On Friday Michigan State landed their 14th verbal commitment to their 2016 recruiting class when defensive end Josh King committed to the Spartans. Depending on the recruiting service, King represents MSU’s highest ranked commitment thus far, a borderline 5-star recruit. King, 6’6”, 250 pounds, is a beast strong-side defensive end for Hinsdale South in Darien, Illinois. Upon completion of a […]
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For those of you who have never seen Urbandale High School offensive lineman Jake Heinrich play his actions on the field can be summed up in two words – relentless bully. For those readers not familiar with the game of football being a relentless bully as an offensive lineman on the gridiron is a compliment of highest regards. If one […]
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Florida Gators new head coach Jim McElwain is a man on a mission. After being hired away from Colorado State in early December 2014, McElwain piece mailed together a recruiting class shattered after the dismissal of former head coach Will Muschamp. The Gators signed 21 players making a strong National Signing Day push landing 5-stars defensive end CeCe Jefferson and […]
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When we last caught up with “Triple-Threat”, a.k.a. Jordan Barlow, in early May the Van Buren High School quarterback was getting looks from teams both near and far. Teams like Louisville, Marshall, North Texas, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stetson, Davidson, Bucknell, and in-state power Arkansas. Now the college one-day camp circuit has begun and the All-Conference signal caller is ready to shift […]
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When we last caught up with Charlotte Christian tight end/defensive end Alex Parker in February recruiting was just picking up and summer one-day college camps were too far off to even start considering. Now nearly four months later the Class of 2016 rising star has offers from Elon, Mercer, and Gardner Webb with another dozen or so showing heavy interest. […]
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Even a sport as inclusive as football is still not without certain prejudices that exist nationwide. The high school ranks are filled with a large volume of players who have showed their worth on the gridiron, be it over time or in the stat column, but because they play on a lower classification an automatic snub or red flag is […]
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As the spring semesters end across the nation and college football rosters are reevaluated various former high school standouts start another round of recruiting, a round most thought would never happen again after signing their Letters of Intent. One such former top player now going through the aggravating process of finding a new school to play for is Asiantii Woulard. […]
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On Wednesday May 20, dual-threat quarterback Woody Barrett set his announcement date for June 3. As promised, the West Orange High School prized recruit followed through committing to the Auburn Tigers. Barrett, listed at 6’2”, 225 pounds, had 16 reported scholarship offers with top teams like Texas, Tennessee, Ohio State, Michigan State, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Clemson, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Notre […]
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UCLA football is headed in the right direction under head coach Jim Mora Jr. but a lasting fingerprint from the Rick Neuheisel era remains. Not only his Neuheisel’s son, redshirt junior quarterback Jerry Neuheisel, still on the team but so are a few of his recruits brought to Westwood during his tenure from 2008-2011. One of Neuheisel’s key recruits was […]
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Late Tuesday night Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh added a key fixture to his 2016 recruiting securing a verbal commitment from Cass Tech offensive lineman/defensive lineman Michael Onwenu. Onwenu, listed at 6’3”, 364 pounds, is a devastating two-way player for the Detroit area high school lining up at offensive guard and defensive tackle. At the end of his junior season […]
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Playing college football is a dream for thousands of high school athletes all over the country. However there are not many who are willing to work as hard at multiple positions as Ivory Spratley to make that dream a reality. Spratley is 6’0”, 240 pounds, and just finished his junior year at Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. The soon […]
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The growth of football into a year round sport at the high school level has taken flight in recent years. With the advent of the internet the ability to promote various aspects of football in the offseason has helped push the sport forward in numerous ways. Individualized coaches have emerged as go-to guys, various camps help instruct while pitting regional […]
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Maurice Carnell IV is an impact player for Grossmont Junior College in the San Diego area, and soon to be at the Division-I level. The former Lincoln High School recruit came up with 36 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries on his way to a First-Team All-Conference and team Defensive Player of the Year honors as […]
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Under head coach Nick Saban Alabama’s spot atop the college recruiting rankings has been a mainstay. The Crimson Tide wrapped up on of the top recruiting classes in the nation for the 2015 class in February, has nine commitments to their 2016 class including 5-star offensive lineman Jonah Williams, and made a big leap forward landing Bama’s first three commitments […]
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Skilled special teams work on the NFL, collegiate, and high school level has taken a page from Major League Baseball. From a correlation standpoint field goal kickers would be on par with a team’s closer, a punter would be the equivalent to a long relief specialist, and the all too often forgotten long snapper would be the set-up reliever. The […]
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The Acadiana Wrecking Rams from Lafayette, Louisiana have won back-to-back Louisiana 5A state titles. One of the leaders of the team is linebacker Kevin Moore. Moore is making a name for himself at the linebacker position with his ability to read plays and disrupt his opponent’s offense earning a ranking as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports. The 6’1”, 196 pound, recruit […]
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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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