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Syracuse Defensive Commits Sticking With the Orange Even With Tony White's Departure

Rashard Perry, Zyian Moultrie-Goddard and Jalil Smith confirmed they will sign with Cuse.
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Syracuse Defensive Commits Sticking With the Orange Even With Tony White's Departure
Syracuse Defensive Commits Sticking With the Orange Even With Tony White's Departure

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It was an eventful day on Thursday for Syracuse football, losing both its offensive and defensive coordinator. There is now an interim defensive coordinator in place and full-time offensive coordinator. The shift then turns to recruiting and what impact these moves could have on the 2023 class that currently sits at 10 deep. 

Specifically the defensive commits, who had to be shocked when Tony White departed to take the same position at Nebraska. All Syracuse reached out to find out the status of each of the Orange's three defensive verbal pledges in the wake of the change. Each is sticking with SU with National Signing Day for the early period right around the corner (December 21st). 

2023 LB Zyian Moultrie-Goddard (Iona Prep, New Rochelle NY): "It's sad that it happened," Moultrie-Goddard said. "I wanted to play for coach White, but it won't affect my commitment." 

2023 DT Rashard Perry (Bennett HS, Buffalo NY): "He's going to Syracuse," Bennett head coach Steve McDuffie said. "Nothing changed for him." 

2023 DE Jalil Smith (Lincoln HS, Brooklyn NY): "It was a big surprise after just talking to him this week about the plans for when I get up to Cuse," Smith said. "Was really looking forward to working with him as he is a great coach and had lots of interest in me. However, despite the huge changes in the coaching staff, I still plan on signing with the Orange come December 21st." 

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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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