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Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett

The grandson of former Syracuse coach Dick MacPherson will be playing for the Orange, Donnie Webb writes in the Syracuse Post-Standard. Richard "Macky" MacPherson, center and long-snapper in the class of 2010, accepted a scholarship offer from Doug Marrone on Thursday.

"It left me speechless," MacPherson said. "Deep in my heart, I knew I wanted to go to Syracuse. Syracuse has pretty much been my whole life. I was a ball boy when Coach Paul Pasqualoni was here. I got to see everything and how it worked. I fell in love with the place."

• Pitt got a commitment from a highly-regarded defensive tackle, Paul Zeise writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

• Ryan Stanchek, who was one of the best offensive linemen in the Big East, may not hear his name called in this weekend's NFL draft, Mike Casazza says in the Charleston Daily Mail.

• The Hartford Courant's Desmond Conner takes a look at the draft prospects for UConn's Julius Williams, Cody Brown, Will Beatty and Dahna Deleston.

• Jamaal Westerman, who nearly jeopardized his NFL chances by playing through a torn biceps last year for Rutgers, is recovered now and waiting on some good news, Jenny Vrentas says in The Star-Ledger.