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Duke gets high-profile RB commitment
Submitted by arcadiatitans on 07/25/2008 - 15:43
DURHAM – First-year football coach David Cutcliffe scored a big hometown recruiting coup for Duke late this week with a commitment from Desmond Scott, a Durham Hillside running back.
Scott, who is rated the fourth-best prospect overall in the Class of 2009 in North Carolina by rivals.com, previously had committed to Rutgers.
But his father, Tony Scott, said Desmond was excited about the direction of Duke’s program under Cutcliffe.
After further consideration, Scott decided he preferred to stay close to home and help Cutcliffe rebuild at Duke.
“He had time to really sit and think and reflect on what was going on,” Tony Scott said. “He wanted to stay here.”
Desmond Scott is 5-foot-9 and 183 pounds and is a teammate of quarterback Corey Gattis, who committed to Duke last month.
Tony Scott said Cutcliffe plans to use Desmond as an all-purpose back and split him out at wide receiver at times.
Scott’s commitment was an unusual in-state accomplishment for Duke. According to rivals.com’s records, the Blue Devils landed just one in-state, top-25 player in the classes of 2003 through 2008.
That was Wilson Fike running back Requan Boyette, rated 19th in the state by rivals.com in the Class of 2005. Scout.com regional recruiting analyst Miller Safrit said Scott gives Duke a dynamic running back who can play in a lot of different places and demonstrates that Cutcliffe will be an aggressive recruiter.
“They are definitely a team to be reckoned with, with this new coaching staff,” Safrit said.
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duke football
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 16:42 — da chttt (not verified)The only thing he will get is a duke education, which is good. Then start thinking about when he played college football. No chance at pro. Maybe coach Kaye can vouch for him. You think?
Great Scott!
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:42 — C. Hunter (not verified)Wow! What a bunch of whiners there are here! Sour grapes? REALLY sour grapes? In case you losers didn't know, when building a program you get the best players you can. When offensive linemen see the talented running back Duke has, it will have only a positive effect. He can help them look good, correct? Sheesh! Building-a-Winner 101. Once again, class! David Cutcliffe has hit the ground running. and your team may be run over some day soon! We Dukies poot in your general direction!
re: true enough
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 13:59 — route66Foundation,
That's all well and good, but you don't think that Cutcliffe hasn't thought about line play? The guy has an SEC background--4 bowls in 5 years--at Ole Miss, a school that hasn't sniffed a bowl game since he left. Trust me, Duke will be signing guys players like Brennan Williams. It's pretty easy to shoot from the hip when you don't know the subject that you're discussing.
high profile running back
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 19:32 — belwoodNope - it's more like rebuilding an old house and starting with a new foundation.
Foundation
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 23:49 — Anonymous (not verified)Well, in football the foundation is the line, not the specialty players. Good luck to this "star" when he tries to follow the sad sack (pun intended) group Duke has up front. I give him two years before he transfers.
Foundation
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 23:48 — Anonymous (not verified)Well, in football the foundation is the line, not the specialty players. Good luck to this "star" when he tries to follow the sad sack (pun intended) group Duke has up front. I give him two years before he transfers.
True enough...
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 13:36 — JPDOhiobut you gotta start somewhere.
Wow.
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 16:41 — Anonymous (not verified)That's like parking a Corvette in a trailer park. The kid might be fast and high profile, but their football program's a dump.
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