Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The Cyclones took a big step forward with their 2018 recruiting class on Monday landing California dual-threat Re-al Mitchell. With Mitchell onboard, Iowa State now has a centerpiece to work around filling out their class with a bright future in the pocket for years to come in Ames. Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A big decision is looming ahead for Class of 2018 quarterback Re-al Mitchell. Some lucky college will get the No. 1 ranked QBHitList.com dual-threat quarterback in the nation come Monday, May 1. With days left until his verbal commitment, one school out of 18 reported schools to extend a scholarship offer will wrap up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The world of sports always seems to provide inspirational stories from overcoming the odds to achieving one’s dreams through hard work and dedication giving hope to others in their actions. If fellow high school football players were ever looking for an inspirational story among their ranks, Demetrious Flowers might provide an uplifting moment. On […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to college football recruiting, there is perhaps no position more important to build around for each given class than at quarterback. While it takes a team to win, it takes the right quarterback to be a leader under pressure driving his squad up and down the field against the odds. St. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Chuck Wick Profile Position: Running Back and Slot Receiver Height and Weight: 5-10, 180 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star (247Sports) 2016 High School: St. Bonaventure – Ventura, CA – Division II Marmonte League 2016 Dutchmen Team Record: 6-5 2016 Stat Line (11 games): 1,680 rushing yards off 237 carries with 16 scores; 23 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Kam’ron Mays-Hunt Profile Position: Wide Receiver Height and Weight: 6-0, 167 Classification: 2018 2016 High School: Bentonville – Bentonville, Arkansas – 7A 2016 Tigers Team Record: 10-3 2016 Stats: 56 receptions for 1,196 receiving yards with 10 touchdowns Interest: Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas State, and Memphis Upcoming Visits: Memphis and Iowa State 2017 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Courtney Douglas Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-1, 225 Classification: 2018 High School: DeSoto – DeSoto, Texas 2016 Eagles Record: 16-0 – won Texas 6A state title, ended season No. 11 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Stats (8 games): 29-of-38, 424 yards passing, six touchdowns, zero interceptions; 37 carries, 346 yards, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Getting a 6-foot, 4-inch, 280 pound, athletic young man mad may not be the best thing to do in the world. Poke a proverbial stick at said young man long enough something will happen, good and bad. The good news for fans of Washington High School football and next level offensive line coaches, offensive […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Joey Ramos Profile Position: Offensive Tackle Height and Weight: 6-5, 288 Classification: 2018 High School: Deer Valley (5A) – Glendale, Arizona 2016 Skyhawks Record: 6-4 2016 Team Stats: 1,410 yards passing with 10 touchdowns and 2,190 rushing yards with 27 touchdowns College Interest: USC, UCLA, Washington State, Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Re-al Mitchell Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-0, 190 Classification: 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Stats: 198-of-294, 2,932 yards passing, 30 touchdowns; 152 carries, 1,058 yards, 15 touchdowns […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The college game has always placed a heavy burden upon the respective shoulders of quarterbacks. In the early days a quarterback needed to play the position like a running back with the occasional pass but over time it morphed to a position that moved the chains with a strong arm and accurate throws with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sean Boles Profile Height and Weight: 6-6, 305 Positions: Offensive Guard and Defensive Tackle Class of 2018 Interest: Iowa State, Iowa, Northern Iowa, Stanford Offers: Dartmouth, Penn, and Yale GPA: 3.88 School: Van Meter High School Location: Van Meter, Iowa 2016 Record: 11-1 Photo credit: Ryan Wright; Sean Boles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA John Mahoney Profile Height and Weight: 6-0, 199 Positions: Strong Safety and Free Safety – third on team in total tackles Class of 2017 Honors: First Team All-State, First Team All-District 40-Yard Dash: 4.51 GPA: 4.19 ACT: 35 SAT: 1510 Offers: Drake and Colegate; Preferred Walk-On offer at Iowa State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Very few players in any sport truly get to feel the joy of dominating their opponent play after play. Watching rising Class of 2018 offensive tackle Trevor Downing get after it on the field, one would assume the only thing he experiences is joy on the gridiron. Even though he just wrapped up his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If the state of Iowa is tied to anything along the football recruiting trail, producing next level offensive lineman might be atop the list. Year after year, not only does Iowa and Iowa State pull from within their talented recruiting pool for players to fill their Signing Day rosters but so do teams from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Dynasties in sports are a rarity. When teams in any sport string together a run of dominance there is a mixed reaction of awe from the fans and where the rest of the field wants to knock said team off their perch. The victorious that have become the hunted is Dowling Catholic High School. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Winning a championship in any sport is an amazing accomplishment. Winning four consecutive is a feat at a whole other level. Dowling Catholic head coach Tom Wilson has something special going on and a star player on the roster ready to help bring a fifth consecutive Iowa 4A state title home in 2017. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Six weeks after offering Ohio Class 2017 defensive end Dan Sichterman, Iowa State was able to reel him in gaining his pledge on Sunday. Sichterman started popping up on recruiting radars after a standout junior season earning first team All-ECC honors for Kings High School. The 6-3, 235 pound, end was a constant presence […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Cyclones added some in-state winning talent on Friday with the announcement that John Nagel was committing to Iowa State. Nagel is a two-way player for West Delaware High School. The 6-6, 230 pound, talent helped the Hawks to a 14-1 record against 3A competition in 2015 working his way onto recruiting boards. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Iowa State pressed forward with one of their top recruiting classes in years landing three-star Mississippi defensive end Cordarrius Bailey on Thursday. Bailey started grabbing attention during his junior season at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Stats through seven games showed Bailey getting after it with 35 total tackles, 22 solo, nine tackles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting trail is full of the skittish types. More times than not, college team after college team plays follow the leader on a recruit on offers or waits until the lightbulb finally goes off on the talent any given player possesses out of need. Robinson High School’s defensive end David Porter has six […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the teams with the highest expectations entering Arkansas’ 2016 high school football season is Robinson. The Arkansas squad finished 9-3 in 2015 but returns a full complement of players on both sides of the ball including rising Class of 2018 recruit Hunter Swoboda. Swoboda took the Natural State by storm during his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Blake Jenkins Profile Height and Weight: 6-1, 190 2015 – with Pasadena High School Stats: 25 tackles, 15 passes broken up, and one interception; 11 receptions for 121 yards with one touchdown Interest: BYU, Kentucky, Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV, San Jose State, and Fresno State Offers: Iowa State and Northern Colorado […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting process for wide receiver Matthew Eaton has been a long and arduous one, but all has ended well for the junior college talent with a verbal commitment to Iowa State Friday night. Eaton was a one-time commit to Appalachian State but flipped to Temple just before National Signing Day as part of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When California high school football fans last saw Blake Jenkins, he was making plays for Pasadena High School. Jenkins did not disappoint the viewing audience playing out on the island on defense and snagging passes on offense as a wide receiver for the Bulldogs. In the offseason, Jenkins transferred from Pasadena to Centennial High […]
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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 There are not too many teams that can essentially sit a 1,500-yard rusher coming off a 14-1 championship season, but that is what La Salle High School head coach Nate Moore was able to do with his talented Class of 2017 athlete Jarell White when the 2016 season kicked off. White produced over 1,800 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Miami recruiting train continued to roll picking up their fifteenth commitment in the 2017 class on Monday when Zach Dykstra pledged to the Hurricanes. The courtship between Miami and Dykstra did not take long. The 6’6”, 290 pound, offensive tackle had offers from Southern Miss, South Dakota State, Colorado State and from in-state […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Hawkeyes seem to have a renewed push in landing in-state talents, perhaps because of a new staff at Iowa State. Despite the motivation, Iowa has done a great job so far of keeping in-state talents at home landing another on Thursday in offensive tackle Mark Kallenberger. Kallenberger is an undersized tackle at 6’6”, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When upper classmen on Lewis Central High School’s football team started prepping for the 2015 season, safe to assume few thought a freshman would be leading their team when the season began. Safer to assume the initial thought was less inclined to be supportive of a run into the playoffs with said freshman taking […]
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