Found February 01, 2012 on Orange Fizz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
National Signing Day is finally here, and the future of the Syracuse football program takes another step forward. Doug Marrone’s fourth recruiting class was filled with both highs and lows, although it looks like today is shaping up to have a handful of late SU victories. While the biggest of the fish in-state went elsewhere (Rochester’s Jarron Jones to Notre Dame, Buffalo’s Chad Kelly chose Clemson), the star of the NYC prep fields appears to be selecting SU (Erasmus Hall’s Wayne Morgan). There have been late wins and losses this week, but a very positive glow is beginning to surround the Orange’s class of ’12. As we do every year, The Fizz will be live blogging around the clock today. The entire Team Fizz will be speaking with all the commits, bringing you the audio, and telling the stories of these student athletes. Like you, we’re rabid SU football fans watching Doug Marrone rebuild a once proud program. Here’s to setting another t...
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