Written by Branden Jones via The Team Room Twitter: @randoutwest and @TheTeamRoom1 RNG on Facebook UCLA Football Recruiting Analyst Branden Jones breaks down the college football divisions with extensive insight on how each classification of college football operates. What is your WHY for college football? Is it a pipeline to the NFL? Is it for the love of the game? Is it […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Since the late 1980s when Troy Aikman was slinging the pigskin for UCLA, the Bruins have been on a somewhat 10-year cycle between 10-win seasons. The last was a double-dip in 2013-14 under Jim Mora… Westwood is due. For head coach Chip Kelly to find success on the gridiron, he has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook If the dynamic play-making abilities of Jeremiah Hughes continues at such a prolific rate during the 2020 season, the entire country is set to know his name in the coming months. The 6-0, 165-pound, all-around skill athlete scorched Nevada freshman and junior varsity squads a year ago returning punts for touchdowns, […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Devin Kirkwood Profile Position: Corner/Safety and Receiver (2020) Height and Weight: 6-4, 189 Classification: 2021 Recruiting Ranking: 4-star High School: Serra – Gardena, California – Mission League – Division 1/2 2019 Cavaliers Record: 6-5 2019 Stats (11 games): 34 tackles, 22 solo, one interception, and six passes defended Commitment: UCLA Bruins […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Three-star 2021 California quarterbacks Kajiya Hollawayne (UCLA commit) and Donovan Smith held a College/Pro Day workout at San Bernardino Valley College that was live-streamed using a Wilson “X Connected” Football that is chipped measuring quantitative stats such as release time from snap and velocity. The event was conducted by Ryan […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Donovan Smith Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 215 Position: Quarterback Classification: 2021 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star High School: Los Osos Grizzlies – Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Division VI – Baseline League 2019 Grizzlies Record: 5-6 2019 Stats (11 games): 198 of 311 (64%) for 2,517 yards with 19 touchdowns; five rushing scores 2018 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG High school football fans taking in a St. Augustine game last year, and over the next two seasons, get to see a rarity on the field in Class of 2022 talent Gracen Halton. Halton broke onto the varsity scene as a freshman earning a starting spot as a defensive end for the Saints and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is hard to call a sophomore high school football player a grizzled varsity veteran, but that is the case with dual-threat quarterback AJ Duffy. Duffy took the reigns of Rancho Verde High School’s offense in 2018 as a freshman proving to be a natural all-around talent with expertise in putting wins up on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the 2019 high school football season had ended, junior tight end Carson Cota had added another dimension to his game as a every down player. With his hand in the dirt as an extra offensive tackle or seeing his No. 84 jersey streak past linebackers and safeties, Cota was an intricate piece of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On Friday nights in San Diego, the high school football world knows that No. 21 for St. Augustine High School is getting the rock. What they don’t know is how many touchdowns he will pop off in a given game. Even with Division-I California schools charged to stop Byron Cardwell, the four-star running back […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Imagine being a defensive coordinator with a unique set of challenges each week that ranges from stopping a stud running back or shutting down an explosive receiver… what do you do? If you are the coaches at San Clemente High School, you stick Class of 2021 do-everything defender Cole Batson on the other team’s […]
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