Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Year after year, the state of Georgia is always chalked full of players heading off to play Division-I ball. The 2016 class is sure to produce well over 100 players that will matriculate onto a four-year college campus ready and willing to make an impact at the next level. The suspense from Peach State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When one is a highly productive high school football player listed at 6’5”, 240 pounds, college recruiters more times than not are sure to notice. Being big, quick, strong, and academically qualified and being on a winning program helps a lot as well, and all pretty much sums up Allen Cater. Cater has been […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting process between South Carolina and B.E.S.T. Academy tight end/linebacker Robert Tucker did not take long. On Jan. 15, USC offered and on Thursday they landed the Georgia target. Tucker was a threat for the Eagles in 2015 coming up with 16 receptions for 336 yards with four scores on offense and had […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A long and winding road full of ups-and-downs came to an end on Tuesday night when Markus Wright verbally committed to Army West Point. All things have come up roses for Wright but only because the Jordan High School star was not sour grapes about the recruiting process. Wright, pun intended, did everything right […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Options are everywhere for Georgia Class of 2016 linebacker Markus Wright, and exploring all of his options is exactly what he is doing. The one-time Cal commit parted ways with the Golden Bears in mid-December opening his recruiting back up after nearly six months off the market. Looks and interest have started to come […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Kirby Smart era officially kicked off with recruiting for Georgia on Christmas day when in-state linebacker Breon Dixon committed to the Bulldogs. Dixon helped Peachtree Ridge High School to an 8-4 mark in 2015 coming up with 42 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, and four interceptions in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Christmas was a wonderful day for the Alabama coaching staff and for Stephenson High School defensive end Aaron Sterling when the Class of 2017 talent verbally committed to the Crimson Tide. Recruiting rankings seem off for Sterling only rated a 3-star prospect despite a junior season filled with 80 tackles, 40 tackles for a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As college offenses have become more dynamic, the need for all types of players with dynamic playmaking abilities have come to the forefront. The evolution of the game has gone from a run happy game with running backs expected to take a beating on 30 carries to up-tempo spread offenses with coaches looking to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The state of Georgia is long known for producing great running backs and yet another one maybe coming around the bend in Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy’s Trevor Gear. Gear has been a difference maker on the field over his first two seasons on the high school level. In 2014 as a sophomore, Gear helped […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An area long known for change and positive forward momentum is in the process of another turn in a long history of greatness. Berkeley is in the midst of reclaiming college football gridiron glory one standout recruit at a time. One of the members of the 2016 recruiting class, Markus Wright, is ready to […]
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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 Life is good on the collegiate gridiron for first year Florida head coach Jim McElwain. The Gators are 7-1 in the win-loss column and have a chance to sew up the SEC East race on Saturday when meeting the Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville. Whether the Gators can leave Jacksonville with a victory over the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The third time was the charm for Michigan and head coach Jim Harbaugh. On Friday, Class of 2017 running back Kurt Taylor verbally committed on his third visit to Ann Arbor. Taylor is freight train coming out of the backfield for Newton High School in Covington, Georgia. The 5’9”, 200 pound, athlete showed big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Crimson Tide currently have a Top 10 ranked 2016 recruiting class with 18 verbal commitments but are making significant strides towards a Top 5 class in 2017 with the addition of 4-star quarterback Jake Fromm on Saturday. Fromm was one of around 50 recruits to attend Bama’s contest against Arkansas on Saturday. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jonesboro High School is off to a 5-1 start to their 2015 season with Clemson commit Zerrick Cooper under center. The Cardinals are looking tough and much improved after posting a 4-7 record a year ago. The Cardinals missed their 6’4”, 207 pound, gunslinger last year due to injury. Now head coach De’Timonthy Floyd […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks are making a strong effort for a balanced offense in the future landing their third wide receiver commitment for the 2016 class on Friday in Kiel Pollard. Pollard, 6’2”, 228 pounds, is a standout wide receiver for Colquitt County in Moultrie, Georgia. As a junior Pollard pulled down 66 passes racking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stats, an outside view, and the possibility of getting too wrapped up into a story can sometimes cause one to have a skewed view of reality, but sometimes perception is reality especially in sports. In 2014 running back Trevor Gear missed the first six games of the season for Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy due […]
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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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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If there are sure things in life like death and taxes and the sun always rises in the east lets go ahead and put Donta Evans hands on the ball carrier with a tackle. The Class of 2016 linebacker is one of the best in the nation and has taken on a bigger challenge […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The race for the best running back in the 2017 recruiting class is well on its way with players from all over the nation contending for top honors. Among the list of 20 or so 5- and 4-star recruits is Newton High School’s Kurt Taylor. Taylor is a rock on wheels at 5’9”, 200 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2014 season had come to a close, Wesleyan junior cornerback Cole Mannion had put together a solid stat line of 41 tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups, and three interceptions. Back for his senior year with the Wolves, Mannion is off to a solid start being a force […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The long string of outstanding tailbacks that have matriculated through the University of Georgia over the many decades received a verbal promise to help continue that trend on Friday when Elijah Holyfield committed to the Bulldogs. Holyfield has been on college recruiters boards since his freshman season when he rushed for 645 yards on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Playing for Colquitt County head coach Rush Propst might not be the easiest endeavor a high school football player could want early in their career. The legendary coach is as hardnosed as they come but above all else is a proven winner guaranteeing to construct his players into the same mold. Coach Propst rose […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2014 Georgia high school football season had come to an end Newton High School had posted a record of 7-4 that included a tough 43-29 third-round playoff loss to Etowah. The Rams have high expectations entering the 2015 season especially with No. 2 Kurt Taylor in the backfield. Taylor is just entering […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Coach Rush Propst is back at it again, this time with Colquitt County. In 2014 the Packers stormed through Georgia opposition only allowing two teams to finish within four points, Camden County 28-24 and Archer 28-24 in the state championship game, with the rest of the games sans Milton being lopsided runaway wins. Coach Probst even […]
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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 The Clemson Tigers have a nice start to their 2016 recruiting class with 11 commits but added their first piece to their eventual haul in 2017 with Calhoun High School safety Baylon Spector. Spector helped the Yellow Jackets to a 15-0 record in 2014 claiming a Georgia state championship after beating Washington County 27-20 for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Tennessee Volunteers have a Smokey Mountain size of momentum on their side heading into the 2015 college football season. The Volunteers put the breaks on four consecutive losing seasons in 2014 finishing 7-6 with a dominating 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa and enter the fall with 17 returning starters. Butch Jones’ on the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting efforts for the South Carolina Gamecocks have picked up over the last 14 days seeing their commitment total jump from five players to 13 by Wednesday with the commitment of prized defensive end Jordan Smith. Smith, 6’5”, 225 pounds, has picked up 20-plus offers after coming up with 71 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The college camp circuits are over for high school football players leaving a final resume builder of a senior season to prove worthy of a scholarship offer. Countless Class of 2016 players who have worked for years to hone their skill sets have at least 10 games to impress, endure, and, even in some cases, outlast […]
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