Back to the Syracuse Orange Newsfeed

Syracuse football recruiting: Reaction to Robert Washington's verbal commitment

Syracuse, N.Y. — A late-week change of heart led Robert Washington to verbally commit to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon.

And, make no mistake, this type of potential impact recruit has rarely turned an eye toward Syracuse in the last decade-plus. 

Understandably then, social media is flaming up with reaction to Washington's announcement, from fans, former players, assistant coaches and support staffers.

Here is a sampling of reactions from Twitter:

Best call of my life #CUSE16 #NextLevel #GotEm

— Eric White (@EricWhite08) April 25, 2015

Even the dogs are pumped!