Fizz Radio: Peters’ Coach Tells Us Rakim Watching Recruiting Chess Game
D.A. | Aug 13, 2012 | Comments 57
The Georgia pipeline is alive and well for Syracuse, and pass rusher Rakim Peters could be the next player traveling it to the Hill. The 6’4” 230 lb. hybrid pass rusher from Winder, GA tells The Fizz he will be taking an official to SU at some point, and his coach Shane Davis joined Fizz Radio this week.
“He’s got really good size, he moves well. He just understands the game. He’s not a burner. But when you watch him play, he plays awfully fast. He gives us a little bit of everything.”
With the loss of Chandler Jones, the Orange defense will be looking for someone like that on the edge. On the fast track of the Carrier Dome, a pass rusher with speed can build a career destined for the NFL. Look at what Dwight Freeney did in his years at SU. But Freeney is undersized for a DE, while Jones is more closely similar in height to the 6’4″ Peters.
Will Peters take his official to Syracuse before the end of his senior season?
“Probably not. Now with the season ready to start, I just don’t know if he’ll be able to do that now. That’s why he has not committed. He did not want to commit to a place he has not seen. He wanted to be around the coaches. Be on campus. He’s a little bit of a homebody. He’s a humble kid, all this is really, really new to him. It’s been a great experience for him. A shy kid, the last thing he wants is the spotlight to be on him. He’d rather it be on his team. He’s just going to try and handle it the best way he can.”
But Davis admits Peters understands he’s playing a bit of a chess game and doesn’t want to be left in the cold. His top 5 include Syracuse, Clemson, Missouri, Kentucky and Mississippi State. But in the world of college recruiting, you can’t always afford to wait until the last moment.
“A lot of schools are going to offer more scholarships than they have. That’s the only thing that has him a little worried. He has a list of the schools he wants to visit, but he’s afraid he may lose out because of somebody committing early. Right now the plan is to wait to take his five official visits (after the season) and make a decision shortly after that.”
The Orange would be wise to be patient with Peters. He’s an incredible talent at a position of need, and has the team-first make up to boot. If his other favorite schools do over-offer, Peters waiting until after the season ends could end up helping steer him to SU and land yet another piece of the Georgia puzzle.
Posted: D.A.
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What’s up everyone!? Thanks for dropping my the comments section as always. I really like this Georgia pipeline the Orange have going. It reminds me of the type of thing a specialist in FL recruiting once told me – there is so much talent, the 2nd tier guys get overlooked. But the 2nd tier guys in FL are better than the 1st tier guys in many other places. And I think SU is tapping into that in GA. Good idea, Doug.
@Ron,I don’t think we need to add Normas Stitts in this discussion..lol..
Ya know DA im beginning to like southern cooking..lol…
@Russell MacEachern;I’m not following the message in the 11:41 post. Please enlighten me. Thanks.
@It’s a joke Ron…Normas TiTT’s OK Ron?
in other word’s let’s leave Norma’s “TiT’s” out of this HaHa..get it?a bit juvenile but kids like them jokes!!
Oh yeah I completely agree Ron. I always wonder how say a University of Miami is suppose to be a very good academic institution and yet their football players (some not all) are so dumb! I am sure it happens at a lot of schools and heck maybe even SU but how do some kids not get cleared to enroll and then you see some of the dummies that DO get enrolled. Must be how they “massage” the numbers during the application period.
The NCAA is in desperate need of an overhaul.