Class of 2026 WR Calvin Russell (FL) COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE (7/5/25)

[JarHeadJim]

Well for starters Anomander will be eating his phone. Sounds like the reporters in Syracuse are preparing for the stories….

 

[walsh2012]

Bahahaha. It's 12 pm (I think). Calvin will pick Syracuse. I'm drinking Blue Moon and Mimosas with fresh-squeezed OJ while watching him commit

Work some orange crushes in there and baby you got an orange stew going

 

[TommyA13]

Cuse vs Michigan, nothing new imo

 

[Irt4su]

Says old man over 40 who gets tired and has to go to bed by 9pm
17 yr olds don't think this way

40 plus men drive the NIL

 

[Sudano]

40 plus men drive the NIL

And go to bed early and then complain when those young whippersnappers make them stay up until 9PM during the summer

 

[sufan59]

Yeah I don’t think the school that he picks that actually has to pay the NIL will have its donors complaining to the program that the announcement time was too late lol

 

[JuiceMeUp]

Not sure how recent this actual interview was but this was posted on instagram 2 hours ago

 

[cuse702]

Everytime I see names other than Cuse I get more confident

 

[Franz69]

My SyracuseFan.com theme song for commitment day:

"It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in. There's an old man sitting next to me, wouldn't swill an IPA, making love to his tonic and gin."

 

[TommyA13]

Everytime I see names other than Cuse I get more confident

Definitely something to think about for sure, he’s giving different people different “top” teams

 

[cuse702]

Syracuse has been at the top of his recruitment since Fran got here. That isn't just going to change over the past few weeks. His relationship with Fran is tight, Michigan might be able to throw in a few extra bucks, but the relationship he has with the coaches, offensive philosophy, and everything else tells me Syracuse is a better fit. And I'm sure he knows that (even though Underwood is an elite prospect and that has to be enticing).

 

[TommyA13]

Syracuse has been at the top of his recruitment since Fran got here. That isn't just going to change over the past few weeks. His relationship with Fran is tight, Michigan might be able to throw in a few extra bucks, but the relationship he has with the coaches, offensive philosophy, and everything else tells me Syracuse is a better fit. And I'm sure he knows that (even though Underwood is an elite prospect and that has to be enticing).

Absolutely right about Underwood, they still have a run first offense even with all of that talent they’ve produced (had a top 15 pick in JJ McCarthy and they still ran the ball more often than not). Also, even if he commits to Michigan on Saturday, this won’t be over until he signs. Get him on an official visit in the fall to a basketball or football game, and let him not only get closer to HCFB’s staff, but Autry and his staff as well.

 

[wfschrec]

Stick a fork in it.

Grow up,I’m only sharing whet is seen on Twitter.

 

[cuseallday]

Semi-serious question. You all have been on this board way longer than me. Is Calvin's recruitment the most mysterious one ever, or at least in recent memory? I've covered SU recruiting for 10 years; never seen anything like it.

 

[wfschrec]

Semi-serious question. You all have been on this board way longer than me. Is Calvin's recruitment the most mysterious one ever, or at least in recent memory? I've covered SU recruiting for 10 years; never seen anything like it.

Most interesting I have seen, no analyst has a firm grip which makes all the twitter guessing fun to watch.

 

[Irt4su]

I hope he signs but I’m more intrigued by this Sid Finch guy I keep hearing about for the Mets

 

[AngryOtto]

Absolutely right about Underwood, they still have a run first offense even with all of that talent they’ve produced (had a top 15 pick in JJ McCarthy and they still ran the ball more often than not). Also, even if he commits to Michigan on Saturday, this won’t be over until he signs. Get him on an official visit in the fall to a basketball or football game, and let him not only get closer to HCFB’s staff, but Autry and his staff as well.

With the new B1G contracts if he signs with Michigan I do not see him transferring. If he meets expectations he will not transfer and if not he is not giving up money to transfer.
I hope it is SU but it seems to be trending Michigan. I really feel Fran has been competitive with nil but if Michigan offered a ridiculous amount of money similar to Texas with Watson I could see Fran saying I will always be there for you but take the money.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Semi-serious question. You all have been on this board way longer than me. Is Calvin's recruitment the most mysterious one ever, or at least in recent memory? I've covered SU recruiting for 10 years; never seen anything like it.

Sam Perkins, Kenny Anderson, Adona Foyle, Julius Hodge and Quade Green were all crazy. For football the DT from NYC (White can't remember his first name). ND coaches camped outside his house and made a home visit at 6am and stole him from us.

 

[wfschrec]

Sam Perkins, Kenny Anderson, Adona Foyle, Julius Hodge and Quade Green were all crazy. For football the DT from NYC (White can't remember his first name). ND coaches camped outside his house and made a home visit at 6am and stole him from us.

I think you mean either Ishaq Williams or Jay Hayes ... both heavily sought after by ND. Williams was more of an edge while Hayes was a big DL.

 

[Nick44]

Sam Perkins, Kenny Anderson, Adona Foyle, Julius Hodge and Quade Green were all crazy. For football the DT from NYC (White can't remember his first name). ND coaches camped outside his house and made a home visit at 6am and stole him from us.

Ishaq Williams, Nduka Onyeali, David Perkins, David Oku and Robert Washington were the weirdest/most disappointing recruitments that I can recall from last 25 years. Interestingly, none of these guys amounted to much of anything on the football field.

 

[orangefog]

All I know is he has Syracuse as one of the four on his commitment/birthday party announcement.

 

[JarHeadJim]

I think you mean either Ishaq Williams or Jay Hayes ... both heavily sought after by ND. Williams was more of an edge while Hayes was a big DL.

Yes Ishaq Willams my bad. I'm definitely not SWC (RIP my friend).

 

[orangefog]

Yes Ishaq Willams my bad. I'm definitely not SWC (RIP my friend).

Nerlens Noel was wild, too.

 

[PhatOrange]

The only thing mysterious about this is that Syracuse didn't get an official visit, hasn't been mentioned in weeks and people are still clinging to hope.

Him picking Syracuse at this stage would be a massive shocker.

 

[djorange1989]

The only thing mysterious about this is that Syracuse didn't get an official visit, hasn't been mentioned in weeks and people are still clinging to hope.

Him picking Syracuse at this stage would be a massive shocker.

He listed us in his final 4 despite all that and the fact that he hasn’t mentioned us in interviews. This is a weird recruitment and no one knows what he is thinking