Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG College teams letting Alvin Henderson know he’s received an offer has been the easy part, but trying to keep tabs on him going forward is the harder part. The 2025 tailback out of Elba High School in Alabama is up to 66 offers creating competition just to get him on the line. The messaging […]
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Ask any high school player in the country, even most five-stars, and they will tell you that they are underrated. There are true occasions when a player is being overlooked, and Tevis Metcalf is one of them. For some lucky school, the overlooked 2024 three-star corner, a recent transfer to Parker High School (Birmingham, Ala.), is coming their way. Metcalf’s […]
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A top-four is coming. College teams have presented four-star linebacker Zavier Hamilton with 21 offers and the list is about to get trimmed. The Navarre High School (Navarre, Fla.) defender had a busy March making the rounds and added to that today heading to Florida State. On Saturday, Hamilton will make a stop at Auburn. Hamilton updated his spring travel […]
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With 30-plus offers to choose from, the process of narrowing down the list for Christian Peterson was not easy. The Westlake High School standout out of Atlanta had a busy spring visiting Auburn, UCF, North Carolina, and Texas A&M helping influence his list of favorites. Peterson’s top eight in no order: Auburn, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, UCF, Mississippi […]
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As we near the month of June, with each day the heat along the recruiting trail turns up a couple notches. Class of 2024 players are getting more intent on schools of interest trying to arrange up to five official visits. Down in Miami, Columbus four-star defensive end Dylan Stephenson (6-4, 235) is still open to the process, but has […]
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The recruiting journey for 2024 Alabama cornerback Tevis Metcalf is ongoing with some big exposure camps on the schedule. Opportunities and new interest are coming to the Parker High School prospect, but SEC teams, and future SEC teams, are making a big impact. Metcalf visited six programs with ties to the Power Five conference in March, but will add ACC […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook As the old saying goes, “momma always said there would be days like this”, but if you are an Auburn fan, watching eight players on offense and eight on defense leave the program is difficult to watch happen. Mixed into the 16 players seeking greener pastures, 10 are former four-star players. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Recruiting rankings are not the end all be all for gauging success on the field, but can be a pretty good indicator unless said staff does a great job of identifying three-star prospects that fit their scheme and future needs, which is rare. Teams in the Power Five Conferences go through […]
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If a normal slate of eight SEC games was not difficult enough, the college football gods opened up the gates adding a couple more for Gus Malzahn and the Auburn Tigers to navigate through during the 2020 season. In a season already chalked full of uncertainty on The Plains after a 9-4 (5-3 SEC) campaign a year ago, what will […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Life for an Auburn fan living in the state of Alabama is never easy as comparisons rule the day. The Tigers have posted one national championship over the last decade while big brother in Tuscaloosa has cleared space in the trophy case for six. This inadequacy in comparison falls into the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Razorback Nation went from the thrill of a 34-30 home win over then- No. 12 Ole Miss to the painful sting of a 56-3 road loss to No. 21 Auburn on Saturday. The shockingly poor play on the field for the Hogs brings more questions than answers seeing the team drop to 5-3, 1-3, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The next quarterback in the pocket for Catholic High School will have some big shoes to fill after the graduation of Andre Sale. Sale missed three games in 2015 after a gruesome elbow injury to his non-throwing arm but came back against doctor’s orders to help lead the Rockets into the playoffs. The 6’2”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Gus Malzahn has continued to mine his Arkansas roots announcing the hiring of former Auburn quarterback turned wide receiver Kodi Burns as the Tigers new co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Burns signed with Auburn as part of the 2007 recruiting class out of Fort Smith Northside. The 4-star dual-threat quarterback opted to take […]
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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 South Carolina is rolling the dice on another former Florida Gators head coach. Per reports, Will Muschamp has reached an agreement to become the next Gamecocks head coach. Muschamp has spent much of his football life in the SEC first as a Georgia Bulldogs safety (1991-1994) and later as a defensive coordinator guiding defenses […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When South Carolina lost head coach Steve Spurrier to an abrupt mid-season retirement after their LSU game in Week 6, they also lost 4-star safety recruit Marlon Character. On Monday, Character completed his de-commitment from the Gamecocks verbally committing to the Auburn Tigers. Auburn seemingly had been in the running for Character all along […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA News and on-the-field results for Auburn (4-3, 1-3) fans has not been great during the 2015 season and the news got a little bit worse on Thursday when Ole Miss (6-2, 3-1) defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche was cleared to return to action against the Tigers. The unthinkable happened for Nkemdiche when he suffered a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Sun Devils added verbal commitment No. 12 to their 2016 recruiting class on Thursday landing Dougladson Subtyl out of Victor Valley Community College. Victor Valley is off to a 5-1 start to their season thanks in-part to a tough defense holding opponents to 18 points per game. The leader of the defense is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Duke of Auburn is no longer an Auburn Tiger. Monday night Gus Malzahn made the announcement that he had dismissed his star wide receiver via a statement. D’haquille “Duke” Williams was an offensive star for the Tigers in 2014 leading the team with 45 receptions for 730 yards and five touchdowns scored despite […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Baton Rouge – The fall from grace by No. 18 Auburn (2-1) out of the AP Top 10 is now at a freefall after No. 13 LSU (2-0) ran over the other Tigers 45-21. The final score was not truly indicative of the game with LSU building up a 24-0 halftime lead behind All-American […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Auburn Tigers, and the SEC, avoided what would have been arguably the biggest upset in college football history squeaking out a 27-20 overtime win against FCS program Jacksonville State. Auburn (2-0) picked up the go ahead points on a three-yard touchdown run by Peyton Barber on the Tigers’ first possession. The Gamecocks deferred […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The depth under center at Auburn took a slight hit on Monday after true freshman Tyler Queen underwent Tommy John surgery. Queen, out of Kennesaw, Georgia, originally injured the ligament in his arm pitching during his junior season at North Cobb High School. The injury was believed to heal over time without needing surgery […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Will Muschamp effect has taken affect with Auburn landing stud 5-star defensive end Marlon Davidson. Davidson, listed at 6’3”, 275 pounds, is not only one of the best recruits in the state of Alabama but across the nation. Nearing 20 offers, Davidson was courted by some of the top teams in the nation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright On July 29, Jaleel Laguins announced his verbal commitment date putting 20-plus colleges on notice. When the commitment came on Wednesday the Georgia Bulldogs had kept the Oconee County in-state talent. The 6’1”, 215 pound, athlete did a little bit of everything for the Warriors last year including lining up as a short-yardage back rushing 21 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Disciplinary issues have temporarily sidelined one of the top wide receivers in the nation as fall camps start up across the nation for college football. On Friday and Saturday D’haquille “Duke” Williams did not participate in practice with the Auburn Tigers. The message sent to Williams through the media via Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was […]
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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 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 Ryan Wright Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to draw some of the top non-conference college football games year after year at Dallas Cowboy Stadium – AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and the season opener in 2019 should live up to the hype. Still four years away but the Tuesday announced matchup of the Oregon Ducks vs. the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Crimson Tide continued to roll through the recruiting trails during the month of June landing their 17th overall verbal commitment to their 2016 class on Tuesday when Quinnen Williams announced he was heading to Tuscaloosa. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive tackle committed to the Auburn Tigers on January 31 making numerous on campus visits to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Auburn has landed a verbal commitment to their 2016 recruiting class the pledge to head to The Plains has not been as strong as oak. The Tigers have suffered through the decommitment of three players in recent weeks losing defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, defensive lineman David Marshall, and 5-star wide receiver Nate Craig Myers. Back […]
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