Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The game of football can come down to a chess match with one of the keys to winning the game is creating mismatches exploiting the other team’s weaknesses. Another game plan college coaches take to the field on any given Saturday is to enforce their will, especially on defense, giving the opposition no choice […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A valued trait all coaches love is determination. A trait most often overlooked is grit. If a player can pull in the intellectual aspects of playing football mixed with the physical attributes with grit and determination there one will find Class of 2018 receiver Nikko Remigio. One of the hardest positions on the gridiron […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An argument can be made about which position is most important along the offensive line, left tackle, assuming a right-handed quarterback, or center. While both positions are key to a successful unit, finding a center with size that can call pre-snap protection, snap, and block is hard to find. After a couple of games […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At some point in seemingly every game during the 2016 an opposing head coach and/or offensive coordinator threw their hands up in dismay watching Calabasas outside linebacker Reggie Hughes blow up another hopeful play planned in futility. The painful news for southern California high school coaches, Hughes has another year left of mayhem and […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Omari Harris Profile Positions: Outside Linebacker and Running Back Height and Weight: 6-0.25, 200 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 4-Star (Scout) High School Antioch – California 2015 stats: 33 tackles, 16 solo, one pass defended, one forced fumble; 203 yards rushing, 22 carries, 9.2 yards per, four touchdowns 2016 Record: 8-5 2016 Stats (13 […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Griffin O’Connor Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-3.5, 196 Classification: 2018 High School: Edison – Huntington Beach, California 2016 Chargers Record: 13-2 – MaxPrep’s No. 10 ranked team in California 2016 Stats: 3,600 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, six interceptions; 10 rushing touchdowns College Interest: Nebraska, Oregon State, Cal, Washington State, Utah, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of the pats on the back from friends, family, and coaches to a football player helps motivate individuals going forward, but the ultimate acknowledgement for a high school football player knowing that all is on track towards success is a scholarship offer. Duarte High School’s super sophomore Martin Keeley has received the ultimate […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Griffin O’Connor Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-3, 200 Classification: 2018 High School: Edison – Huntington Beach, California 2016 Chargers Record: 13-2 – MaxPrep’s No. 10 ranked team in California 2016 Stats: 3,600 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, six interceptions; 10 rushing touchdowns College Interest: Nebraska, Washington State, Utah, Indiana, Hawaii, Boston […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Cornhuskers added to their playmaking haul in the 2017 recruiting class on Saturday when California wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey committed to Nebraska. Lindsey is another California product added to Nebraska’s class. Although Lindsey played his last two seasons of high school ball with Bishop Gorman, the 5-9, 175 pound, speedster is originally from […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nebraska fans looking for a little bit of Christmas excitement on the gridiron recruiting trail got some good news when Michigan three-star linebacker Andrew Ward committed on Christmas day. Ward grew into a prized Big Ten recruit playing for Muskegon High School. With their 6-1, 200 pound, athlete playing all over the field, the […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA High school players may think recruiting stars are the […]
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Please help keep RecruitingNewsGuru.com FREE! If RNG has helped you, a friend, or a family member through an article, video, or stylized interview with our countless hours of free promotion for high school, junior college, and college athletes – please donate. Any amount is appreciated! Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting process for Aledo High School left tackle […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The push on the college football recruiting trail to take action seems to start earlier and earlier for young men across the nation. What used to be a senior sometimes junior classification affair has turned into a recruiting march for some beginning during their eighth grade season. One Class of 2018 recruit getting plenty […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA After a standout sophomore season, everything in the world seemed to be going D’Andre Litaker’s way. The Tennessee talent had seemingly every other school in the SEC dropping offers in hopes of landing the impressive defensive tackle. As most perspective recruits do, Litaker hit the college football camp circuit hard leaving with a firm […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last couple of days have turned into a win-win kind of weekend for the Nebraska staff. On Saturday the Cornhuskers took down the Oregon Ducks 35-32 at Memorial Stadium and then on Sunday received a verbal from visiting Texas defensive tackle Deiontae Watts. Watts helped his recruiting efforts during his junior season taking […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jenks defended home field on Friday night topping Owasso 41-23. The next day their star tight end Reese Leitao narrowed down 20 reported offers to one naming his previous leader Nebraska as his school of choice. Leitao was a big part of the Trojans 11-1 season in 2015. The 6-4, 234 pound, end became […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College coaches are focused on getting their respective teams ready for the 2016 season but a sharp eye is still on the recruiting scene. One of the states drawing the most recruiting attention for top cornerbacks is California with Thomas Graham Jr. being one of the main draws. Of the seven Top 10 corners […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are a lot of truly great athletes in the 2017 recruiting class shinning all over the field and on both sides of the ball. But there are very few who can make the opposition look truly bad and in as many ways as Rancho Cucamonga High School’s Jaylon Redd. Redd has been making […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nebraska added a highly prized pass rusher to their 2017 class when Miami area recruit Guy Thomas verbally committed to the Cornhuskers. Thomas had a standout sophomore season coming up with 25 tackles for a loss along with nine sacks for Hialeah High School. Playing against 8A competition, Thomas was a standout for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every now and again an action packed Hollywood movie will slow the reel down at the height of the drama showing the film’s hero taking his long walk towards glory. The audience gets caught up in the moment waiting for the action to pick back up knowing something amazing is about to happen… This […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA High school football fans and diehard college football fans are well aware of Antioch High School. The California squad swept through the 2015 regular season going undefeated until they hit another offensive powerhouse in Foothill High School losing in the second round of the playoffs 55-54. The run through the season for the Panthers […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA De La Salle High School’s season to remember in 2015 started off as a potential season to forget. The loaded Concord area squad went on the road to Texas facing Trinity (Euless) but went back home with a 26-21 loss on the schedule. Instead of hanging their collective heads, head coach Justin Alumbaugh and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Fans of Yulee High School have seen this moment coming for a couple of years now. That moment when one of their own becomes a national standout on the gridiron wanted by teams across the country. Seventeen different Division-I programs have extended an offer to Class of 2017 running back Jamari Peacock making him […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last three-plus months have been a whirlwind for West Des Moines Valley (IA) quarterback Rocky Lombardi. The Class of 2017 pro-style talent led his team to a 10-3 record in 2015 passing for over 2,400 yards with 29 touchdowns leading to eight offers by mid-March. By early April he was a Michigan State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Year after year Bishop Gorman High School is one of the top teams in the nation. The Gaels are always loaded with talent and the 2015 season was no different seeing the Las Vegas squad go undefeated yet again posting a 15-0 mark winning another Nevada state championship. One of the key contributors on […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @Charlie_cd3 The Blue Springs Wildcats, located in Blue Springs, Missouri just 20 miles east of Kansas City, had a rocky start to their season in 2015 going 1-5 but then reeled off four straight wins to close the regular season 5-5. Blue Springs then knocked off Raymore-Peculiar (14-12) in the first round of the Missouri […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the more highly anticipated seasons for a California Class of 2017 recruit is just around the corner. When Mater Dei High School takes the field to kick off the 2016 season, the Monarchs will have talent across the board for next level coaches to feast their eyes upon but one linebacker has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The term “every down back” gets floated around when a tailback can play all three downs. The underlying meaning is a back that can catch out of the backfield and pick up blitzes on passing downs. The term every down back, which is limited normally to three downs, seems to take away from what […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It is really difficult to label a recruit an undervalued or under the radar prospect with 16 offers on the table but one could make the case for Raymore-Peculiar High School’s Anthony Payne. Payne did nothing short of dominate Class 6 Missouri opponents throughout the 2015 season. “Red Lightening”, nickname given to Payne due […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The task of being seen by next level coaches is daunting for high school football players coming out of Hawaii, but in this day and age college recruiters worth their paychecks are heading to the Aloha State scouting for top tier talent to fill their rosters. The trip over to paradise has not been […]
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