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Myles Cecil Excited About Syracuse Offer, Looking to Visit

The Orange is pursuing a transfer defensive lineman from Cal Poly.
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Myles Cecil Excited About Syracuse Offer, Looking to Visit
Myles Cecil Excited About Syracuse Offer, Looking to Visit

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Syracuse football only has a few scholarships left for the 2022 roster, but would like one of them to go to a defensive lineman that can add experience, leadership and depth. The Orange recently offered Cal Poly transfer Myles Cecil. Cecil entered the portal on January 21st and has already picked up several offers. In addition to Syracuse, Hawaii, Tulsa, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech have extended scholarship opportunities. He is also hearing from Virginia. 

The 6-3, 285 pound defensive lineman racked up 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one interception during the 2021 season. He was named to the All Big Sky Conference Third Team as a result. He has one year of eligibility remaining. 

Cecil says he was in contact with Syracuse for about a week before the offer, and was excited when it came. 

"(My reaction was) no way," Cecil said. "Coming from a small school, FCS, you can only dream of an opportunity like this." 

The interest from Cecil in the Orange is real. He says he plans to take an official visit after the dead period ends (the last day of the current dead period is February 28th). When he is on the visit, he knows exactly what he is looking for in order to see if Syracuse is the right fit. 

"Definitely looking for a coach that can bring the best out of me," Cecil said. "As well as a winning program and a place where there is proper depth and I'm not being brought in to be a filler back up third string type deal." 

Syracuse lost all three of its starters from last season as each exhausted their eligibility. 

Cecil played for La Salle High School in California and was part of the 2017 recruiting class. He signed with Cal Poly over offers from Air Force, Army, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado and San Diego. 

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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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