Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you ever want to see a group of grown men hanging out in a macho ego-testosterone driven environment smile ear to ear while acting a little giddy, walk into a room with Class of 2017 offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga by your side. Nothing can disarm a top college football coach along with his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA News coming out of the Lone Star State for the Hawkeyes was nothing but positive when 4-star running back Eno Benjamin verbally committed to Iowa on Monday. Benjamin worked his way into being one of the top running backs in the 2017 class rushing for 1,724 yards with 25 touchdowns during his sophomore season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The DeSoto High School to LSU pipeline has continued for another recruiting class when Class of 2017 offensive guard Edward Ingram committed to the Tigers on Friday. Under Les Miles, the Tigers have always recruited the Lone Star State well. Now a strong connection to DeSoto has emerged with 4-star wide receiver Dee Anderson […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA LSU turned in another stellar recruiting class in February locking in top players from within the Sportsman’s Paradise like running back/linebacker Devin White (Springhill) and wide receiver Stephen Sullivan (Donaldsonville). The Tigers also reached into Florida pulling defensive back Saivion Smith and wide receiver Drake Davis while pulling highly regarded defensive back Eric Monroe […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The momentum behind Texas A&M’s recruiting efforts are picking up landing two commitments over the weekend. The first was big 4-star cornerback Myles Jones on Saturday and then 4-star offensive tackle Grayson Reed on Sunday. Reed was a top in-state target for several Texas programs. The Longhorns and Aggies seemed to be the top […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Aggies added a very big piece to their recruiting puzzle on Friday landing in-state Magnolia West High School talent Myles Jones to their 2017 class. Jones was part of the Mustangs 8-4 team in 2015 lining up as corner. Whether down on the line in press coverage or laying off in a zone, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Back in March, Recruiting News Guru officially broke the news that Chuck Filiaga was leaving Vista Murrieta High School in southern California for a school in Texas, but which lucky school was landing the 4-star talent was still undecided. On Wednesday, Filiaga made his new school official announcing Aledo High School as his destination […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA For Baylor, if it has worked once before, chances are it will work again. The Bears have worked the Texas high school teammate connection for a second time landing budding defensive tackle Jayden Peevy on Monday. Peevy was part of a Cardinals team that went 6-6 in 2015 making a run into the second […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sunday night the Arkansas Razorbacks landed a Class of 2017 wide receiver from an unexpected area and school, Maleek Barkley from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The one regional tie that binds the Hogs with Barkley is Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. A conspiracy theory is out centered on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arizona State added their third verbal commitment to their 2017 recruiting class on Thursday securing Texas safety Ashton Logan. Logan was part of Wildcats team that went 12-2 in 2015 making a deep run into the Texas 5A High School Playoffs. Temple High School used Logan at safety and outside linebacker giving the Sun […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The last week on the recruiting trail has been extremely successful for Wisconsin landing three verbal commitments to their 2017 class. On Thursday, the Badgers landed in-state linebacker Jake Ferguson and Texas wide receiver Cade Green. Green, although largely an under the radar recruit, was a big cog in the offensive machine that was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oklahoma State got a two for one deal on Monday landing accomplished athletes Tracin and Tylan Wallace out of the Fort Worth, Texas area. The Wallace brothers helped South Hills High School to a 7-5 mark in 2015 after leading the Scorpions in the 5A Division to a 9-2 record during the 2014 campaign. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Oklahoma Sooners had a big Sunday landing two Texas wide receivers in Charleston Rambo and Jalen Reagor. The Sooners can do no wrong with either Rambo or Reagor. Reagor had an outstanding junior season for Waxahachie High School pulling down 64 passes for 1,108 yards with 13 touchdowns. The former Texas Tech commit […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Northwestern snuck into Texas on Thursday landing overlooked Lake Travis High School safety Austin Hiller stealing away a recruiting gem from in-state schools too slow to act. Hiller is a big bruising tackler for the Cavaliers coming up with 123 tackles, 84 solo, and 3.5 tackles for a loss during his junior season. He […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Rowlett High School had a season to remember in 2015 going 10-3 with a run to the UIL Texas State Championship game before losing a 31-24 heartbreaker to Atascocita in overtime. The Eagles were dialed in last season and one of the emerging leaders on defense was safety Dylan Bauer. Bauer improved as the […]
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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 The state of Texas produces a lot of top talent at all positions every year, especially along the offensive line. On Thursday, the Missouri Tigers went into DeSoto to get rising star Hyrin White. White helped open holes and kept Class of 2016 dual-threat quarterback Tristen Wallace’s jersey clean in the pocket last season. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA An ordinary day on the college football recruiting trail turned into a day of interest on Tuesday when SMU secured a verbal commitment from 4-star offensive lineman Alan Ali. The news for Mustang fans got better on Wednesday with the announcement of another verbal commit, Carroll High School offensive lineman Carson Green. During the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If more offensive linemen got into the practice of recruiting collusion, the 2016 recruiting class would be a great year to start upping the trend for a dominating team in the near future. Throughout the country, next season’s senior class is full of top shelf offensive line talent, especially at the tackle spots. No […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There was little opposing Texas high school defenses could do to stop Sam Crawford during the 2015 season even when facing top recruiting talent. He was too big and strong for press coverage, listed at 6-1, 193, and too fast for most corners to keep up with even with a 10-15 yard cushion burning […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting rich continued to get richer over the weekend when Ohio State pulled 4-star running back J.K. Dobbins out of Texas. A lot of hearts were broken in the Lone Star state on Sunday when Dobbins picked the Buckeyes over roughly 20 other offers including ones from in-state powers TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The loss of two starting quarterbacks at the end of the 2015 season has put an early emphasis on restocking the proverbial shelf at Texas A&M. The Aggies already had 4-star Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell committed and added Roshauud Paul on Saturday. Paul landed squarely on the recruiting map as a sophomore passing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Bad news for one California high school team maybe a Christmas day for a Texas high school program. For the second time in his high school career, 4-star offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga is transferring programs. Filiaga started his high school career off at St. Augustine in the San Diego area leaving the program for […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Texas has been the story of National Signing Day 2016 so far and at 8:30 am, the Longhorns day got even better when they received a commitment from Nacogdoches safety Brandon Jones. Brandon Jones was the No. 1 ranked safety and sixth ranked overall player in the state of Texas. The 5’11”, 193 pound, safety […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Arkansas pulled off a big coup Monday night flipping Jonathan Marshall away from his longtime commitment to Oklahoma State. Marshall, listed at 6’4”, 275 pounds, certainly fits every part of a strongside defensive end. The under the radar recruit started making a name for himself in 2013 coming up with 39 tackles, 22 tackles […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stanford’s 2016 recruiting class has seen more deflections than in recent years but the staff has done a great job of filling gaps almost as immediate as the loss. On Thursday, the Cardinal added two more to the haul landing Texas 3-star cornerback Obi Eboh and bringing back 3-star Hawaii offensive lineman Nate Herbig. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Utes took another step forward towards completing their 2016 recruiting class on Tuesday when they flipped Houston Cougars cornerback commit Nygel King. King, listed at 6’1”, 175 pounds, was a big part of Houston’s early movement up the recruiting rankings committing to the Cougars on June 16. The Klein Oak High School 3-star […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Life has an odd and sometimes very fortuitous way of working out. For the Arkansas Razorbacks, a change at the head coaching position at the University of Georgia bumped Mark Richt out of Athens and to Miami and brought over then Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart as the Bulldogs new head coach. The change […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Texas produces talented college football recruits every year and the Class of 2016 is no different with high schools athletes from all across the Lone Star State going on to play college football all over the country next season. The state of Texas has always been a hotbed of football talent just due to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA TCU’s 2016 recruiting class continued to roll on Wednesday landing highly regarded George Ranch High School running back Darius Anderson. The last two seasons for Anderson have been a blur on the field seeing the 5’10.5, 195 pound, back run for 1,861 yards with 14 touchdowns as a junior and 2,274 yards with 30 […]
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