Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Much of football is size, speed, and strength and that is exactly what offensive lineman Sean Foster is in a nutshell. But if a player has the winning physical combination but does not come to the field with heart, passion, knowledge, or a skillset, all of that potential is wasted. This is not a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Criteria for recruiting rankings are never fully revealed but when the new rankings come out for the 2017 class, Fayetteville High School standout quarterback Taylor Powell deserves to be in the national discussion. As a sophomore he helped lead the Bulldogs to an Arkansas state championship runner-up finish and has his team sitting at […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When University of Tennessee-Martin landed Catholic High School’s Andre Sale, silent commit on Thursday and public on Sunday, they added a rare leader to their mix. The Little Rock native is everything a coach at any level would want. He’s a student of the game, determined, has a great arm, and he is willing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Progress on the field for Class of 2017 linebacker Shahid Reece is coming along quickly. The junior is already a second-year starter playing against some of the top competition in the state of Louisiana for one of the top ranked teams in the state, Archbishop Rummel. The 6’0”, 215 pound, linebacker had 70 tackles, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Ladies and gentlemen, Bentonville High School Class of 2016 cornerback Tyrone Mahone is back! The recruiting world would have known about the 6’0”, 175 pound, cover-corner already had an unfortunate injury not happened on the Tigers way to a second consecutive Arkansas state championship last season. In the semifinals Mahone broke his ankle putting […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stats, an outside view, and the possibility of getting too wrapped up into a story can sometimes cause one to have a skewed view of reality, but sometimes perception is reality especially in sports. In 2014 running back Trevor Gear missed the first six games of the season for Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy due […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Archbishop Rummel is off to a 3-0 start and is widely considered one of the top high school football teams in the nation. The Raiders have wins over University Lab (24-7), Covington (48-0), and scored a big 27-16 national TV win over Wayne County (MS) last week. Rummel is stocked full of talent in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Every year roughly a handful or slightly more of high school football players across the nation are deemed worthy of being ranked as a 5-star recruit. Some players earn the award for being a skilled athlete able to play multiple positions but few are truly as uniquely talented at multiple positions as Valparaiso High School’s Jared […]
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Written by Ryan Wright South Carolina went into the talent rich recruiting waters of Dutchtown High School in Louisiana on Thursday to land offensive lineman Lloyd Cushenberry. Cushenberry helped drive the Griffins into the first round of the Louisiana high school playoffs in 2014 before falling to Barbe 14-10. Charged with the task of protecting Southern Miss quarterback commit Jared […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015-2016 high school seasons officially begin, Pine Bluff defensive end John Tate has a rare opportunity on his hands. The big 6’4”, 270 pound, athlete could actually go back-to-back in both football and basketball winning a total of four state championships during his high school career. Winning a state basketball championship is impressive but […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Just two games into the 2014 season Centennial High School was a team teetering on the brink of disaster. A tough 28-24 loss to Chandler followed by a 31-21 loss to Basha put the Coyotes in a tough hole to climb out of going forward. A lot of teams would have folded up the tents and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright College football fans that follow University of California Berkeley football are already in the know, but the rest of the nation perhaps has not quite caught on yet. There is a movement taking place in northern California on the Golden Bears football team. The architect behind the movement is head coach Sonny Dykes. In 2013 the […]
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Recruiting for Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett has heated up since the 2014 season concluded. After Crockett had rushed for 1,250 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns and then posted another 250 receiving yards with an additional three touchdowns only Memphis had extended an offer. But now Crockett’s recruiting has hit a fever pitch with Louisiana Tech, Arkansas State, […]
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In late April new Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh taunted SEC head coaches with his “Summer Swarm.” The Summer Swarm is nine planned satellite football camps in seven states with the intent to draw recruits from other regions to the University of Michigan. Harbaugh had the upper hand due to a SEC rule that outlawed the practice. With the […]
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