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Naquil Betrand Commits to Alabama Over Syracuse

The Orange missed on the Texas A&M transfer offensive lineman from the portal.
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Naquil Betrand Commits to Alabama Over Syracuse
Naquil Betrand Commits to Alabama Over Syracuse

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Syracuse football lost a transfer offensive lineman on Saturday as Naquil Betrand announced his commitment to Alabama. The Texas A&M transfer previously had scheduled official visits to Syracuse (January 5th) and Alabama (January 12th). Now he will take his visit to Tuscaloosa but not to Central New York. 

Syracuse does have one offensive lineman from the portal thus far. Previously, Georgia transfer Joshua Miller committed to Syracuse. Miller is expected to play the interior while Betrand would have been a tackle. The news means Syracuse will keep looking for tackle help. 

Betrand is listed at 6-6, 340 pounds on the Texas A&M website. He originally signed with the Aggies as part of their 2023 recruiting class over offers from Auburn, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Washington and several others. Betrand's primary recruiter at Texas A&M was Elijah Robinson, who is now Syracuse's defensive coordinator. He was previously committed to Colorado out of high school as well.

As a recruit, Betrand was a consensus high three star prospect out of Northeast High School in Philadelphia (PA). He was ranked the 33rd best offensive tackle by 247Sports, 41st best tackle by ESPN, 71st best by Rivals and 74th by On3. In Pennsylvania, 247Sports slotted Betrand 8th best in the state, ESPN ranked him 11th, Rivals put him 15th, while On3 had him 24th.

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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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