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Syracuse football recruiting: RB Jawhar Jordan cleared by NCAA, plans to enroll in January[/B]
By Stephen Bailey 
[email]sbailey@syracuse.com[/email]  
syracuse.com  
Updated    Nov 5, 11:32 PM; Posted Nov 5, 8:55 PM   
        
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Running back Jawhar Jordan, a Syracuse football commit from last cycle, has been cleared by the NCAA and plans to enroll in January, he said in a series of text messages.       
Jordan, who played for Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) High School, took  one online class before graduation in the summer and one class afterward. He said he's been in touch with members of the SU staff throughout the process.
       
"This process have been a bit stressful," Jordan said. "(I) honestly thought I'd make it through back in February. Odds were        against me. It's OK though. I knew that I would do whatever I had to do to get to the greatest school in the world."
       
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Jordan was rated three stars and the No. 19 all-purpose back in the Class of 2018 by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. He committed to the Orange in June 2017 over other finalists Kansas, Rutgers, Iowa State and Arizona. Other schools including Texas, UCLA, Oregon and Florida State pursued him following a senior season in which he rushed        for 1,774 yards and 27 touchdowns on 185 carries (9.6 ypc), per MaxPreps.com.
       
Jordan, who grew up in Long Island, was a commit in the Orange's Class of 2018, but did not sign due to academic concerns stemming from his freshman year transcript. He said he only was made aware of the issue last December. Jordan becomes the 11th member of the Orange's Class of 2019 and the first running back.

Remember Jawhar? The recruit that ran a 4.37 40 and could break ankles with his cuts. I never gave up on his recruitment although knew he had an academic issue. The above makes me smile and I hope many on this board as well as everyone couldn't believe he was committed to us. He straightened things out academically and will be on campus in January to join us and the team. Couldn't be happier. This kid is a legit burner for those of you who remember the film on him. OITNF is right. Good for him and us. GOSU :)
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