Marcus Lattimore named top recruit by Sporting News
Posted Aug 7, 2009
Byrnes senior running back Marcus Lattimore is ranked No. 1 in The Sporting News 100, a list of the top 100 high school football prospects in the nation. Lattimore, the Rebels’ all-time leading rusher, recently narrowed his potential college choices to five: Auburn, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina and Penn State. Byrnes defensive lineman Brandon Willis is No. 58 and is the only other area player to make the list.
(Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
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