Syracuse Football: Star-studded recruiting weekend is key for SU

Syracuse football will be welcoming in a slew of stars this upcoming weekend. Here’s why this recruiting weekend is key to SU future success.

After a dormant last couple of months, the Syracuse football squad has awoken from their slumber. Several key players have verbally committed to the Orange:

3-star DL Leon Lowery (full film breakdown here).
3-star ATH Justin Barron (full film breakdown here) and why his goal is to “win a National Championship here on the hill.”
Another 3-star prospect, this time on the offensive line, Garth Barclay joined the Orange this week.
Although one of the highlights was the first 5-star recruit (per Kohl’s Kicking) at Syracuse since 2001. 2020 punter James Williams is joining SU’s amazing special teams unit. Here’s when it can become official and why this is a big deal (click here).

Although Syracuse isn’t done adding players to the mix. The next step is convincing the next group to verbally commit to the Orange. Here are all the players who will be visiting this weekend:

WR Kentron Poitier

247 Sports has yet to slap an official rating on Kentron, but take this for what you will, he has received some big-time offers including Alabama, Florida State, Auburn, and Oregon.
6-foot-3, 205 pounds.

3-star Maryland safety Charles Bell VI

This upcoming visit will be the second in three months, per Stephen Bailey. Bell holds offers from Maryland, Boston College, and East Carolina.
Nearly 6 foot (5-foot-11), 195 pounds.

3-star Brooklyn RB Israel Abanikanda

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ACC schools are all in on Israel Abanikanda: Duke, Boston College, and Pittsburgh have all thrown offers his way. He’s a top-10 recruit in the state of New York.
Credit Syracuse coach Nick Monroe who has been Israel’s primary recruiter. SU was the first to offer the talented running back. He plans on making his decision at the end of June.
5-foot-11, 197 pounds.

2020 North Carolina lineman Josh Ilaoa

This is the lone “unofficial” visit of the group visiting this weekend. Although this will be the first time Josh has visited one of the schools that have offered him. Speaking of he holds offers from Alabama A&M, East Carolina, and Colorado State.
6-foot-3, 280 pounds.

3-star Florida DB Robert Hanna

Interesting nugget to consider, Hanna goes to Miami Palmetto, the same school that SU signee Cornelius Nunn attended, per Stephen Bailey.
Robert holds several offers including Boston College, Bowling Green, and Liberty.
6-foot, 170 pounds.

3- star 2020 Florida DE Latarie Kinsler

Stephen Bailey has reported that the Louisville de-commit has already been on campus once this year, in late March. Getting any recruits on the Orange is great, but stealing a talented player from an ACC rival? Tasty.
- He also holds offers from LSU, (still from Louisville), Oregon, and Texas A&M.
6-foot-2, 204 pounds.

4-star Florida WR Bryce Gowdy
- This is the biggest star recruit that is visiting the Orange this weekend. The star WR holds offers from Florida State, West Virginia, and Georgia Tech.
- Syracuse was the first school to offer him way back in 2017, per Stephen Bailey. We’ll see if loyalty earns any brownie points *shoulder shrug*.
- 6-foot-2, 180 pounds.

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A few additional notes:

2020 quarterback, Casey Case visited the Orange campus on Thursday. He has also received offers from the likes of Wagner and Stetson.
Per Stephen Bailey of Syracuse.com, “three-star New Jersey LB Tirek Austin-Cave will not be visiting Syracuse this weekend (it was previously reported elsewhere that he would be). He said it’s unlikely that he takes an official to SU moving forward.”

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