Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Paducah Tilghman’s (Paducah, KY) defense was straight nasty during the 2024 high school football season. The Blue Tornado stormed off to a 15-0 record capturing a 4A state championship supported by a defense that only allowed 9.9 points per game on average pitching three shutouts with only one team, Franklin County, getting to the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As smooth and good as Jonathan Harding (6-4, 225) already is, he will only get better. The Class of 2025 tight end/defensive end for Florida’s The Villages Charter School is a difference maker on both sides of the ball but will be that dynamic offensive option at the next level. Harding kept the Buffalo’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is an old adage that continues to hold true, “don’t poke the bear”, and that sentiment is well represented out of Lilburn’s (Ga.) Parkview High School. In the defensive trenches a year ago, Jeremy Johnson II was a non-stop force against the run and the pass. When the Panthers opened their 2023 season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Official and unofficial visits have been taken, countless phone calls and text messages have been exchanged, and 21 offers have been handed over – Devin Collier (5-11, 200) is ready to announce his commitment. The Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.) three-star safety announced on Saturday that come Aug. 5, he is shutting down his recruiting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Khyair Spain spent his junior season making Georgia defenses look silly pounding the rock out of the backfield for Parkview High School (Lilburn). A traditional power back with speed, try to hit Spain (5-9, 190) up high or down low, he’s breaking the tackle flipping the switch turning in another explosive play. Teams have […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For the football fans that like watching tailbacks get after it, go watch Jordan Washington’s junior season Hudl film. Everything wanted in a next level back is on tape. Washinton (6-1, 215) has the power and toughness to run in between the tackles knocking box defenders on their ass with his shoulder, the field […]
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Interview by Jerome Jones and Ryan Wright Twitter: @InsideTheHashes and @RyanWrightRNG LILBURN, Ga. – As the saying goes, the tape doesn’t lie. Out of Georgia’s Parkview High School, the Panthers have one of the most prolific tailbacks in the nation. The rare mix of true speed and real power, Khyair Spain dusted 7A defenses for 2,383 yards on the ground […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When a play was needed, a big third down stop or a goal line stand, Ian Dietz was there for Joe T. Robinson High School last season. The 6-4, 205-pound, linebacker covered ground for the Senators dropping 63 ball carriers during an 11-2 campaign against 5A Arkansas competition. The 2024 prospect is gearing up […]
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Arkansas’ Malvern High School put it on opposing 4A defenses last season with a passing attack that went over 2,500 yards and a ground game that moved the ball 4,300-plus yards. That kind of output doesn’t happen by mistake and needs a cornerstone left tackle to move the line of scrimmage downfield. The Leopards have it in three-star 2024 prospect […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 AJ Beale has wrapped up his high school career at Cross County by racking over 2,000 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns on offense with 73 tackles, three interceptions, and one forced fumble on defense in 2021. This comes after putting up similar numbers during his junior season in 2020. After a standout high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook With “Super Seniors” granted an extra year of NCAA eligibility and all college players given a pass on 2020 with another year to play ball, college football’s recruiting process is off kilter, especially with a wide-open transfer portal. If a high school prospect has a chance to prove why a college […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 RNG on Facebook The Montgomery Bowl was organized in October as a substitute for the canceled Fenway Bowl which was scrapped due to COVID-19. Organizers have stated this game is for 2020 only, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be an exciting match-up with Florida Atlantic battling Memphis. Both programs come into this game […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Not all college football hires will be “sexy” additions but some are more fundamentally sound than others. News broke Thursday night that the University of Missouri has found a replacement for Gary Pinkel naming Barry Odom their new head coach. Missouri fans could not ask for a stronger tie to the program. Odom was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With just five weekends left for college football teams to prove their worth for the second annual FBS playoffs, the 12-member selection committee ranked their Top 25 teams Tuesday night laying out the work that may need to be done for some to leapfrog into the tournament. The playoff selection committee’s rankings were not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The AAC is on the move with a couple key wins during the 2015 season but none bigger than Memphis’ 37-24 derailing of No. 13 Ole Miss. When the AP voters turned in their ballots at the conclusion of Week 7 the American Athletic Conference, for the first time ever, had three teams ranked […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Even the most diehard of college football fans may not be aware of a movement that is going on in the game. The leftover pieces of the former Big East Conference is now making waves as the American Athletic Conference in 2015. The groundwork has been ongoing but as the Group of Five member […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Speed, moxie, and determination are all things Arkansas Baptist cornerback Antonio Kanonu has always possessed but did not always necessarily funnel in the right direction, until now. The former Louisiana recruit from who essentially missed out on his entire prep career at Northside High School for off the field issues is now a rising star […]
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When we last caught up with “Triple-Threat”, a.k.a. Jordan Barlow, in early May the Van Buren High School quarterback was getting looks from teams both near and far. Teams like Louisville, Marshall, North Texas, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stetson, Davidson, Bucknell, and in-state power Arkansas. Now the college one-day camp circuit has begun and the All-Conference signal caller is ready to shift […]
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Even a sport as inclusive as football is still not without certain prejudices that exist nationwide. The high school ranks are filled with a large volume of players who have showed their worth on the gridiron, be it over time or in the stat column, but because they play on a lower classification an automatic snub or red flag is […]
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College coaches love evaluating high school recruits in person. The one-on-one time allows coaches to see if recruits are as big, fast, and as skilled as they appear on tape. The time during the camp also allows for coaches to see if a player is coachable and it helps forge a bond with said recruit. For Fort Smith linebacker Deontre […]
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If you are ever in Desoto County Mississippi on a Friday night during the fall of 2015, do yourself a favor and checkout a Lewisburg High School football game. The Patriots’ 2014 season in terms of a win-loss record will not drive the masses to the stadium but tucked away in Olive Branch, Mississippi are two sleeper recruits who could […]
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Life is full of inspiration. Looking around one can draw inspiration from nature, art, literature, positive reinforcement, a good attitude, and even acts of kindness peformed by those around us. Life is also full of struggles. Looking around to find the daily strife of the common man is not difficult. An argument with a loved one, financial troubles, an injury, […]
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When the 2014 season was finished Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett had tallied over 1,600 all-purpose yards with over 1,200 of those coming off handoffs out of the backfield. To go with his stellar all-around season the 5’11”, then 205 pound, Class of 2016 talent was still not widely known. An offer had come in from University of […]
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