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First Power Five Offer a Dream Come True for Cornell Perry

The 2022 athlete was offered by Syracuse on Monday.
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First Power Five Offer a Dream Come True for Cornell Perry
First Power Five Offer a Dream Come True for Cornell Perry

Class of 2022 Flat Rock (Mich.) Woodhaven athlete Cornell Perry picked up his first power five offer on Monday when Syracuse extended the scholarship opportunity to play safety for the Orange. The 6-1, 175 pounder says he had been in contact with the Orange for quite a while before the offer came. 

"Me and Coach Reynolds have been in contact for the past couple of months and he liked my film," Perry said. "He introduced me to the DBs coach (Nick Monroe) and we just clicked."

When that offer came, Perry was excited and humbled. 

"My first reaction was me just being happy and I have been waiting for this moment because I had a feeling it would come but I had no idea when," Perry said. "It means a lot to me, I have been dreaming since I was a kid to have the opportunity to play at a power five school. Now it is reality and I am beyond blessed to get one from a great school like Syracuse."

It is still very early in Perry's recruitment, but he knows what he is looking for in a potential landing spot.

"I am looking for a great environment both academically and athletically," Perry said. "A place where I can enjoy myself and surround myself with people with great goals and ambitions."

While Syracuse was the first power five school to extend an offer, they are not the only power five program recruiting Perry. Perry holds offers from Toledo, Bowling Green and Central Michigan, while Syracuse's ACC rival Boston College as well as the Big Ten's Northwestern are expressing interest. 

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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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