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Monday Musings: Naquil Betrand Back on the Market, Reclassifying to 2024

Former Syracuse recruiting target could be available once again.
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Monday Musings: Naquil Betrand Back on the Market, Reclassifying to 2024
Monday Musings: Naquil Betrand Back on the Market, Reclassifying to 2024

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Syracuse football heavily pursued Philadelphia (PA) offensive lineman Naquil Betrand in the class of 2023. When the Orange initially offered, he was pledged to Colorado. He subsequently took an official visit, along with officials to Kentucky and Auburn. Syracuse seemed to be in a good spot before Texas A&M ramped up its interest. The Aggies hosted him for an unofficial before landing a commitment, which was solidified with an official visit despite Syracuse's attempt to flip him. 

Now, Betrand has tweeted that he will no longer be enrolling in Texas A&M and instead will Jireh Prep School in North Carolina. That comes with reclassifying to 2024. Should the Orange pursue?

I say yes. It makes complete sense. Whether or not the interest is reciprocated is the biggest question. Syracuse currently has two offensive linemen committed in the class of 2024 in Noah Rosahac and Willie Goodacre. The Orange has also missed on targets such as Jack Small (Duke) and Austin Leibfried (Indiana). Both were supposed to take official visits but cancelled. Betrand could be a perfect replacement. 

Betrand is extremely talented, has tremendous upside and felt very comfortable at Syracuse during his official visit. He liked the program, the culture and the players. The only issue is that Mike Schmidt was the offensive line coach when Syracuse recruited him previously. Will Steve Farmer have as much interest? That is another variable in all of this. 

Either way, he is one to monitor for now. 

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