Micah Ford Recaps Syracuse Junior Day

The class of 2024 Toms River High North standout is a top target of the Orange.

Mike McAllister | Jan 29, 2023

Micah Ford Recaps Syracuse Junior Day /

In this story:

Syracuse Orange

One of Syracuse football's top targets in the 2024 recruiting class is Toms River (NJ) North athlete Micah Ford. Ford plays quarterback, running back and defensive back for Toms River North, but also has the skill set to play wide receiver. After posting 2,360 rushing yards with 33 touchdowns and 1,203 passing yards with 17 more scores during his junior season, Ford has racked up offers.

The Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey, Ford has offers from UConn, Wake Forest, Temple, Syracuse and others. He spent Saturday on Syracuse's campus for Junior Day.

"We got to learn more about the school academically and we got to sit with our position coach to see how they run stuff," Ford said. "The best part was sitting down with the head coach face to face and truly getting to know about him.

"I just asked him questions and told him what I thought about the University. He's a great guy and has a unique way of living his life in a good way."

Ford can play multiple positions, but met with Syracuse running backs coach Mike Lynch during the visit.

"I sat down with the running backs coach," Ford said. "They run a similar offense to mine in high school and I like they do the hand signals for the plays. Makes things easier."

Ford has been on Syracuse's radar for some time and picked up an offer from the Orange in December. After visiting, Syracuse remains one of his top options.

"I was able to see behind the scenes and how they run things," Ford said. "Great school overall. Just want to keep my options open. SU is definitely on that list though no doubt."

SUPPORT ALL SYRACUSE

SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE ALL SYRACUSE NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST ORANGE UPDATES SENT TO YOUR INBOX

JOIN THE ALL SYRACUSE FORUMS FOR FREE AND DISCUSS THE ORANGE WITH OTHER FANS AND OUR STAFF

Published Jan 29, 2023

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.