Star in-state RB commits to Duke

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Star in-state RB commits to Duke

By Ryan Craig

Jul 24, 2008

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Desmond Scott, a four-star running back prospect and the fourth-ranked all-purpose back in the Class of 2009 according to Rivals.com, has decided to play football for Duke.

Scott has always maintained a close relationship with the Duke coaching staff, but committed to Rutgers in early June.

"Duke was my number one until West Virginia and Rutgers came into the picture," Scott said.

But, after discussing the situation with his family a few days ago, Scott decided the New Jersey university was too far from home. At 1:05pm Thursday afternoon, he called Duke head coach David Cutcliffe and wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery to tell them he would be playing football for the Devils.

"I was pretty solid about the choice, but the eight hours and distance kept coming back to me...it was wearing on me pretty heavily," he said.

Scott is confident that the program he is about to join is one on the rise.

"Coach Cutcliffe is going to do an outstanding job recruiting, and they have one of the best staffs in the nation. All they need is a little time to recruit the athletes they need."

Corey Gattis, one of Scott's teammates at Hillside, has already committed to play for the Blue Devis, something that Scott said played a part in his decision to go to Duke.

"It had a little bit to do with the decision. It's always good to play with a teammate," he said.

Scout.com has Scott listed as a four-star recruit and the 27th-ranked running back in the nation.

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here is another assumption for you.... unc does not even come close to the #2 spot in the Coastal division, your coach leaves within 2 years... and unc fans still talk about how great they think they are.

so we're going to make assumptions to counter? Lets see... some facts... NCSU beat unc... unc barely beat Duke. Thats all I hear...

Duke very well may beat state this year, 2. Didn't state barely beat duke even when you had Rivers at QB? you probably would have lost last year if you had played them.

it does, does it not? OT... against duke, I win.

So, the fact that State had something actually riding on that debacle of a game against Maryland, that's supposed to make it look better for State? um...ok.

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