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Coach Speak: Ibn McDaniels

What Syracuse football is getting in the under the radar defensive back.
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Coach Speak: Ibn McDaniels
Coach Speak: Ibn McDaniels

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Syracuse football landed a commitment from Ibn McDaniels on Saturday, a class of 2024 defensive back out of Elizabeth High in New Jersey. However, he was a very under the radar prospect without a profile on some of the major recruiting services and without other power five offers. So what did the Orange see in the 6-3, 190 pound cornerback? We asked Elizabeth High defensive coordinator Henry Wilson to find out. 

"Ibn is a remarkable young man who possesses a strong competitive spirit," Wilson said. "He is highly receptive to coaching and displays a strong worth ethic in his craft on the field and classroom. As a cornerback, he demonstrates exceptional skills in man-to-man coverage with excellent ball skills. Additionally, he is an excellent tackler. He's physically gifted. At the Monmouth camp, he had a vertical of 39 inches and ran 4.40 (40-yard dash)."

When you watch him on film, you can see those physical gifts and skills. So that begs the question, why was his recruitment so quiet?

"A lot of schools haven't stopped by our school, since we have been here, to see our kids," Wilson said. "He only played 14 games in high school. He broke his collarbone junior year." 

While coach Wilson believes the biggest key for McDaniels to make an early impact at Syracuse is working on zone defense and overall zone awareness, he also believes McDaniels has the potential to be an NFL caliber player. 

"You might think I'm crazy, but I believe he has what it takes to make it to the NFL someday," Wilson said. "My head coach (John Fiore) will say the same thing. He has the prototypical size for a CB and is still developing. So he has the potential to improve significantly and coach Brown does a great job with DBs." 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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