Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All Class of 2017 recruits have a vested interest in how National Signing Day played out, no matter how important the events of the day may have been or seemed at that time. Once the 2016 class matriculates to the school of their choice and began taking on the challenge of collegiate football, the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2016 high school football season comes to a close, Sayville High School quarterback Jack Coan could leave a legacy unmatched by any other but still one-game short of his goal. Since his freshman season, Long Island has been abuzz about this 6’3”, 190 pound, quarterback slinging the ball around the yard for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A football beast was unleashed on the Nevada high school football fields in 2014 when Anthony Smith’s natural talent collided with an emerging self-confidence. The results from a third-party perspective was overwhelming seeing Smith named Nevada D1-A Defensive MVP 2014 and First-Team All-State 2014. Looking to improve upon his great junior season stats when […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The story of Minnesota Class of 2016 linebacker Brison White is not an unusual one but serves as a constant reminder that not all college football recruiters are able to think outside the box. White’s story is about a kid that can play, and plays his position really well but poses problems to college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Etiwanda cornerback/safety Treyjohn Butler has been a force on California gridirons for three years now. During his sophomore year he picked off seven passes and tallied 35 tackles as opposing offensive coordinators were slow to figure out that this kid can play. Butler saw his recruiting stock rise during the 2014 season even though […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Week 7 AP rankings came out on Sunday and in a nutshell summary Baylor switched places with TCU, Michigan State tumbled despite winning, voters lost more confidence in Ohio State, and Utah is now viewed as legitimate. The bigger trouble for the rest of the Power Five Conferences is the surge by the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA With Week 5 of the college football season in the books, Week 6 offers 10-12 games that have conference and/or national title contention shaping outcomes. The conference that could come into sharper focus when the week is over is the Big Ten with the Pac-12 right behind. The Big Ten East Division is seemingly […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Have the AP rankings ever been this temperamental? The 61 voters spread across the nation are having love affairs with a different team every week and much like a grade school or junior high kid, off to the next shinny object when all of Saturday’s scores have been tallied. The Week 6 bull’s eye […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Piece by piece Stanford has put together one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. On Friday the Cardinal accepted a verbal commitment from 4-star cornerback Treyjohn Butler pushing the 2016 class to a No. 12 ranking per Rivals. Butler is a shutdown corner for Etiwanda High School who does not mind coming up to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright There is a massive talent shift going on in high school football with some of the top players leaving the comfort and security of the known in their hometowns to test their skill set against the best of the best. The ongoing movement to IMG Academy has spread from regional high school football programs to a […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Bishop Miege had one of the best seasons in school history in 2014. The Stags notched a school record in wins finishing 13-0 winning the Kansas 4A state championship. The strength of Bishop Miege in 2014 was their high scoring offense which averaged over just 45 points a game. One of their returning offensive stars going […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Wisconsin landed A.J. Taylor on Saturday, the verbal commitment was just a formality but the recruitment was a big win. Taylor is considered one of the top athletes in the 2016 recruiting class playing running back for powerhouse Rockhurst High School (Kansas City, MO) but also a major threat in the passing game thanks to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2017 recruiting class starts to take the spotlight next year one of the top players on college boards across the nation will be Jimmy Jaggers. The 6’4”, 235 pound, Roseville, California talent already lays claim to 10 offers with teams like Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, Oregon State, Louisville, Colorado, Northwestern, Washington, and Washington State extending […]
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Wesleyan High School safety Jordan Mack is quick on the move on and off the field. On Friday “The Wesleyan Nightmare” officially announced his verbal commitment to the University of Virginia weeks ahead of his previous set announcement date of August 3. The explosive 6’3”, 200 pound, Norcross, Georgia talent has been a hit off the field with college coaches […]
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Before Alex Parker steps foot on the gridiron for his senior season in 2015 he will have gone through the gauntlet of offseason recruiting with offers picking up left and right and a one-day camp visit with Appalachian State. Schools like Mercer, Gardner Webb, and Elon have all extended offers but more should be coming before the summer is over. […]
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Lake Gibson High School defensive tackle Keyshon Camp is one of the more highly sought after defensive linemen in the 2016 recruiting class. Coming in at 6’4”, 274 pounds, the versatile lineman can play end or add a few pounds in the next year or two and slide inside continuing to be a disruptive force all offensive coordinators will have […]
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When we last caught up with Charlotte Christian tight end/defensive end Alex Parker in February recruiting was just picking up and summer one-day college camps were too far off to even start considering. Now nearly four months later the Class of 2016 rising star has offers from Elon, Mercer, and Gardner Webb with another dozen or so showing heavy interest. […]
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Christian Brothers College (High School) running back Tre Bryant is just that, a running back, and a really good one at that. On inside handoffs, off tackle, cut-backs in a zone blocking scheme, and on outside sweeps, if he finds as much as a little crease he is gone. With great blocking in front of him, the Class of 2016 […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Curtis Weaver has a very bright future ahead. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive lineman/defensive end is a force opposing California offenses have to account for play after play. Fighting off double-teams and chip shots from running backs, Curtis still came up with 52 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 pass deflections, and […]
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If you have never seen St. Anthony’s High School play a football game, after sitting down and then watching one series on defense it would not take very long to indentify No. 9 on the field. Filling in the No. 9 jersey for St. Anthony’s is defensive lineman Curtis Weaver. Weaver is a gap filling, signal-caller rushing, and quarterback sacking […]
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When Roseville High School’s 4-star tight end Jimmy Jaggers is not pancake blocking a defender into the ground, catching passes for B2G 7×7 squad Team 5-Star, or making the rounds as one of the top tight ends in the nation as part of the 2017 recruiting class, what is he doing? We did an in-depth interview with Jaggers covering everything […]
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The tight end position is an oft overlooked but critical piece to any offense. Due to ever evolving offenses on the gridiron, the tight end position is actually one of the most versatile positions one can play. To be a good tight end in an I-formation set the tight end has to be able to block defensive ends, linemen, and […]
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Interview with Fort Osage Class of 2016 recruit Skylar Thompson Not all college quarterbacks are the same. Some take charge under center by God given physical abilities, others have a keen grasp of the mental part of the game understanding all the X’s and O’s, while others have a mix of athleticism and high-IQ. No combination of key attributes […]
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Top Connecticut TE talks about joining Eagles A day after joining rock star status among the Boston College faithful as verbal commitment to the Eagles 2016 recruiting class, Scooter Harrington was back to being a normal high school teenager shoveling snow off the family’s driveway the following morning. In between a successful visit to the Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts campus […]
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An exclusive interview with Alex Parker Teams do not win championships without repeated acts of selflessness or without everyone buying into the “team” concept. North Carolina’s Charlotte Christian is chalked full of talented selfless players but one could argue that tight end Alex Parker might be deserving of a humanitarian gridiron award for his on the field acts. The […]
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Exclusive interview with Scooter Harrington Rarely does the label “athlete” get used with a player who lines up at tight end. Without intent, Greenwich High School’s Scooter Harrington is breaking an old mold showing his versatility as a dual-purpose tight end, blocking and passing catching, but also lines up in the slot or at H-back and even at defensive […]
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Exclusive interview with Patrick O’Brien Much of high school and college football is opportunity and preparedness. There is no question most high school and college players coincidentally take a big leap forward in their on the field growth during their junior seasons. In San Juan Hills, California the opportunity came for quarterback Patrick O’Brien and was met by an […]
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Exclusive Interview with Jordan Mack Life is full of unfair moments. Sometimes as a society we choose to feel bad for those victimized in those unfair moments. As the holiday season approaches football fans collectively should feel sorry for any skill position player forced to run up the middle or catch a pass cross field when Jordan Mack is […]
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Exclusive interview with Riley Whimpey Imagine growing up around a pair of twin older brothers that are both roughly 6-foot 5-inches weighing 300 pounds. Even when all brothers get along perfectly the occasional rough housing takes place with the younger sibling taking the occasional playful pounding. Older brothers Kevin (left tackle) and Kyle (right guard) Whimpey left home to […]
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A discussion with Kevin Bentley about his recruiting process from California to Northwestern All former NFL and college players have a different path to gridiron glory but some stories reveal a more challenging road than others, such is the story of Kevin Bentley. Bentley was a budding Los Angeles area football star in 1995 playing linebacker for Chatsworth High […]
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