Four Star Edge Darren Ikinnagbon Enjoys Syracuse Visit

The Orange made an impression on the talented 2025 recruit.

Mike McAllister | Jan 29, 2024

Four Star Edge Darren Ikinnagbon Enjoys Syracuse Visit /

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Class of 2025 Hillside (NJ) High edge Darren Ikinnagbon is one of the top players in the talent rich Garden State. He holds offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Iowa State, Maryland, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, USC, Wake Forest, West Virginia and several others.

The 6-5, 240 pounder is rated a four star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN. He is ranked as a top 300 prospect by each as well. Rivals has Ikinnagbon rated as a three star prospect while On3 has not evaluated him to date.

The talented prospect spent Saturday on the Syracuse campus getting a closer look at the program.

"It was cool," Ikinnagbon said. "We got to take pictures and watch a basketball game. The best part was taking pictures because I got to interact with the coaches and other recruits."

The basketball game was Syracuse's win over NC State in the Dome Saturday night. Ikinnagbon was impressed with the game day atmosphere, specifically how loud it got every time the Orange scored.

After visiting, he says Syracuse is in his top 10. A big reason why is his relationship with the Orange coaches, who he spent a lot of time with during the visit.

"We were just talking football and I was getting to know them," Ikinnagbon said. "It was great because I was getting to know what type of person they are."

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Published Jan 29, 2024

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.