As Signing Day approaches, Nease High’s disgraced quarterback Marcus Stokes has a second likelihood at fulfilling his faculty 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 a proposal from Billy Napier’s Florida Gators. Then, on the tail finish of the yr, the knucklehead fumbled the ball in essentially the most teenage means attainable by singing the N-word on social media, which resulted in Florida pulling his provide.
Props to Florida for that. We can’t have exterior events considering crooning the N-word is a loophole. The Gators had been the absolute best provide 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 colleges, however his most attention-grabbing choice 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 informed 247 Sports over the cellphone. “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 colleges have been hesitant to supply Stokes since his social media slip-up and Albany State’s coach providing appears 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 got a Black Chance U on our hands in which Albany State acts as the magic negro trope in Stokes’ redemption story. Conversely, Albany State is a program looking for an edge, and a quarterback with a 3 or 4-star pedigree is a boon for everyone. Alas, Stokes actually committing to Albany State would be the upset of Signing Day. How would that work out? Who knows? Three-stars usually end up at schools like Albany State after they’ve used up their opportunities and Stokes has at least one more chance at a D-1 program if he’s got the talent to compete.
On the other hand, if Stokes hasn’t learned his lesson yet, he’ll definitely think twice before getting too comfortable and doing the same thing at any HBCU.