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Last season, Tyson Carter was gearing himself up for a breakout football season. Entering his junior year as a wide receiver at Edgewater High, he had high expectations, and he was ready to put recruiting coaches on alert. Then he broke his collarbone.
With only about two games worth of film to begin his recruiting resume, Carter was in a rut. It appeared that he would have to wait for his senior season to start showing off his talent.
In stepped the coaches at FIU.
Now, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound receiver won’t have to wait afterall. FIU offered a scholarship earlier this month, and after taking a visit to the Miami school this week, Carter committed to play for the Panthers.
“So I had a few boxes I needed to check off. I wanted to make sure it was free so my parents didn’t have to pay for tuition and stuff,” Carter said. “I also wanted to make sure they threw the ball a lot, and FIU does. The coaches have shown a lot of love and they make it feel like home.”
After a strong recruiting push from the Panthers coaching staff, Carter took advantage of one of only two Football Bowl Subdivision scholarship offers, the other from Troy, he had on the table. He is quite relieved to be in the position, sitting as a zero-star athlete with an FBS program scholarship opportunity in hand.
“I was expecting a breakout year last year with our really good quarterback Mike Clayton, who transferred, and also my friend A.J. Howard with me at receiver. But the injury set me back,” Carter said. “Not being able to have film is hard. Coaches can’t put their trust in me because there is no film and it’s hard to get my name out there.”
The injury season had him thinking he was going to have to scramble to find a college home, unless his senior film gave recruiters some extra fuel. That is no longer a concern.
“It’s a big…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-06-24 02:03:00
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