Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Double-digit offers are down, but there are still a whole lot of college football teams missing out on a fantastic all-around athlete and talent in Malcolm Simmons. Throughout his junior year, Simmons (6-0, 175) proved with Benjamin Russell School (Alexander City, Ala.) that he can do anything with the pigskin in his hands. When […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A mismatch nightmare for defenders is heading to the collegiate level in 2024, one defensive coordinators are happy to put off for another year. Before questions in next level meeting rooms are asked “who is going to guard Amir Jackson”, Georgia high school squads still have to find a way to stop the Portal […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Donovan Johnson has had his name on college football recruiting boards since his freshman season when he was running the ball down the throats of Georgia defenders for Calvary Day. After a 1,300-yard, 10-TD, season, the 2025 prospect transferred to IMG Academy (Bradenton) in Florida. College coaches followed along with the move. Johnson now […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The beauty of high school football is that every year there are breakout stars across the country. The Sunshine State is never in low supply of elite performers, and the year turned in by 2025 Port Charlotte High School defensive lineman Myron Charles checks the box on rising star and elite talent. All the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG More than the person running backs want to run behind and quarterbacks want forming the pocket, Williams Sanders is a message sender on the field. A first-off-the-bus kind of player, the 6-foot, 4-inch, 295-pound, offensive lineman comes to the Brookwood High School (Ala.) trenches ready to play. The recruiting process for the three-star is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG BRADENTON, Fla. – Already one of the top offensive linemen in his class, Keenyi Pepe (6-6, 280) is a wanted man. Making the move from the Los Angeles area to Florida powerhouse IMG Academy (Bradenton), the 2026 offensive tackle has watched his offers pile up. With the 15 offers in his possession and interest […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A top five posted on New Year’s Day has been narrowed to four favorites for cornerback Charles Lester. The elite cornerback out of Sarasota (Fla.) Riverview High School has his pick of programs to sign with as part of the 2024 class, now the recruiting battle for the four-star heats up […]
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Two official visits have been set and a top schools list is coming for Jordon Johnson-Rubell. The four-star out of Bradenton’s (Fla.) IMG Academy has been busy this offseason making the rounds with a heavy look at Big 12 and Big Ten squads. This week the do-all safety is making the trip to Tuscaloosa as his recruiting focus narrows. Ten […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The regular slate of SEC West games is enough to “wow” the college football landscape, and the proof of talent shines brightest more times than not in the College Football Playoff. But is there more than can be done? The West side of the bracket has 28 nonconference games scheduled for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Nick Saban’s 14th season in Tuscaloosa will go down as another all-time great for the college football legend notching his fifth national championship with the Crimson Tide, seventh overall. Surprisingly, the 13-0 run was just Saban’s second undefeated run at Alabama posting his last unblemished season in 2009 (14-0). As Sabana […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook It is that time of year again, perhaps the worst time during the calendar year for college football programs and their fans – time for draft eligible players to decide if they are returning or heading off to the NFL. The difference between who stays and who goes into the NFL […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The parity once seen in college football at the national championship level has all but diminished since the 2003 season. Over the 18-year duration, 12 SEC teams have laid claim as the country’s best team dispersed among LSU (3), Auburn (1), Florida (2), and Alabama. On Monday night, the Crimson Tide […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Two college football titans are set to meet on Monday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to settle the debate on the best team in the nation during the 2020 season. No. 3 Ohio State (7-0, 5-0 Big Ten) earned the right to advance to the National Championship Game […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Alabama cleaned house throughout the 2020 college football season eating up the nation’s toughest conference with a 12-0, 10-0 SEC, record winning games by a margin of 29.17 points per outing. It took a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback, a first team All-American at tight end, and a second team All-American […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook We have come to the end of the road in this crazy COVID-infected college football season as Alabama and Ohio State will face off this Monday for the National Championship. Alabama is coming into the game 12-0 after defeating Notre Dame (31-14) in the semifinals. Ohio State is coming into the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The stakes do not get any higher come Monday night in Miami when No. 3 Ohio State (7-0, 5-0 Big Ten) heads to Hard Rock Stadium to face No. 1 Alabama (12-0, 10-0 SEC). The pairing of two of college football’s elite programs is just the fifth meeting on the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Fans wanting a historical showdown in the College Football Playoff will get one on New Year’s Day with the pairing of No. 4 Notre Dame verses No. 1 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Just the eighth time the two programs have met on the field, fourth in a bowl game setting, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the creation of what is now called the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the award given by New York City’s Downtown Athletic Club is the pinnacle of college football for individual honors. The names etched in the history of the game are ever-present today, players like TCU’s Davey O’Brien (1938), SMU’s […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The measuring stick among college football fans on how good a conference is top to bottom comes with wins in non-conference games. No matter how many wins a program may have during the season, if their schedule is weak, the program and fanbase will hear about it. A program can make excuses during the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released their second of six weeks of rankings on Tuesday night. With only Texas A&M and Nebraska losing out of the Top 10 in the initial poll, the stakes were raised in Week 2. The big move in the rankings was the Aggies fall out of playoff contention […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another wild week in college football is in the books. While most Top 25 teams held up their end of the rankings, SEC teams came out of the weekend banged up looking to reset the season for a strong finish. ACC Teams in the Atlantic Coast came out of the weekend set the way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Even though there was not as much hype about the games scheduled going into the weekend, college football did not disappoint with exciting showdowns that produced big upsets that could affect the end of the season playoff. ACC The near upset that would have shaken college football to the core was Virginia rising up […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There was some major reshuffling going on in the Associated Press Top 25 after two Top 10 teams lost making for some interesting matchups in the coming weeks in the Big Ten and Big 12. With Alabama downing Texas A&M 33-14 at home, the Tide remain locked in at No. 1 cementing their spot […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Good talent typically leads to good or high performing teams, sometimes even great teams, but getting the top talent does not always translate into wins, conference championships, and/or national titles. A lot of coaching and a little bit of luck is needed along the way before attaining collegiate gridiron glory. Taking a sample size […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are two Carver High Schools in the state of Alabama and both turn out great talent year after year. This year the Montgomery team, not the Birmingham squad, turned out a 5-star linebacker that has captured the attention of college coaches nationwide. That stud linebacker, Lyndell “Mack” Wilson narrowed down his list of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football’s Championship Week wrapped on Saturday crowning conference title winners across the country while setting the second annual college football playoffs final four. Clemson, Alabama, and Michigan State won their way into the playoffs with Oklahoma getting a bid after winning the Big 12 Conference title. Clemson held onto the No. 1 ranking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What was once a list of 88 potential candidates for the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been narrowed down to five after the Charlotte Touchdown Club released the Football Writers Association of America’s votes on Thursday. A long college football season offers many surprises with injuries limiting the effectiveness of 2014 Nagurski Trophy winner, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Reggie Ragland’s track towards earning All-American honors was not diminished after playing the Arkansas Razorbacks in Week 6. The senior was all over the field making his presence felt earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Ragland was a key contributor helping limit the Razorbacks to 220 yards of total […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Over the last two seasons the Arkansas Razorbacks have piled up more morale victories than 40 years’ worth of feel good Rocky Balboa storylines. If college teams were ranked off being close but no cigar, the Hogs would be a two-year running Top 10 program. As is, the Razorbacks (2-3, 1-1) finally turned a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Wednesday Alabama pulled a rising star safety recruit out of Georgia securing Xavier McKinney to their 2017 recruiting class. McKinney, a standout safety, has helped Roswell High School start off 3-0 this season picking up seven tackles and two interceptions. Recruiting interest in McKinney for the Crimson Tide has been ongoing since the […]
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