Yes.
Jarred West & the Safety, the name's escaping me... Bigger bodied kid from the down-state area I believe. Ended up leaving the team to pursue a music career I believe. Really unique and intelligent guy.
Some quick digging found the last surface in 2014...
so that would be a no.
It's not speed. It's mindset at SU regarding NY RBs. Mack was a 4.5 in high school and has increased through development. Had an outstanding freshman season. Played 9 games with over 1000 all-purpose yards 8 TDS, Freshman of the Year, 2 time CAA freshman of the week and New England Sportswriters Gold Helmet Award winner. His first offers were BC, UTEP and Maine...none from SU. Hope SU changes mindset before loosing another outstanding prospect from NY.
I love Josh and what he's doing at Maine. People here know I go out my way to support NYS prospects, but I wouldn't say the staff has a mindset that NYS RB's are slow. If your fast, your fast. There's no grey area there. They currently have a NY kid at RB. They didn't have to keep him there. The staff evaluates what they see on tape or at their camp. Thats what every school does. They are also more aggressive with NYS prospects this year. Their first two commits are NY kids. They have several offers out to other NY kids. They are recruiting Stevie hard. Have to give credit when its due.
Was just looking at Josh's stats, good to see he had a really solid Freshman year. He & fellow Frosh Earnest Edwards from Rochester Aquinas should provide a solid foundation for the offense to build around going forward. Looks like you'll be breaking in a QB with very little experience. That trip to UCF 9/30 will be a nice test.
He will camp at Michigan state this summer. He's not sure when he will commit.
Probably at camp
There is wiggle room even started the service academies.
My brother in law attended Annapolis and his first posting upon graduation was in the SID office. He was responsible for the promotional mailings touting David Robinson for post season honors. The academy had a height restriction that I recall was something like 6'6" or 6'7". Steve always chuckled about how th admiral grew from 6'6" to 7'1" over night. So yes, in some areas there is just a little wiggle room.
