{"id":3381,"date":"2011-12-17T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-17T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2011-12-17T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-17T14:40:02","slug":"dukes-pick-up-verbal-from-stacey-bedell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3381","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Pick Up Verbal From Stacey Bedell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UlV9DvmoKVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Todd and I typically try to keep from reporting on any verbal commitments the Dukes get. Instead we try to be patient and wait for the signed offer letters to come in. However, when a talented running back who rushed for 2.532 yards and 39 touchdowns withdraws his commitment to a CAA rival in order to become a Duke, we can&#8217;t resist. Stacey Bedell announced this week that he is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/sports\/high-school\/football\/floyd-s-stacey-bedell-picks-james-madison-1.3392656?qr=1\">headed to JMU to play football<\/a>. The 3 star recruit had originally given Villanova a verbal commitment in July. Thankfully, the Dukes kept pursuing him and he changed his mind. Bedell is a great get for Mickey and the staff. He was timed running a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgvarsity.com\/long-island\/floyd-s-bedell-withdraws-villanova-commitment-1.650697?qr=1&amp;qr=1\">4.48 40-yard dash&#8230;with a sprained ankle<\/a>. So we know the kid is fast. From the highlights above, we also know that he hits the hole and makes his cut quick. And he comes to play in big games, rushing 412 yards and 4 touchdowns in the <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/hC6S34qUrVc\">Long Island Class 1 Championship game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D3381&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd and I typically try to keep from reporting on any verbal commitments the Dukes get. Instead we try to be patient and wait for the signed offer letters to come in. However, when a talented running back who rushed for 2.532 yards and 39 touchdowns withdraws his commitment to a CAA rival in order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[456,21,239],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3546,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3546","url_meta":{"origin":3381,"position":0},"title":"Stacy Bedell Decommits From JMU","date":"January 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Stacy Bedell, the record-breaking high school running back from Long Island, changed his mind after \u00a0verbally committing to JMU and claims he's now headed to UMass. This is Bedell's second decommittment. He originally gave his word in July to Villanova that he'd be signing there. 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But we're still 67 days out from footballs season with nothing else to talk about, so let us be excited about this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AJ-Woods.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2336,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2336","url_meta":{"origin":3381,"position":4},"title":"JMU Looking For a Few Hidden Gems","date":"April 13, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The spring signing period officially began today for basketball recruits. JMU has verbal committments from 2 players, Arman Marks and Kenyan Pittman, who are expected to sign their letters of intent. Much like the 2010-2011 Dukes basketball team though, these guys don't appear to be quick starters. 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