Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If you can spin it, they will find you. From the Parkridge Hawks, soon to be at Loyola Academy, college programs already scouting 2028 Illinois quarterback Matthew Lee (6-3, 175). The eighth grader helped his cause over the summer months competing at college camps and followed it up with a strong season against 13u […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Dominating against one’s peer group is always a measuring stick of future success on the amateur football fields. Tack on skills, frame, productivity, and in the case of Matthew Brady (6-3, 178), arm talent, the state of Illinois has a future recruit collegiate teams will be fighting over in the coming years. The 2027 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is a buzz in the state of Illinois along the recruiting trail that resonates loudly out of Maine South High School (Park Ridge). The chatter off the Hawks’ gridiron centers around 2027 quarterback Jameson Purcell. The 6-2, 181-pound, QB is in an open competition for varsity snaps taking the field with five scholarship […]
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Interview by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Rico Schrieber Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-7, 330 Classification: 2026 Position: Offensive tackle School: Marist High School – Chicago, IL Recruiting Offers (6): Ball State, Boston College, Buffalo, Miami, Nebraska, Purdue *All six offers received in May Visits: Illinois in April Contribute Now
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Interview by Ross Webby Twitter: @NorthFreshCane Eddie Tuerk Player Profile Height and Weight: 6-4, 280 Classification: 2024 Ranking: Four-star Position: Strongside defensive and offensive tackle School: Lyons Township High School – La Grange, IL Recruiting Offers: 21 Set official visits: Northwestern June 2-4, Illinois June 9-11, and Miami June 16-18
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Conversations and text messages are great, but nothing beats the bond and rapport developed between player and college coach during in person interactions. Out of Wheaton (Ill.), after 2024 three-star quarterback Alessio Milivojevic (6-2.5, 210) had a big junior campaign, he is cashing in on the next level scholarship opportunities and building interest in […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook Quarterback Anthony Picciolini had his sophomore season shortened due to COVID but still shined on the gridiron. The 6’3”, 220-pound, gunslinger threw for 900 yards and 10 touchdowns while leading Benet Academy to a 3-2-1 record in the six-game season. Picciolini has good size and a strong-accurate arm to make throws […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Moments in time can help predict the future, and if one can string together several data points a more accurate forecast can be made. Going back to the 2019 Illinois high school football season, Class of 2023 receiver/tight end Pierce Walsh gave us enough to know he is a top developing […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook John Widenbach made a name for himself during his freshman season in 2019 with Benet Academy and is already one of the top linebackers in Illinois. This tackle machine is working hard and is anxious to put an even bigger performance when his sophomore season kicks off in March 2021 with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook What was a setback then has become a blessing now. Injuries are an unfortunate part of any sport, and those in football can be really impactful with a ticking clock at the high school level. A shoulder separation for Evanston High School linebacker Sebastian Cheeks robbed him of at least six […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Each step along the way, each rep in practice and each snap in a game is building momentum for three-star quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse. The Class of 2021 quarterback threw for 1,424 yards with 24 touchdowns and rushed for two more as a sophomore and then earned Metro Suburban Offensive MVP honors in 2019 after […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Speed, explosiveness, agility, route running, hands – you name it and Class of 2022 receiver Tyler Morris has in his arsenal on the gridiron. The 6-0, 175-pound, talent was dynamic during his sophomore season securing 68 passes for 1,237 yards with 17 trips into the end zone. If the 18 yards per reception average […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Executing a run-heavy offense for much of the 2019 season, Fenwick High School quarterback Kaden Cobb got to show a sneak peek of coming events. The 6-3, 190-pound, gunslinger worked his magic against 5A Illinois squads completing 62 percent of his passes for 2,171 yards with 21 touchdowns and posted another score on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG An aspect that often gets overlooked for quarterbacks coming out of the high school ranks – are they winners? Can a quarterback elevate the play of those around him putting points on the board and wins in the column? For Class of 2020 field general Josh Beetham, that is a resounding yes. Beetham broke […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG College football coaches are falling in love with Class of 2022 receiver Reggie Fleurima, and for good reason, he can play. The 6-2, 200-pound, target has formed an on the field chemistry with quarterback Sam Jackson that is drawing national attention to the field at Naperville Central High School. Fleurima’s freshman campaign with Naperville […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All it took was four plays for the legend of Kaleb Brown to begin in the Chicago area – just four. The 5-11, 183-pound, freshman got four carries for St. Rita High School in 2018 and covered 68 yards with those opportunities. The explosive play-making abilities were on display a year ago and all […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 St. Charles East High School, located 40 miles west of Chicago, is off to another great season in 2018 with a 2-0 start after the Fighting Saints finishing 9-3 in 2017 making it to the second round of the playoffs. In their two wins this season, they have outscored their opponents 79-21 with the […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG JJ McCarthy Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-1, 165 Classification: 2021 High School: Nazareth Academy – LaGrange, Illinois – Class 6A 2017 Roadrunners Record: 12-2 Offer: Iowa State Interest: South Carolina Visits: Iowa State, Auburn, and Georgia Tech Potential 2018 Visits: Iowa State and South Carolina Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG With sports, especially at the high school level, not all opportunities are the same for talented players across the country and with a short timeline. The scope of opportunities on the gridiron widens along the outside and down to the trenches but narrows tremendously in the backfield with limited snaps to go around at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG An early win on the recruiting trail for the Arkansas Razorbacks turned into a disappointing setback for the Hogs on Saturday when four-star Illinois tight end Luke Ford decommitted. The Hogs were one of the early Power Five Conference teams to go all-in on Ford working an unofficial visit with the Carterville High School […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The recruiting floodgates have poured open for Marist High School defensive end Gavin McCabe this spring. The 6-3, 250 pound, playmaker has had his offer sheet filled with 25 scholarships by squads like West Virginia, Cincinnati, Kansas, Rutgers, Columbia, Boston College, Indiana, and Iowa State after a 69 tackle, 20.5 tackle for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A breakout junior season on the gridiron for Class of 2018 defensive end Gavin McCabe has turned into a feeding frenzy out on the recruiting trail for the Chicago native. McCabe went from a backup during his sophomore season to an explosive playmaker during the 2016 campaign leading to 25 scholarship offers thus far. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Tigers secured a commitment from another potential offensive playmaker on Wednesday when East St. Louis High School quarterback/athlete Reyondous Estes pledged to Missouri. Complete stats were not kept on the Flyers season in 2015, but through five games Estes completed 42 passes for 789 yards with two scores and ran the ball 39 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Fighting Illini fans have been waiting for the Lovie Smith effect to kick in since the longtime NFL head coach took over the helm at Illinois on March 7. Illinois had just one verbal commitment to their 2017 class on Monday but on Tuesday the staff ended the day with two in-state wide receivers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame added their seventh 4-star commitment to the 2017 recruiting class Friday afternoon when Illinois wide receiver picked the Fighting Irish over some 15 other offers. Robertson was a two-way star for Neuqua Valley High School during the 2015 season coming up with nine touchdowns and four interceptions from an incomplete stat line. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA New Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell and staff have continued to work feverishly drawing recruits to Ames. The newest addition to the Cyclones 2017 class is offensive tackle Tyler Jost. Jost jumped firmly on the recruiting map during the 2015 season helping Libertyville High School to a 13-1 season. The Wildcats stormed through […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hawkeyes added a big piece to their 2017 recruiting class on Monday landing running back Ivory Kelly-Martin out of Oswego East High School. Kelly-Martin played for Nazareth Academy in 2015 helping the Roadrunners to a 12-2 record cementing himself as a tough and dynamic playmaker along the way. Kelly-Martin broke loose for 2,036 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2017 recruiting class is full of excellent offensive linemen and Michigan State took one of the better interior players in the nation on Thursday landing Kevin Jarvis. Jarvis worked his way into being a 4-star recruit with Main South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, flattening the competition (pun intended) while keeping his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It seems like every high school team has at least one guy, that one guy who can do just about anything and everything on the gridiron. Maybe that guy is a massive lineman blowing open holes on offense for the running back or a line mover on defense stopping the run and nailing the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All is well that ends well, as the old saying goes, and such appears to be true for Illinois offensive tackle Erik Swenson. On Saturday, the 4-star recruit verbally committed to the Oklahoma Sooners after having his scholarship pulled by Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh just days earlier. The ugly side of recruiting does […]
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