Written by Ryan Wright The future was bright for Cyler Miles in 2012. The extremely gifted quarterback was heading to the University of Washington as a 4-star out of Mullen High School but was also named the co-MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl hitting 7 of 8 attempts for 155 yards with a score and another touchdown on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If you’ve never heard of Connor Culp do not feel bad, few in the football world have outside of the Phoenix, Arizona area. Those few that are aware of the 5’10”, 180 pound, kicker are very aware of his cannon for a right leg. Those in the loop include kicking guru Chris Sailer and some college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Iowa Hawkeye recruiting could easily be summed up as the Rubik Cube of Division-I football. Under head coach Kirk Ferentz, now in his 17th year in Iowa City, the results on the field have been mixed in recent years pointing fingers to uneven recruiting classes. From the 1999 season Ferentz has posted a win-loss record of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Over the weekend top recruits from around the region got an opportunity to strut their stuff for the Razorback football staff during an on-campus Arkansas one-day camp. Among the many to show out included Conway quarterback Breylin Smith. Smith, 6’3”, 190 pounds, gained national recruiting interest lining up under center for Conway in as a junior […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Many offseason Pac-12 recruiting battle has been waged in the target rich recruiting soils of Southern California. One particular battle ended with the Oregon Ducks coming out on top over the weekend snatching prized linebacker Darrian Franklin out of the backyards of UCLA and USC. Downey High School outside linebacker Darrian Franklin shocked many bucking high […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A lot of national attention has been given to the torrid month the University of Houston has turned in recruiting circles but quietly the University of Wisconsin has been absolutely hot. Since June 13, the Badgers staff has landed six verbal commitments getting No. 5 Cole Van Lanen and No. 6 Craig Watts on Saturday. Offensive […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Mitch Perkinson had a breakout season for Edmond North High School in 2014. The Huskies had an up-and-down season but Perkinson routinely found a way to get open coming up with 25 receptions for 420 yards with two touchdowns. The roughly 6’0”, 177 pound, slot/possession receiver is on a lot of college recruiting boards with teams […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In 2014 Fort Smith Southside High School released a do-everything kind of player onto opposing Arkansas teams. Then 6’2”, 205 pounds, Andrew Clark lined up at tight end on offense but made his mark on the other side of the ball playing defensive end and outside linebacker on defense. Clark showed he was not afraid to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When we last checked in with Blessed Trinity High School long snapper Scott Meyer he was named the best snapper in the state of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal Constitution but has since added a new honor to his growing list of accolades, he’s now a Chris Rubio rated 5-star recruit. The 6’1”, 210 pound, prospect […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel North DeSoto High School located in Stonewall is not known to many outside of northwest Louisiana. However the Griffins have won 25 games in the past three years and made the 4A playoffs every year in that span. In 2014, North DeSoto had a 9-3 record and made it to the second round of the playoffs. One […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel The Parkway Panthers in Bossier City, Louisiana has had two successful seasons in the past two years including making it all the way to 2013 Louisiana 5A State Championship Game. Unfortunately Parkway had to forfeit five wins from last year due to playing an ineligible player. The Panthers have many talented players all over the field including […]
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Wesleyan High School safety Jordan Mack is quick on the move on and off the field. On Friday “The Wesleyan Nightmare” officially announced his verbal commitment to the University of Virginia weeks ahead of his previous set announcement date of August 3. The explosive 6’3”, 200 pound, Norcross, Georgia talent has been a hit off the field with college coaches […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Friday night the Arkansas Razorbacks added their ninth verbal commitment to their 2016 class landing Rock Bridge High School two-way star Hayden Johnson. Johnson, 6’3”, 245 pounds, was a pile mover for the Bruins in 2014 gaining national attention by college recruiters as a running back/fullback. On the defensive side of the ball he was a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Friday night at 7 pm CT, West Point High School offensive tackle Scott Lashley released his Top 10 list closing the sphere of influence from 18 total reported offers. The 6’6”, 300 pound, West Point, Mississippi native has offers from many of the top teams in the region including in-state powers Ole Miss and Mississippi […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Arguably the most prolific secondary player in the 2016 recruiting class narrowed down his list of top schools on Friday cutting 25 reported potential suitors down to 10. In 2014 when the ball was snapped against Germantown High School chances are Nigel Knott was in on the play. He is credited with an amazing 112 […]
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One of the biggest mysteries out of the junior college ranks in the 2016 class is Antonio Kanonu. The 6’0”, 165 pound, cornerback missed much of his prep career at Northside High School in Lafayette, Louisiana due to academic issues forcing an enrollment at Arkansas Baptist but not before college recruiters took note of his abilities via camps and 7×7 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Edward C. Reed High School tight end Parker Houston exploded onto the recruiting scene in 2014 after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons playing center for the Raiders. The position switch turned out to work well for everyone involved seeing the Sparks, Nevada team finish the season 11-4 with a runner-up state championship finish behind Bishop […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Crest High School linebacker Justin Foster is hands down one of the top players at his position for the 2017 recruiting class. As a sophomore the 6’2”, 220 pound, North Carolina prospect started coming into his own at outside linebacker coming up with 57 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, and 2.0 sacks helping the Chargers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright LSU has been one of the hottest college football programs in the nation in the month of June landing seven verbal commitments including two on Wednesday in defensive end Rahssan Thornton and Eric Monroe. Thornton, 6’3.5”, 225 pounds, has seen his recruiting stock rise in recent weeks. Teams like Cal, Michigan, and Kansas were on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Alabama backfield continues to get thinner after the announced loss of Class of 2015 running back Desherrius Flowers due to eligibility issues on Wednesday. Flowers, 6’1”, 211 pounds, was one of two running backs the Crimson Tide signed to add depth to their stable of talented tailbacks and one of many highly ranked prospects […]
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Written by Ryan Wright One of the fastest rising quarterback prospects out of the JUCO ranks for the 2016 recruiting class is Cisco signal caller Richard Lagow. Lagow originally signed with UConn out of Plano Senior High School as part of the 2013 recruiting class, went through fall camp with the Huskies, but then walked on at Oklahoma State redshirting […]
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If Tom Herman’s short time at Houston is showing any cyclical signs in recruiting those signs are verbal commitments in bunches. On Tuesday the Cougars landed four more verbal commitments getting cornerback Nygel King, cornerback Ka’Darian Smith, cornerback Javian Smith, and defensive end Hasaun Glasgow. The early focus in recruiting for Houston has been on the defensive side of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Speed, moxie, and determination are all things Arkansas Baptist cornerback Antonio Kanonu has always possessed but did not always necessarily funnel in the right direction, until now. The former Louisiana recruit from who essentially missed out on his entire prep career at Northside High School for off the field issues is now a rising star […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The anticipation and drama that is National Signing Day for college football fans will remain intact for at least one more year after the Collegiate Commissioners Association decided to table a ruling on a proposed early signing period until 2016 Wednesday morning. While the majority of conferences favored an early signing period that would allow […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel The following photo gallery was taken from one of Louisiana Tech’s one-day summer camps. Photo credit: Recruiting News Guru; Charlie Beuttel
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks added verbal commitment No. 8 to their 2016 recruiting class on Tuesday landing Coconut Creek High School safety Alexy Jean-Baptiste. Jean-Baptiste was a hard hitting safety for the Cougars in 2014 leading to 26 reported scholarship offers by the time he verbally committed to the Hogs. Some of the teams to offer […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting for the Cal Golden Bears is heating up in June after Dallas cornerback Josh Drayden committed on Sunday and Long Beach two-way star Logan Gamble verbally committed on Monday. Cal’s most recent verbal commitment, Logan Gamble, committed while visiting the Berkeley campus becoming the Golden Bears first wide receiver in the 2016 recruiting class. The […]
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Over the weekend the Arkansas Razorbacks landed their seventh verbal commitment to their 2016 class and first offensive lineman in Texas recruit Kellen Diesch. Diesh, a monstrous 6’7”, 272 pounds, picked the Hogs over 29 other reported scholarship offers including Alabama, Miami, Michigan, Cal, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, and in-state powers Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and TCU among […]
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The latest stop on the Louisiana Tech camp trail was Bossier City, Louisiana. On June 14th, Head Coach Skip Holtz and his coaching staff held camp at Airline High School. The main goal of their camp was to give some exposure to the talented high school football players in the northwest Louisiana area. The Bulldog coaches led the players in stretching […]
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The second time around is not always the sweetest but for former Dallas area high school star quarterback Richard Lagow the first time around was not necessarily that great anyway. Now the former University of Connecticut turned former Oklahoma State walk-on is looking to find a new Division-I home via Cisco Community College, and tearing it up in the process. […]
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