After a long, extended wait, the NCAA has ruled on incoming freshman defensive back James Pierre. Unfortunately, the Florida (Deerfield Beach) product has failed to qualify and will not join the Syracuse Orange football team this season.
As you may recall, the three-star talent was committed to North Carolina, but was denied admission, leading to him committing to SU. Worry started to build around Pierre’s arrival in August when he (along with JUCO transfer DB Michael Moore) had failed to arrive on campus when camp started. Concern ramped up even more when Moore failed to qualify this month.