Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As rumors swirl about who will replace dismissed Cal head coach Sonny Dykes, Les Miles, Justin Wilcox, or Chip Kelly, the Bears transition team headed by offensive coordinator turned interim head coach Jake Spavital has continued to work on the recruiting trail. The Bears picked up their first commit since lineman Casey Roddick on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Another verbal commitment for the Buckeyes, another four-star recruit added to Ohio State’s 2017 recruiting class. The latest highly prized player pledging to OSU came on Sunday when Indiana linebacker Pete Werner announced his commitment. Werner worked his way into being one of the more highly recruited linebackers in the 2017 class with Cathedral […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame suffered their first decommitment in the 2017 recruiting class when Pennsylvania defensive end Donovan Jeter announced his change of heart on Tuesday morning. The turnaround for Jeter was fairly quick committing to Notre Dame on Sept. 19 two days after an official visit to South Bend. Time will tell if Jeter was […]
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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 hype and recruiting intensity centered upon Jacob Phillips […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All stats in all sports are what one wants to make of the numbers. For example, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl, a stat used against him when fans bicker about the all-time greats. A stat of Marino’s that is undeniable, he left the game in 1999 as the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Pennsylvania Class of 2017 standout Donovan Jeter moved up his commitment date from Halloween to Monday not wanting to wait to commit to Notre Dame. Jeter became one of the more highly recruited defensive ends in the nation playing for Beaver Falls High School. Going up against 3A competition, the 6-5, 250 pound, defensive […]
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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 powerful brother duos on the gridiron in the high school ranks but one standing above the rest by absolutely terrorizing southern California defenses is Osiris and Amon-Ra St. Brown. All of the hope and hype for the St. Brown family started coming together collectively during the 2015 schedule with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA A storm has been brewing in southwest Arkansas for a couple of years. Much like a typical fall thunderstorm in the south, certain key elements have to come together in a kinetic ball of energy ready to unleash a unique mixture of sight and sound for all to see. As luck would have it, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Avery Davis Player Profile Height and Weight: 5-11, 192 Position: Quarterback – Dual-Threat Classification: Class of 2017 Ranking: 4-Star High School: Cedar Hill – Cedar Hill, Texas Class: 6A 2015 Record: 9-2 2015 Stats: 128 of 197 with 1,966 yards passing, 22 touchdowns vs. four interceptions; 110 carries for 934 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All Tyjon Lindsey has done on the high school gridiron over the last two years is win championship and turnout high-end productivity. The speedy receiver was a part of back-to-back Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 15-0 teams that won Nevada state championships and national theoretical high school championships. In the offseason, Lindsey transferred from Bishop […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The day after Class of 2016 recruits filled the headlines in February with their late flips and surprise commitments to various Division-I programs across the country, UCLA made a big splash landing 4-star Class of 2017 defensive end Hunter Echols. Echols addition could prove to be one of the biggest early commitments for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Notre Dame added their seventh 4-star commitment to the 2017 recruiting class Friday afternoon when Illinois wide receiver picked the Fighting Irish over some 15 other offers. Robertson was a two-way star for Neuqua Valley High School during the 2015 season coming up with nine touchdowns and four interceptions from an incomplete stat line. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA April 5, 2016 turned out to be a Valentine’s Day of sorts for college football coaches across the country. Some coaches will rest easy knowing that their love for a 5-star recruit is a possible long-term relationship while others, much like many across the country on Valentine’s Day, will lay down for bed tonight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If diehard high school football fans are lucky, there is at least one guy somewhat similar to Chaz Ah You in a given state year after year. That guy is a two-way player who excels on both sides of the ball and at demanding positions who commands attention every time the ball is snapped. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Golden State has long been known for producing top next level talent but over the years the prevailing thought was most of that talent was coming out of southern California. The fertile areas of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego are still mass producing amazing Division-I talent but college coaches have started […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As a player, if you are going to take your first opportunity for varsity action – take it by the horns and make the most of it. That is exactly what Avery Davis did, except he took it by the Longhorns. The Class of 2017 dual-threat quarterback had a dynamic junior season leading to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When a high school team is lucky enough to have a versatile athlete on the roster, most head coaches find as many ways as possible to put that talent to use on the gridiron. All things were true for Southmoore High School head coach Jeremy Stark and his utilization of emerging star Quindon Lewis. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It seems like every high school team has at least one guy, that one guy who can do just about anything and everything on the gridiron. Maybe that guy is a massive lineman blowing open holes on offense for the running back or a line mover on defense stopping the run and nailing the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When it comes to recruiting rankings for certain players, the best thing to do sometimes is throw them out the window. This action holds true with Class of 2017 defensive tackle Akial Byers. Byers already has one thing going for him, widely considered the top rated player in the state of Arkansas for his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA No matter how one wants to apply the notion, options in life are good and Osiris St. Brown has plenty of them – well at least 19 to be exact, maybe more. The 6’1”, 180 pound, Mater Dei High School star is one of the more highly sought after wide receivers in the 2017 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Lawrence Academy, located in Groton, Massachusetts, had another successful season in 2015 as the Spartans finished the season 8-1 and won the New England Championship by defeating Suffield Academy 28-7. One of the keys to their success was their explosive offensive which scored on average 40.7 points a game and was led by junior running […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Gordo High School linebacker Ben Davis has the type of talent that makes college coaches excited above and beyond the norm. The 6’4”, 240 pound, do-it-all athlete has played running back, tight end, wide receiver, and safety in high school but made a name for himself stuffing opposing Alabama running backs as a linebacker. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA What more superlatives are there to add about Aquinas Institute Class of 2016 linebacker Jamir Jones that has not already been said, thought, or written? One new one might be the prognosticator. During an interview with the New York high school talent after a practice for the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, the East […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jamir Jones is ending his high school football career in style. The 6’4”, 225 pound, talent won a New York High School Football State Championship leading Aquinas Institute to a perfect 13-0 record during his senior year coming up with 98 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, 18 quarterback hurries, 10 pass breakups, 6.5 […]
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