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Class of 2025 four-star athlete Zymear Smith is staying home after all. Smith announced his commitment to Maryland on Friday. This comes just a couple of weeks after Smith decommitted from Alabama, which he publicly declared on July 3.
Smith ranks as the No. 7 prospect in the state of Maryland and the No. 10 athlete in the 2025 cycle.
He took his official visit to College Park to check out the Terrapins during the weekend of June 21 through June 23. That followed the official visit he took with Alabama in Tuscaloosa from May 31 through June 2. Maryland did enough during the trip to convince Smith to switch his commitment to the Terrapins.
Ultimately, Smith has now made the call to join head coach Mike Locksley, offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Josh Gattis, defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brian Williams, co-defensive coordinator/associate head coach for defense/cornerbacks coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim and the rest of the Maryland staff.
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Penn State was also considered to be a true contender in Smith’s initial recruitment before he committed to the Crimson Tide, and sources told Happy Valley Insider that the Nittany Lions also pursued Smith following his decommitment from Alabama as well, and Smith considered PSU as a finalist. South Carolina was also a finalist for Smith. Georgia, Tennessee and Pittsburgh were also considered to be in the running for Smith during his process. However, it was Locksley and Maryland that have now earned a verbal pledge from the four-star athlete.
In addition to the schools already mentioned, Smith had scholarship offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Syracuse, Texas, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and several others.
In the high school ranks, Smith’s versatility stands out, as he plays…
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Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2024-07-19 21:06:09
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