Written by Ryan Wright When UCLA picked up a verbal commitment from Toleafoa “Sean” Auwae on Thursday, they landed a Top 5 center in the 2016 recruiting class. The 6’3”, 296 pound, Kapolei High School star is quick on his feet and strong in the trenches, a key piece to any recruiting class. The Semper-Fidelis All-American is a nice guy […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In a town long known as a getaway for the Hollywood elite rests one of the best players in the state of California and arguably one of the most versatile athletes in the nation, Tayler Hawkins. Recruits like Hawkins are why the categorization of athlete or “ATH” has become so widely used when talking about a […]
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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 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 Ryan Wright SEC West foes watch out, Ole Miss is at it again putting together another consensus Top 15 kind of recruiting class. Taking a big step towards that highly ranked class in 2016 was the verbal commitment of cornerback Jaylon Jones. Jones is a do everything kind of cornerback listed at 5’11”, 182 pounds, with 4.40 forty-yard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Year after year it seems every team in California is chalked full of next level talent which leads to high expectations in the win-loss columns for all programs. In 2014 Calabasas High School was one of the teams with a lot of young talent learning their way on the field under new head coach Casey Clausen. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Just two games into the 2014 season Centennial High School was a team teetering on the brink of disaster. A tough 28-24 loss to Chandler followed by a 31-21 loss to Basha put the Coyotes in a tough hole to climb out of going forward. A lot of teams would have folded up the tents and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Just two games into the 2014 season Centennial High School was a team teetering on the brink of disaster. A tough 28-24 loss to Chandler followed by a 31-21 loss to Basha put the Coyotes in a tough hole to climb out of going forward. A lot of teams would have folded up the tents and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When California high school coaches start planning their offensive schemes for the 2015 season one La Mirada player they must take into consideration is Micah Croom. Croom is a 6’3”, 195 pound, beast at safety that can knock a running back’s block off just as easy as swatting away a perfect pass that would normally fit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright A curious thing happened to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Monday night, a prized in-state national recruit slipped away when Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett verbally committed to Boise State. Crockett, 5’11”, 205 pounds, is a rising star in the 2016 recruiting class after rushing for 1,250 yards with 19 touchdowns on 144 carries in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The preseason Jim Thorpe Award watch list was released on Monday outlining the thought best of the best defensive backs in the nation. While no preseason watch list is perfect, one message has been sent to the rest of the Power 5 conferences in college football by the Pac-12 – your defensive backs are not better […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The recruiting riches just got richer for the USC Trojans on Thursday when they landed 4-star safety C.J. Pollard while attending The Opening. Twelve teams in all offered the 6’1”, 180 pound, safety but the only perceived team in the mix all along was USC. Arizona State, Wisconsin, Utah, Oregon State, Oregon, Boston College, Duke, Illinois, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There are a lot of coming out parties happening this year on high school gridirons across the country and one player sure to make a lot of noise is Malik Walker. Walker got limited touches as a sophomore in 2014 but averaged 8.14 yards per carry toting the ball 34 times for 277 yards with one […]
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Written by Ryan Wright One of the biggest misses so far in the 2016 recruiting class has been St. John Bosco offensive lineman Joe Murphy. Murphy is entering his third year as a starter for the Los Angeles area powerhouse high school football team having firmly cemented his role as a leader on the team. Despite being a leader on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If college coaches were constructing the perfect defensive tackle an itemized rundown of important criteria must first be listed. Among the desired traits would have to be height, somewhere in the 6-foot 3-inch or taller range. Good weight is a must, at least 290 pounds and maybe no more than 320 on the high end. Quickness, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Cisco sophomore quarterback Richard Lagow was in a difficult position heading into his sophomore season. The automatic qualifier out of high school caught the attention of six colleges after throwing for over 2,900 yards with 29 touchdowns as a freshman but was left in an uncertain grey area not knowing if he should press forward at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s former Kansas City Royals centerfielder and former Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson let the world know just how athletic and talented he was successfully picking up one sporting hobby after another telling us “Another Day, Another Hobby.” For Valley High School defensive end Teton Saltes, a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Thomas Graham Jr. seemingly has the football world on a string. The 5’11”, 170 pound, cornerback, already has 11 scholarship offers and a clear cut vision of where he wants to play his college ball. On Wednesday night during a massive recruiting ceremony that included nine other recruits, Graham verbally committed to USC over offers from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The offseason was a busy time of the year for Lutheran High School offensive tackle Logan Bathke. In February the Orange, California prospect picked up his first offer from Kansas and in a few months had seven offers on the table including one from Oregon. Late Tuesday night Bathke verbally committed to Oregon becoming their 11th […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2017 recruiting class starts to take the spotlight next year one of the top players on college boards across the nation will be Jimmy Jaggers. The 6’4”, 235 pound, Roseville, California talent already lays claim to 10 offers with teams like Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, Oregon State, Louisville, Colorado, Northwestern, Washington, and Washington State extending […]
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Written by Ryan Wright While it takes 11 guys on offense to execute a play, at least in theory, for Brophy College Preparatory three players stood out at the end of a 10-4 campaign last season, wide receiver Isaiah Oliver, running back Ryan Velez, and quarterback Cade Knox. Unfortunately for the Broncos Oliver is off taking his skill set to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright One of the primary goals of attending one-day college camps is to land an offer. On Wednesday the plan was executed to perfection for Class of 2017 recruits offensive tackle Austin Jackson and cornerback Thomas Graham. Jackson is a standout offensive tackle for North Canyon High School in Phoenix, Ariz. The 6’5”, 260 pound, big man […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Different recruiting services have different ways of evaluating high school athletes year after year. Some analyst scout games, others attend camps, some even watch hours of highlight reels, or all of the above while others seem to just throw a dart towards a sign that reads 5-star, 4-star, 3-star, etc… With the 3-star recruiting ranking for […]
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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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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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There is a gridiron goldmine that is also a diamond in the rough in Murrieta, California. A rare gem that few football fans are aware of but college football coaches have flocked to see trying to lure the talent to their individual campus for next level glory. Many have even offered just to be in the mix without even setting […]
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The 2016 high school football season will be a proving ground for hundreds if not thousands of kids across the U.S. After the college camp circuit ends and offers have been handed out senior seasons leave one last chance for recruits to secure all the offers they can in hopes of extending their football career for another 3-5 years. For […]
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Louisiana is a hot bed for high school football talent. One of the star players that fans should pay attention to during the 2015 season is Kevin Moore. Kevin Moore had a great junior year at Acadiana High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. The 6’1”, 196 pound, workhorse racked up 148 tackles, seven pass breakups, five sacks, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, […]
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Recruiting for Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett has heated up since the 2014 season concluded. After Crockett had rushed for 1,250 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns and then posted another 250 receiving yards with an additional three touchdowns only Memphis had extended an offer. But now Crockett’s recruiting has hit a fever pitch with Louisiana Tech, Arkansas State, […]
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Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana has a reputation of shaping high school football players into division one college prospects. The Calvary Cavaliers have a high-powered offense led by Ole Miss commitment quarterback Shea Patterson and are looking for their third straight Louisiana Division III state championship in 2015. The Cavaliers also have a stellar defense which only gave up […]
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