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The Fizz Interview with New SU Verbal Will Harper "I'm Probably Going to Enroll Early" (orangefizz.com; Morrissette)
Georgia safety Will Harper visited Syracuse in mid June with no intention of committing. The trip really impressed him however, and he ended up accepting a scholarship from Scott Shafer at the end of it.
At the time, Harper was the Orange’s fifth commit in the 2016 class. Syracuse now has ten commits for 2016 after Wisconsin offensive lineman Sam Heckel committed on Saturday.
Harper talked with the Fizz last week and began the interview discussing why he committed to the Orange.
“On the visit it felt like home. All of the coaches welcomed me when I first got there. It was just a great experience.”
The Georgia safety then discussed how he will fit into Syracuse’s defense in the future.
“When I get to Syracuse I’m going to be playing a nickel back, sort of like a hybrid safety and outside linebacker. It’s basically what I’m playing right now in high school also.”
Harper said he has excellent relationships with two members of the Syracuse football staff.
“I have a great relationship with coach DeAndre Smith and Eric White, the recruiting coordinator. Those two are the main two that I’ve been talking to, especially Coach Smith, me and him, our relationship has grown a lot.”
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The Next Great CMU WR Is...We Got Nothing (hustlebelt.com; Jimenez)
Honesty hour: I came into this article at first trying to crown a receiver to follow the legendary footsteps of Antonio Brown, Bryan Anderson, and Titus Davis. Further research into answering such a question brought up a serious problem; there's a lot of questions surrounding this young and thus far, relatively unproven receiving corps.
With Titus Davis accounting for the vast majority of the Chippewa receiving yards last season, there is a lot of doubt surrounding any secondary receiver not named Jesse Kroll, and for good reason. Davis made up 49% of CMU's receiving touchdowns and blasted the second-best receiver (Kroll) by 398 yards... despite missing parts of three games due to a freak injury in week one. So where is the offense going to come from for the Chippewas?
The returning receivers are Jesse Kroll (36 rec., 582 yards, 4 TD's,)Anthony Rice (30 rec., 321 yards, 1 TD,) Corey Willis (7 rec., 70 yards, 0 TD's,) and Mark Chapman (1 rec., 9 yards, 0 TD's.) Joining them in the 2015 campaign will be receivers Jamil Sabbaugh, a converted HS Safety, Damon Terry, tight end Austin Ervin, and Michigan-Ohio HS Border War MVP (and HS quarterback) Brandon Childress. Kroll was a major downgrade at primary receiver, contributing zero touchdowns and 154 yards over those three games Davis was out, though it should be noted that he faced a tough non-conference schedule against Purdue, Kansas, and Syracuse. However, he was an effective secondary receiver that had good hands and a decent YAC rate, averaging 16.2 YAC. Rice's highlight play was a 65-yard blazing of the Boilermaker defense, but he averaged 24 yards a game outside of that Purdue game, where he had 2 receptions for 66 yards. Willis and Chapman are very young at their position and didn't see a lot of playing time.
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