Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Some offseason coaching moves make sense and can be easily explained away, the other 50 percent of moves are head scratchers leaving fan bases wondering what said coach was thinking. News of one of the head scratchers broke on Thursday when Noel Mazzone reportedly accepted an offer to become the new offensive coordinator at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Westlake High School has had a great one-two punch on offense with running back Chase Jasmin (San Diego State) and Theo Howard over the past two seasons. Jasmin rushed for 979 yards off 149 carries with 11 touchdowns in nine games during his senior season following up a 1,413 yard 13 touchdown season as […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Saint John Bosco is at it again jumping out to a 5-0 start. The Braves are stacked with talent, like they have been the last three season, but one familiar thread from Bosco’s 2013 California state championship and national championship team, their 2014 California semifinalist squad, and this year’s state and national title contenders […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The trivia question pondering who replaced Brett Hundley under center at UCLA has an answer for now after Bruins head coach Jim Mora Jr. named true freshman Josh Rosen the starter Wednesday night. Rosen was the No. 1 rated pro-style quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class out of St. John Bosco in nearby Bellflower. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright South Florida head coach Willie Taggart has gained a reputation for being a tough as nails head coach with a high football IQ. He turned around a downtrodden Western Kentucky program and on December 9, 2012 was hired to do the same thing with the Bulls football program. The rebuilding process is underway in Tampa. After […]
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Class of 2016 offensive tackle Joe Murphy has been grinding it out on the Saint John Bosco varsity football team over the past two seasons. First as a reserve during his sophomore season behind monster USC signee Damien Mama (6’5”, 360 lbs) through a state and national championship in 2013 and then as a devastating starting tackle in his own […]
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UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. has put the Bruins program in a great situation but has put himself and offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone in a tough situation. The Bruins have done a great job of collecting top talent since Mora took over in 2012 but are now in between a rock and a hard spot after Brett Hundley bypassed […]
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An era has come to an end at Saint John Bosco. The Los Angeles area powerhouse high school football program said goodbye to senior quarterback Josh Rosen at the conclusion of the 2014 season. Over the past three years Rosen had thrown for over 8,400 yards with 90 touchdowns against 19 interceptions, just four tossed during his senior campaign. During […]
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UCLA head coach Jim Mora heads into spring practices looking to get the Bruins into the Pac-12 Championship Game for the first time in his tenure after back-to-back 10-win seasons. One consistent option for Mora over his first three seasons in Westwood was quarterback Brett Hundley. With Hundley gone as an early NFL entry, the Bruins have a big hole […]
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