Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Several questions emerged on Monday for the Gators when the announcement came out that Florida starting quarterback Will Grier would be suspended for a calendar year for using a banned substance. The first question for Florida centers upon the immediate, how does this affect the Gators going forward? The second question is how could […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Over the last two seasons the Arkansas Razorbacks have piled up more morale victories than 40 years’ worth of feel good Rocky Balboa storylines. If college teams were ranked off being close but no cigar, the Hogs would be a two-year running Top 10 program. As is, the Razorbacks (2-3, 1-1) finally turned a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Entering the 2015 college football season the Tennessee Volunteers had one of the best receiving corps in the nation on paper. The unit was expected to blossom into a force if only the group could stay healthy. The injury bug has been unkind to the Volunteers limiting top receivers like Marquez North, Von Pearson, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema addressed the media on Monday updating the status of the Razorbacks football team ahead of their road contest against Alabama. Bielema also provided some information on depth chart changes after the Hogs’ 24-20 road win against Tennessee in Week 5. On defense, coordinator Robb Smith continues to tweak his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks’ 24-20 road win over Tennessee in Week 5 was given an off the field award on Monday when the SEC announced senior offensive guard Sebastian Tretola as their Offensive Lineman of the Week. Tretola has been consistent for the Razorbacks throughout the season grading out at 83 percent. The California native hit […]
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Written by James Gray Last Saturday wasn’t pretty but it more than got the job done as the Gamecocks defeated a winless Central Florida team 31-14 in Columbia. This was an ugly first half that was pretty much dominated by Carolina but the Gamecocks entered the locker room down 14-8 after star wide receiver Pharoh Cooper muffed the ball near the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Florida Gators are off to a nice start under first year head coach Jim McElwain posting a 3-0, 1-0, mark with a win in the SEC. The win in Week 3 on the road against Kentucky was impressive but with each week in the SEC comes another big challenge. In Week 4 Tennessee […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks (1-2) are reeling from their second consecutive non-conference loss but have an opportunity to start fresh with their first SEC game of the 2015 season on Saturday. The task will not be easy facing No. 14 Texas A&M (3-0) in Arlington at AT&T Stadium, but the Hogs still have a strong foundation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Baton Rouge – The fall from grace by No. 18 Auburn (2-1) out of the AP Top 10 is now at a freefall after No. 13 LSU (2-0) ran over the other Tigers 45-21. The final score was not truly indicative of the game with LSU building up a 24-0 halftime lead behind All-American […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Coaches across the SEC with quarterback battles waging in fall camp started naming starters for Week 1 of the 2015 college football season on Monday. In Oxford, the post-Bo Wallace era will begin with Chad Kelly in the pocket. Kelly has picked up a reputation for getting into trouble, both on and off the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 1 of the 2015 college football season is here and head coaches feeling the crunch to finally name a starter under center are coming forward with their best guess going forward. After a long battle in Athens, Bulldogs’ head coach Mark Richt named senior transfer Greyson Lambert Georgia’s starter against Louisiana-Monroe. After what […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date on Athlon Sports Aug. 13 Few college football coaches have achieved the kind of success Les Miles has on the field. Since arriving in Baton Rouge in 2005 the Tigers have played for a BCS National Championship (2011) and won a BCS National Championship (2007) with the “Mad Hatter compiling a win-loss […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The playing career for Arkansas Razorback senior running back Jonathan Williams is likely over after sustaining a foot injury during fall camp. The All-SEC tailback has received a ton of support from Razorback Nation but got some unlikely backing from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The injury to Williams’ foot was serious enough that surgery […]
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Written by James Gray II Twitter: @JGray1221 Last season, by many fans, was viewed as a huge letdown. The South Carolina Gamecocks started the season ranked No. 9 in the AP poll only to get embarrassed at home 52-28 by Texas A&M in their first televised game of the season on the SEC Network. It was a long season for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin straightened out any confusion under center entering the 2015 college football season naming sophomore quarterback Kyle Allen the Aggies’ starter on Monday. Allen started the final five games of the 2014 season making waves in his second start beating No. 3 Auburn on the road 41-38. The Scottsdale, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The daily practice updates from Tennessee head coach Butch Jones have been filled with more bad news than happy news with the loss of players for the year due to injury. The latest upsetting injury news from Knoxville hits the starting unit of the Volunteers’ secondary. On Saturday Jones announced sophomore defensive back Rashaan Gaulden could […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Second-year head coach Derek Mason has high hopes for his Vanderbilt squad entering the 2015 season. One of the strengths on paper for the Commodores giving optimism to Vandy fans, the coaching staff, and players alike was eight starters returning on offense and nine on defense. Of the eight starters on offense four were offensive linemen, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks went through their first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday and the news coming out was less than positive. On Sunday Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema announced All-SEC running back Jonathan Williams “will miss an extended period of time” due to a foot injury suffered during the Hogs’ scrimmage. Williams jumped onto the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The scary entity that is Tennessee football in 2015 is adding even more momentum in the realm of folklore before becoming a reality on Sept. 5. Over the weekend, the now powerhouse backfield head coach Butch Jones has at his disposal is growing in size and reputation after junior college running back transfer Alvin Kamara was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Les Miles has built a football institution at LSU and now has no one else to blame but himself for the high level of success and expectations that come with being the main man in Baton Rouge. Miles has three SEC West titles under his belt (2005, 2007, and 2011), two SEC Championships (2007 and 2011), […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Disciplinary issues have temporarily sidelined one of the top wide receivers in the nation as fall camps start up across the nation for college football. On Friday and Saturday D’haquille “Duke” Williams did not participate in practice with the Auburn Tigers. The message sent to Williams through the media via Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When Kevin Steele takes the field as LSU’s new defensive coordinator on Thursday he might be under the impression the former defensive coordinator John Chavis took all of the defensive linemen with him to College Station. Steele and head coach Les Miles suffered another setback on Monday with the announced departure of defensive tackle/end Maquedius Bain. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The college football season officially kicks off for some SEC teams today, and not a minute too soon for most die hard fans. All of the offseason work, stories, rumors, and preseason rankings start accounting for progress and results on the field in the form of fall camp over the next week. Thirteen of the 14 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The rich got a little bit richer on Monday when Freedom High School star running back B.J. Emmons verbally committed to the University of Alabama. Emmons helped the Patriots to a 10-1-1 record in 2014 that included a first round 50-49 North Carolina High School Playoffs loss to East Rowan. Along the way Emmons rushed for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The LSU defense suffered another setback on Wednesday with the announcement that Travonte Valentine was transferring to Arizona Western C.C. Valentine was as prized as a recruit in the nation coming out of Champagnat Catholic High School. The 4-star recruit was in the neighborhood of 30 scholarship offers picking LSU over the likes of Alabama, Clemson, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The SEC Media Days kicked off on Monday in Hoover, Alabama starting a week full of sales pitches from each head football coach to the masses along with three players representing each squad reassuring how great their team will be in 2015. In a rare turn of events a SEC coach showed humility coupled with honesty […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The 20th annual Manning Passing Academy kicked off this weekend at Nicholls State University with an estimated 1,200 campers attending ranging in experience from 12th to 8th grade. Of the 1,200 attending 900 are quarterbacks. Beyond the usual cast of Manning family members on hand, patriarch Archie along with sons Peyton (Denver Broncos), Eli (New York […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The University of Florida football program has gone through several different changes since the 2014 season ended. One of the most notable changes is the shakeup of the staff starting with new head coach Jim McElwain. McElwain is charged with returning the Gators’ program to former glory seen under head coaches Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer […]
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Written by Ryan Wright LSU has been one of the hottest college football programs in the nation in the month of June landing seven verbal commitments including two on Wednesday in defensive end Rahssan Thornton and Eric Monroe. Thornton, 6’3.5”, 225 pounds, has seen his recruiting stock rise in recent weeks. Teams like Cal, Michigan, and Kansas were on […]
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Florida Gators new head coach Jim McElwain is a man on a mission. After being hired away from Colorado State in early December 2014, McElwain piece mailed together a recruiting class shattered after the dismissal of former head coach Will Muschamp. The Gators signed 21 players making a strong National Signing Day push landing 5-stars defensive end CeCe Jefferson and […]
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