How did he fly so far under the radar? Did he have any schools interested in him as a football player coming out of high school? Was he just all in with Lacrosse and didn't attend any summer camps?
Legit question to the recruiting experts on Jordan Faison
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ESPN did a recent story on Jordan. I previously linked it in the "IRISH LAX" thread, but here it is again:
www.espn.com
Jordan was a really good HS LAX player, but was not highly recruited in football. He committed to play LAX with ND early on, though later he got recruited to play football at Iowa and the ESPN story made it sound like he briefly flirted with the offer. The problem was that Iowa does not have a LAX program, so he couldn't play both sports. So he ended up at ND on a LAX scholarship and then walked on to play football. He made a great choice.
Remember Will Shipley, the RB that ND went hard after but ended up at Clemson? He apparently was a very good HS LAX player and might have played both sports had he ended up at ND.
Between lacrosse and football, Jordan Faison does it all for Notre Dame
Playing two sports in college is nothing new, but Jordan Faison is making the lacrosse-football combo work.
Jordan was a really good HS LAX player, but was not highly recruited in football. He committed to play LAX with ND early on, though later he got recruited to play football at Iowa and the ESPN story made it sound like he briefly flirted with the offer. The problem was that Iowa does not have a LAX program, so he couldn't play both sports. So he ended up at ND on a LAX scholarship and then walked on to play football. He made a great choice.
Remember Will Shipley, the RB that ND went hard after but ended up at Clemson? He apparently was a very good HS LAX player and might have played both sports had he ended up at ND.
I listened to Brady Quinn on Fox Sports Radio tell a detailed story that while he was working and speaking at a HS Football camp that he discovered Jordan Faison, and Quinn was so impressed with his speed and athleticism that he called Marcus Freeman from the camp and told him to recruit this kid. According to Quinn, to that point the Notre Dame Football staff had zero knowledge of Faison.
Typical BSPN. Too stupid to understand that going to Iowa was never in the cards.ESPN did a recent story on Jordan. I previously linked it in the "IRISH LAX" thread, but here it is again:
Between lacrosse and football, Jordan Faison does it all for Notre Dame
Playing two sports in college is nothing new, but Jordan Faison is making the lacrosse-football combo work.
Jordan was a really good HS LAX player, but was not highly recruited in football. He committed to play LAX with ND early on, though later he got recruited to play football at Iowa and the ESPN story made it sound like he briefly flirted with the offer. The problem was that Iowa does not have a LAX program, so he couldn't play both sports. So he ended up at ND on a LAX scholarship and then walked on to play football. He made a great choice.
Remember Will Shipley, the RB that ND went hard after but ended up at Clemson? He apparently was a very good HS LAX player and might have played both sports had he ended up at ND.
I will not be surprised if Faison is top three in WR receptions for 2024.
Interesting. I guess it's a good thing we have influential alumni like Quinn doing HS camps who can call in recruiting tips occasionally.
