These days recruiting high school is rarely dead in the water. These days it’s important to establish relationships in case the player decides to hit the portal at some point in the future.
Six of the top ten quarterbacks in the 2023 class hit the portal before the end of their freshman year.
When was the last time Syracuse recruited a QB out of high school and that a QB completed his college eligibility at Syracuse? Rex Culpepper, class of 2016?
The efforts put into recruiting high school players may not bear fruit immediately, but it’s the long game that Coach Fran plays.