As Signing Day approaches, Nease High’s disgraced quarterback Marcus Stokes has a second likelihood at fulfilling his school soccer aspirations. After a senior season by which Stokes gained 2,672 yards, rushed for 496 yards, and scored 28 touchdowns, the four-star passer (or 3-star, relying on the place you look) accepted an offer from Billy Napier’s Florida Gators. Then, on the tail finish of the yr, the knucklehead fumbled the ball in probably the most teenage means doable by singing the N-word on social media, which resulted in Florida pulling his offer.
Props to Florida for that. We can’t have exterior events pondering crooning the N-word is a loophole. The Gators had been the very best offer for Stokes who attends the identical college Tebow made well-known within the mid-2000s, however he’s not a Tebow-level expertise. Based on the visits he’d made, he’s doubtlessly a strong pickup for a Group of 5 program and a steal for an FCS program. Stokes has presents from different Division I faculties, however his most fascinating possibility could also be from Division II Albany State.
According to Stokes, the Golden Rams coach visited Nease on Wednesday and his father sounds confused. “It’s very unique. Very interesting,” Marcus’ father instructed 247 Sports over the telephone. “We didn’t expect this at all.”
What’s the upside for Albany State?
An HBCU college in upstate New York providing redemption to a white highschool quarterback from Florida sounds just like the plot of a Tyler Perry film, however let’s not give him any concepts. Stokes sounded open to the transfer, however he additionally could also be doing his personal PR. Most faculties have been hesitant to offer Stokes since his social media slip-up and Albany State’s coach providing seems like Al Sharpton inviting embattled figures to Sylvia’s on a hundred and twenty fifth for a photo-op.
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Instead of Last Chance U, we’ve received a Black Chance U on our fingers by which Albany State acts because the magic negro trope in Stokes’ redemption story. Conversely, Albany State is a program on the lookout for an edge and a quarterback with a 3 or 4-star pedigree is a boon for everybody. Alas, Stokes really committing to Albany State can be the upset of Signing Day. How would that work out? Who is aware of? Three-stars normally find yourself at faculties like Albany State after they’ve used up their alternatives and Stokes has not less than yet one more likelihood at a D-1 program if he’s received the expertise to compete.
On the opposite hand, if Stokes hasn’t discovered his lesson but, he’ll positively assume twice earlier than getting too comfy and doing the identical factor at any HBCU.
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