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JaReylan McCoy is down to six schools.
McCoy, the No. 9-ranked defensive end in the Rivals250 for next year’s recruiting class out of Tupelo (Miss.) High School, trimmed his list of contenders again as his junior season kicked off on Friday.
Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma and USC made the cut.
“These are the schools that have shown the most love since I dropped the top 10,” McCoy told Rivals. “These places are ones I can see myself at — that recruited me not only as a player but as a person, too.”
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MCCOY TALKS TOP SIX SCHOOLS
On LSU: “It’s good to be at a program like that. It was crazy when LSU got involved. It made me feel like a neighborhood hero from Mississippi for people to look up at someone like Odell Beckham Jr. or Malik Nabers that came from LSU. Seeing what their program is like is crazy … We get on the phone and we talk about life, our favorite food, anything but football. They’re gonna be my parents at a college so I have to be able to talk to them, have outside relationships without football, and LSU is probably the biggest one … we talk about everything.”
On USC: “USC is USC. That ‘V’ doesn’t mean ‘victory’ for no reason. Coach (Eric) Henderson, Coach (Anthony) Jones, Coach (D’Anton) Lynn. They text me every other day sending me messages, checking on me, and sending motivation. That plays a big part in our relationship. They think I can be a big part of the team. Even Lincoln Riley texts me every chance he gets to be a part of USC football, and that plays a big role, too. The top guys play at USC, so I feel like a neighborhood how they’ve offered me. It feels like I’ve accomplished something being from a small city.”
On Oregon: “Oregon is just Oregon. They have always been one of my dream schools since I was little. From the DL coach, to…
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Publish date : 2024-09-01 22:02:47
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