A new RB is coming into the picture for UM.
UM has been quietly reaching out to 2014 RB Shai Mckenzie from Pennsylvania, in effort to hedge its bets at the RB position for the 2014 Class should the unthinkable happen with a miss on Sony and Cook. Well it looks like in the year with Yearby being UM's only committed RB the unthinkable is about to happen UM will miss on 2 of 3 hometown players with super star potential at a desperate position of need.
So Al Golden has put the troops to work an they have dug up a Diamond from Coal Country PA in the 6ft 220lb power running back McKenzie, who rushed for 2,700 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior last fall. Mckenzie has several top tier offer so far from every power running tea from the Big 10, SEC, and ACC. An he is feeling the hometown pressure to attend PITT, but the offer he really wants most is yup you guessed it from UM. So he is sending UM more film and reaching out to the coaches more in attempt to move along the offer process.
Isn't that something you kids not from South Florida who covet and respect an offer from UM over offers from SEC & Big 10 Schools, wow what a concept. But back to Shai, this Pennsy wrecking ball of running back has power to break tackles and enough top end speed to take it the house on almost any play, and for good measure he even has a mean dead leg move that has broken a few defender ankles.
So if Canes Fans hearts are not ripped out on Friday and Sony does commit to UM, I would still look for Shai to get an offer an even commit to UM. Shai doesn't mind sharing the Roc and understands at the next level it is running back by committee which saves the RB's body. Again another novel thought, in a time when recruits are scampering to be the only ones taken in a class at a particular position. I can see why AG is covertly throwing UM's hat in the ring for this young man.
Go Canes!
[video=youtube;32vg0x5BQFk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vg0x5BQFk[/video]
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UM has been quietly reaching out to 2014 RB Shai Mckenzie from Pennsylvania, in effort to hedge its bets at the RB position for the 2014 Class should the unthinkable happen with a miss on Sony and Cook. Well it looks like in the year with Yearby being UM's only committed RB the unthinkable is about to happen UM will miss on 2 of 3 hometown players with super star potential at a desperate position of need.
So Al Golden has put the troops to work an they have dug up a Diamond from Coal Country PA in the 6ft 220lb power running back McKenzie, who rushed for 2,700 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior last fall. Mckenzie has several top tier offer so far from every power running tea from the Big 10, SEC, and ACC. An he is feeling the hometown pressure to attend PITT, but the offer he really wants most is yup you guessed it from UM. So he is sending UM more film and reaching out to the coaches more in attempt to move along the offer process.
Isn't that something you kids not from South Florida who covet and respect an offer from UM over offers from SEC & Big 10 Schools, wow what a concept. But back to Shai, this Pennsy wrecking ball of running back has power to break tackles and enough top end speed to take it the house on almost any play, and for good measure he even has a mean dead leg move that has broken a few defender ankles.
So if Canes Fans hearts are not ripped out on Friday and Sony does commit to UM, I would still look for Shai to get an offer an even commit to UM. Shai doesn't mind sharing the Roc and understands at the next level it is running back by committee which saves the RB's body. Again another novel thought, in a time when recruits are scampering to be the only ones taken in a class at a particular position. I can see why AG is covertly throwing UM's hat in the ring for this young man.
Go Canes!
[video=youtube;32vg0x5BQFk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vg0x5BQFk[/video]
[video=youtube;t0CozoJUOnI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CozoJUOnI[/video]
