The commitment last week of junior college receiver Jacob McCrary spared Marshall from a recruiting upset.
Should he follow through with his commitment on Feb. 3, McCrary could be the only signee from the Thundering Herd’s south Florida wheelhouse.
McCrary, who played the last two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College, signed with West Virginia in 2014. He is listed as 6-foot, 170 pounds, slot receiver size.
The Herd needs a JUCO receiver, maybe another, who can contribute immediately. This combination is made to order — a Miami native groomed at a Mississippi junior college.
McCrary is one of six Floridians among the reported commitments, but he is the first from the three-county corridor of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade.