Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Associated Press voters have seemingly voted on a breeze all season long quick to strike down a team for poor play and over evaluate a team for a lopsided win. Nothing changed in the Week 14 voting seeing a one-loss Oklahoma team jump up a spot over undefeated Iowa to claim the No. 3 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Week 11 of the college football season did not disappoint bringing four big upsets of Top 10 AP ranked teams; Oregon vs. then- No. 7 Stanford, Arkansas vs. then- No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Utah vs. Arizona, and No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Baylor. The losses racked up by ranked teams did not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The story of Minnesota Class of 2016 linebacker Brison White is not an unusual one but serves as a constant reminder that not all college football recruiters are able to think outside the box. White’s story is about a kid that can play, and plays his position really well but poses problems to college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Once alleged alcohol abuse questions arose on Sunday leading to head coach Steve Sarkisian’s indefinite leave of absence from the USC Trojans football program, the fallout from his actions did not take long. Sunday night 5-star linebacker/tight end Daelin Hayes posted a tweet de-committing from USC. The top recruit updated his status on Twitter […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Several college football teams added to their 2016 and 2017 recruiting classes last week but the top two programs to win the week were arguably Wisconsin and Utah. Western Michigan had a good week picking up two in-state recruits in athlete Mitchell Heimbuch and wide receiver Rodney Graves, same as Utah, but the Utes […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The recruiting trail was somewhat shocked on Sunday when Colorado landed highly recruited safety/running back Craig Watts. Watts, listed at 5’10”, 180 pounds, has been one of the more highly recruited players in the nation with over 40 offers on the table. Keeping recruiting tabs on the Admiral Farragut Academy star has been tough […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the average college football fan looks at their favorite team’s recruiting list three things are immediately sought out, recruiting ranking or number of stars, size, and stats. When Boston College fans pour over the fact sheet on Brooklyn’s Ray Marten, all they need to know is position and size. Marten is the type […]
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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 The recruiting riches just got richer for the USC Trojans on Thursday when they landed 4-star safety C.J. Pollard while attending The Opening. Twelve teams in all offered the 6’1”, 180 pound, safety but the only perceived team in the mix all along was USC. Arizona State, Wisconsin, Utah, Oregon State, Oregon, Boston College, Duke, Illinois, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Houston Cougars continued their mission of locking down area Class of 2016 talents landing safety Collin Wilder on Tuesday. The verbal commitment sent yet another message to fellow Lone Star college football programs that the Cougars are for real flipping the one-time Texas Tech commitment. Wilder, 5’11”, 185 pounds, has seen his recruiting stock soar […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Like many Class of 2016 recruits the offseason leading up to the 2015 season has been extremely busy for Desert Vista High School’s Connor Culp. The 5’10”, 180 pound, kicker with a canon for a leg has made the rounds at various camps earning honor after honor like the 2015 Vegas XXVI Class of 2016 Field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Saint Anthony’s dynamic duo of defensive lineman Curtis Weaver and defensive end/wide receiver Logan Gamble put their talents on display on the UCLA campus on Saturday and the Long Beach players did not disappoint. Logan, 6’5.5”, 198 pound, and Weaver, 6’4”, 265, are both in high demand by college recruiters nationwide. Weaver has offers from Nevada, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If you’ve never heard of Connor Culp do not feel bad, few in the football world have outside of the Phoenix, Arizona area. Those few that are aware of the 5’10”, 180 pound, kicker are very aware of his cannon for a right leg. Those in the loop include kicking guru Chris Sailer and some college […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Friday night at 7 pm CT, West Point High School offensive tackle Scott Lashley released his Top 10 list closing the sphere of influence from 18 total reported offers. The 6’6”, 300 pound, West Point, Mississippi native has offers from many of the top teams in the region including in-state powers Ole Miss and Mississippi […]
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Blessed Trinity High School was a stacked and loaded team in 2014. The Titans ran their regular season scheduled going 13-1 before falling in the fourth round of the playoffs to Washington County 28-17. On offense Titans head coach Tim McFarlin had junior quarterback Conor Davis under center and 1,300 yard rusher Milton Shelton in the backfield guiding the offense. […]
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Christian Brothers College (High School) running back Tre Bryant is just that, a running back, and a really good one at that. On inside handoffs, off tackle, cut-backs in a zone blocking scheme, and on outside sweeps, if he finds as much as a little crease he is gone. With great blocking in front of him, the Class of 2016 […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Curtis Weaver has a very bright future ahead. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive lineman/defensive end is a force opposing California offenses have to account for play after play. Fighting off double-teams and chip shots from running backs, Curtis still came up with 52 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 pass deflections, and […]
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If you have never seen St. Anthony’s High School play a football game, after sitting down and then watching one series on defense it would not take very long to indentify No. 9 on the field. Filling in the No. 9 jersey for St. Anthony’s is defensive lineman Curtis Weaver. Weaver is a gap filling, signal-caller rushing, and quarterback sacking […]
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Arlington-Lamar High School posted a lot of points on the board in 2014 thanks in-part to wide receiver Kofi Boateng. The 6’1”, 180 pound, receiver snatched 66 passes out of the air for 1,023 yards with 15 touchdowns. Showing versatility he added 158 yards on the ground off 14 carries with another two touchdowns to round out his junior campaign. […]
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In Sherman Oaks, California Koby Walsh is a throwback offensive lineman for Notre Dame High School. The Knights are arguably in one of the tougher leagues not only in Southern California but in the nation lining up against Mission League opposition like Bishop Amat, Alemany, Chaminade, Serra, and Crespi week after week during the regular season. Leading the way for […]
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One of the hardest hitting safeties in the 2016 recruiting class, Jordan Mack, “The Wesleyan Nightmare”, is ready! Mack is ready in more ways than one for the next level coming in at 6’3”, 200 pounds, running a 4.45 forty-yard dash. But first the Wesleyan High School star must narrow down his school of choice from eight offers with 12 […]
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Exclusive Interview with Jordan Mack Life is full of unfair moments. Sometimes as a society we choose to feel bad for those victimized in those unfair moments. As the holiday season approaches football fans collectively should feel sorry for any skill position player forced to run up the middle or catch a pass cross field when Jordan Mack is […]
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A discussion with Kevin Bentley about his recruiting process from California to Northwestern All former NFL and college players have a different path to gridiron glory but some stories reveal a more challenging road than others, such is the story of Kevin Bentley. Bentley was a budding Los Angeles area football star in 1995 playing linebacker for Chatsworth High […]
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