bluff defensive end John Tate has a rare opportunity on his hands. The big 6’4”, 270 pound, athlete could actually go back-to-back in both football and basketball winning a total of four state championships during his high school career. Winning a state basketball championship is impressive but […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel North DeSoto High School located in Stonewall, Louisiana is coming off a 9-3 season. However, the Griffins had the talent and ability to win over 10 games last year with two of their three losses coming by seven points or less. In 2014, North DeSoto made it to the second round of the Louisiana 4A playoffs […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A weekend visit to Tucson for defensive tackle Markell Utsey turned into an offer and a commitment by Tuesday. The Little Rock Parkview tight end took to Twitter on Tuesday announcing his commitment posting, “Blessed to say I am Committed to the University Of Arizona #BearDown.” Utsey is part of a great recruiting run for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What could have turned into a long recruiting process for Lake Minneola High School safety Deon Edwards took a quick turn around on Wednesday when he verbally committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks. Before the weekend Edwards had narrowed down his list of 15 reported offers to South Carolina, Missouri, Central Florida, and Arkansas announcing as things […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The college camp circuits are over for high school football players leaving a final resume builder of a senior season to prove worthy of a scholarship offer. Countless Class of 2016 players who have worked for years to hone their skill sets have at least 10 games to impress, endure, and, even in some cases, outlast […]
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Written by Ryan Wright All success stories have to start somewhere and for Breylin Smith his began and will extend in Conway, Arkansas. On Tuesday the Conway High School star verbally committed to UCA agreeing to a few more years in central Arkansas. Interest in Smith really started to take off after his junior year when he helped the Wampus […]
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