Riley Pettijohn 'Excited & Blessed' For Syracuse Offer

The legacy recruit has the chance to follow in his dad's footsteps.

Mike McAllister | Mar 22, 2023

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Class of 2025 linebacker Riley Pettijohn, who stars for McKinney High in Texas, has already built up an impressive offer list. It includes Arkansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Baylor, SMU and several others. On Tuesday, Syracuse extended an offer to add to his list. Riley's father, Duke Pettijohn, was a two-time All Big East performer at Syracuse, racking up more than 20 sacks during his career as a linebacker/defensive end.

"I called coach Mike Johnson and he broke the news to me," Pettijohn said. "I was excited and blessed to receive an offer from the school my dad went to."

Duke was also thrilled with the offer.

"The way his recruitment and offers have taken off has been a surreal experience," Duke Pettijohn said. "As parents, we are excited about all the schools interested in Riley but for him to receive an offer from my alma mater is really special."

Riley is listed at 6-3, 205 pounds. He says he is planning to visit in late April to get a closer look at what the program has to offer. According to Max Preps, Pettijohn racked up 42 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks in 13 games last season.

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Published Mar 22, 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.