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Willie Rodriguez 'Excited & Blessed' for Syracuse Offer

The class of 2024 tight end is looking to visit the Orange this spring.
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Willie Rodriguez 'Excited & Blessed' for Syracuse Offer
Willie Rodriguez 'Excited & Blessed' for Syracuse Offer

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One of the most intriguing tight end prospects in the 2024 class is Park Hills (KY) Covington Catholic standout Willie Rodriguez. He has been a popular recruit over the last couple of weeks, picking up offers from Toledo, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Indiana, Boston College, Western Michigan, UConn, Marshall, UAB and Syracuse this month alone. 

"I had been talking to coach Nunz over the phone," Rodriguez said. "Then he called me again and offered. Very excited and blessed to receive the offer. Amazing for me and my family." 

The 6-4, 225 pounder is still developing his relationship with the Syracuse coaching staff, but has a positive view of the program and its tradition. 

"The program is very historic and really cool," Rodriguez said. "Hopefully I can get up to visit soon." 

That soon would likely be this spring. Syracuse has spoken to Rodriguez about possibly coming up for a spring practice to watch the team, get a feel for how the staff coaches and get a closer look at the program's culture. Another key element of that visit will be bonding with the staff. 

"Looking to build great relationships with the coaches and have trust with them," Rodriguez said. "Feel like home type of feel." 

While also being a standout football player, Rodriquez is an accomplishes wrestler and baseball player as well. 

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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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