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Darien Williams Commits to Syracuse

The Orange lands a local athlete in the 2025 recruiting class.

Mike McAllister

Darien Williams Commits to Syracuse
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Class of 2025 Syracuse (NY) CBA athlete Darien Williams had committed to Syracuse football, he announced on social media Saturday. Williams is a 6-0, 165 pounder who plays wide receiver and defensive back. He is also a track star with great speed. 

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank every program that offered and took an interest in me,” Williams said in a social media post. “After much prayer, conversations with my family, my pastor, and my coaches I have decided to commit my academic and athletic collegiate career to Syracuse University.”

Williams is rated a high three star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and Rivals, considered the top player in New York by 247Sports. He picked the Orange over offers from Boston College, Colorado, Penn State, Pittsburgh and others. 

This is the second in-state commitment in as many days for Syracuse. Friday night, under the radar defensive back Javon Lawrence committed to the Orange out of North Rockland High School. The addition of Williams gives Syracuse three total pledges in the 2025 recruiting class. He joins the aforementioned Lawrence and four star edge Sharlandiin Strange. All three commitments are in the Northeast. Lawrence and Williams are from New York State while Strange hails from Pennsylvania. 

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Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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