Syracuse receives commitment from Missouri wide receiver after in-home visit from Shafer, according to report
Missouri wide receiver Corey Winfield committed to Syracuse on Tuesday, Scout.com reported.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Winfield had committed to Northern Illinois back in July. But Scout.com reported that Winfield decided to flip his commitment to Syracuse after an in-home visit from new Orange head coach Scott Shafer.
Scout.com rated Winfield as a two-star recruit, while Rivals gave him three stars. In addition to Northern Illinois, Winfield had offers from Purdue, Ball State, Western Kentucky, Wyoming, Arkansas State and Miami-Ohio.
Winfield displayed his abilities for college scouts at the Elite Football Combine last February, where he ran the 40-yard dash 4.47 seconds.
Shafer, who was the defensive coordinator at Northern Illinois from 1996 to 2003, has now earned Winfield’s pledge.
Winfield is the 15th member of the Class of 2013 to commit to Syracuse, and the first to commit to the Orange with Shafer as head coach.
Published on January 22, 2013 at 8:04 pm
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