It’s Pitt day in Akron. Well no but the local paper takes note that David Abdul will not play football again. It notes that Abdul might try to petition the NCAA for one more year of eligibilty. It is unfortunately unlikely. The NCAA rarely grants 2 years of medical redshirts. Of course it’s the NCAA, so predictability and logic are not necessarily tied to their decision making.
Jordan Mabin gets a profile in the paper as well. They don’t mention Northwestern’s interest in him, but trust PSR on this sort of thing. Mabin plays running back mostly, and has exceeded 1000 yards three straight years. He is, though, being recruited by most as a cornerback.
Pitt, Indiana and Cincinnati have moved to the front of his list — and those three see him as a defensive back.
“I love running back. I like to score and like to put points on the board,” said Mabin, a first-team all-district choice as a sophomore and second-team selection as a junior. “But I think because of my size, cornerback may fit me better. I like that, too. I like to hit people.”
Boedicker, whose team has eight starters back on offense and six on defense, said he believes Mabin is destined to play cornerback in college.
“He understands that. He just wants to play college football,” Boedicker said. “As a defensive back, he has great hips and has the ability to redirect. He is a good cover guy, with great instincts.”
Perhaps the only disappointment for Mabin on the recruiting trail has been the lack of an offer from Louisville, where his father, Howard Mabin, and his godfather, ex-Brown Frank Minnifield, played.
“I got letters from them (Louisville), but that was it,” Mabin said. “It doesn’t get to me. I have learned to live with it.”
Louisville isn’t even listed as being interested in him, and hopefully it will stay that way. (I was wrong in speculating he was hoping for more interest in Ohio St. it would appear.)
Another fluffy “Blue Chip Chat,” this time with Pitt commit DE Myles Caragein.
THE SKINNY: He wears more hats than just a stellar football player, as he is one of the best wrestlers in the WPIAL and also carries a 3.8 grade point average.
COLLEGE TALK: Committed to Pitt. Also considered Iowa, Purdue, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Stanford and Northwestern.
Caragein is a national winner in Greco-Roman Wrestling.
Joe Flacco who bailed on Pitt at an awkward point, has been named the starting QB of the Delaware Blue Hens.
