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The letter P stands for playmaker in the Pydyn household and in Shamrocks Nation. It will be the same at West Point soon, too.
Jaden Pydyn, one of the most dynamic and elite two-sport athletes in the state, committed to Army this week to play both football and baseball.
Pydyn (6-1, 200) is a whirling dervish…
Football
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Three For The Show -- A trio of OAA sophomore football prospects To Know Right Now
Will Espy (West Bloomfield 6-0, 175 CB) -- Slick cover corner with superb natural fundamentals out of the secondary and Brian Branch-like ballhawk instincts
Arturo Martin (Southfield A&T 5-11, 170 WR) -- This kid is FOR REAL, FOR REAL stretching…
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Rocketing across the border to the Buckeye State, Detroit Cass Tech junior defensive end John Baker committed to Toledo this week.
Baker (6-6,210) held SEC and ACC offers from Kentucky and Louisville, respectively. He also pocketed bids from West Virginia, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Bowling Green, Kent State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Ohio University. Depending…
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Three For The D -- A Trio Of Fab Frosh Gridders On The Defensive Side Of The Football To Know
Recarder Kitchen (Muskegon 6-5, 225 DE) -- Freak of nature coming off the edge, be afraid, be very afraid
Jaeden Byrd (Brighton 6-0, 175 CB) -- Emerging lockdown cover corner with mad swag, instinct and intelligence
Carter…
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Another dash of the NFL with Lombardi-Trophy-blingage to flash around is coming into the OAA.
Defending D1 football state champs Southfield A&T hired Super Bowl-champion Keith McKenzie, a retired NFL vet and longtime college assistant coach to helm the program following Aaron Marshall's departure back in the winter to take the reins at Birmingham Brother Rice…
A trio of on-the-rise Westside Metro Detroit QBs to know about this spring
Lawrence Wells (Brighton 6-2, 180 Jr.) -- Maybe the most underrated dual-threat signal calling prospect in the state's Class of '25, has earned Eastern Michigan and Ball State offers in the offseason and is just getting started cooking.
Luke Creighton (Salem 6-0, 180 Soph.)…
A trio of Eastside Metro Detroit QB Recruits In The Class Of '26 To Know About This Spring;
Jordan Simes (Roseville 6-0, 180 Soph.) -- He's got all the juice in the MAC right now, just dripping with finesse when he flings that pigskin
Andrew Knight (Sterling Heights Stevenson 6-0, 165 Soph.) -- Slick, slippery and so…
Five sophomore college football prospects from Metro Detroit To Know
Marcus Jennings (Detroit Cass Tech 6-2, 180 CB) -- Lockdown cover corner in the making with swagger, instinct and technical superiority at the position
Samarae Stephens (Detroit King 6-0, 175 CB) -- Sauce Gardner 2:0, enough said!!
Samson Gash (Detroit Catholic Central 6-0, 180 WR) -- Sensational in open space, the…
Five MHSAA Running Back Prospects To Know This Spring
Donovan Triplett (Walled Lake Western 5-9, 175 Soph.) -- Pure electricity, pure gamebreaker
Michael Dukes (Detroit King 6-2, 185 Soph.) -- Could be a PSL GOAT at the position before it's all said and done on his career rushing the rock for the Crusaders
Kadale Williams (Jackson Lumen Christi 6-2, 180…
An ELITE EIGHT junior playmakers across the Mitten who are flying low on recruiting radars right now, but not for long
Reed Blake-Thomas (Brighton 6-2, 225 LB) -- Most underrated linebacker prospect in the state regardless of class
Gary Hanson (Anchor Bay 6-0, 180 WR) -- Wes Welker-Julian Edelman like in his consistency, soft hands and clutch grabs
Mason Mayne…