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Mani Powell Visiting Syracuse on Monday with Decision Date Looming

The class of 2022 linebacker will check out the SU campus.
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Mani Powell Visiting Syracuse on Monday with Decision Date Looming
Mani Powell Visiting Syracuse on Monday with Decision Date Looming

Class of 2022 Canton (Ohio) McKinley linebacker Mani Powell has more than a dozen offers and has a commitment date. Powell says he plans to commit on April 11th, his mom's birthday. Prior to that, visits will be critical. Powell is traveling to Central New York with his mom on Monday to check out the Syracuse University campus.

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Powell was offered by Syracuse back in February and it was his first power five offer. Since then, Arkansas has extended a scholarship opportunity. Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State, Liberty, Marshall, Toledo and Western Michigan are among his other offers. 

As a junior, Powell finished with 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four sacks. He is listed at 6-3, 225 pounds. Syracuse currently has four players committed in the 2022 recruiting cycle, including three on the defensive side of the ball. None of those three are linebackers, however. 

Syracuse has had success at linebacker in recent years. In fact, some young linebackers made an impact during the 2020 season including Stefon Thompson, Marlowe Wax, Mikel Jones and Steven Linton. It was the first year under new defensive coordinator Tony White and new linebackers coach Chris Achuff. 

Despite a lot of injuries to key starters, the Orange defense had a solid debut in 2020. With spring football back this year, the hope is for a major step forward under coach White. 

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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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