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Syracuse football RB commit Jawhar Jordan not signing yet due to academic issues

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Class of 2018 running back Jawhar Jordan will not sign with Syracuse football on Wednesday due to academic concerns, he said in a text message on Tuesday.

Jordan, a senior at Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) High School, is retaking classes for a poor freshman year which occurred shortly after he and his family moved from Long Island.

"I need to redeem myself in classes I took my freshman year," Jordan said. "I (had) just moved from New York so school was more different (than) where I transferred from.

"... I am working hard to resolve this right now and will qualify sooner than you think.