Here he is as an 8th grader playing varsity. Yea, the competition sucks (a lot), but Matt Magnan clearly has skills! Keep the early recruiting coming. We can't get enough of it.
Joe Lombardi writes:
The midfielder is the first freshman in the history of the school's varsity program to give a Division I commitment, deciding on national power Syracuse University.
The 6-foot-1 Magnan, who started for the Foxes' varsity team as an eighth-grader, is Syracuse's second-ever freshman commit and the earliest player to ever give a verbal to the Orange -- a source of pride for the athletic lefty.
Magnan reminds us of a nifty lefty from a few years back. Here's a video of him from high school for comparison.