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Naquil Betrand Decision Day Primer

The coveted offensive lineman is set to make a decision.
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Naquil Betrand Decision Day Primer
Naquil Betrand Decision Day Primer

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Class of 2023 Philadelphia (PA) Northeast offensive lineman Naquil Betrand is set to announce his commitment today around 4:30 p.m. Eastern. He will announce for one of his five finalists: Auburn, Kentucky, Penn State, Syracuse and Texas A&M. Betrand has officially visited each of those schools. 

Initially, Betrand set a commitment date of July 30th but elected to push that back in order to take an official visit to Texas A&M that weekend. The 6-7, 310 pounder committed to Colorado in March before his recruitment blew up. Since that commitment, he picked up offers from Texas A&M, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Penn State, Maryland, Boston College, Kentucky, Georgia and Auburn.

He took official visits to Auburn, Kentucky, Penn State and Syracuse in June followed by Texas A&M in July.

"It was a good trip," Betrand said after his official visit to Syracuse. "I had fun with my host (Enrique Cruz). Went out to eat, went bowling, go karts, it was a good experience. Coach Mike (Johnson), he's a good coach. Coach (Mike) Schmidt, he's a good coach. And the head coach, he's was awesome too. They want me a lot there. They like me a lot. They want to build me into a three year starter and go to the NFL, things like that."

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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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