HARRISBURG, Pa. — It wasn't long into Early Signing Day on Wednesday when four Bishop McDevitt Crusaders put pen to paper for their National Letters of Intent.
Last week saw a visit to the high school by Alabama head coach, Nick Saban. He turned a lot of heads in the halls, the same way wide receiver Rico Scott did since touching the football field.
Scott eclipsed the 1,000 receiving yards mark again in 2023. His commitment to Alabama was strong, even as his McDevitt quarterback Stone Saunders, a Kentucky commit, tried to flip him to be a Wildcat.
"It feels great. The process was long and kind of tricky, but it's over now and I'm just ready to get to work," said Scott. "There's definitely a winning tradition here at McDevitt, so there's obviously a winning tradition there at Alabama. It's pretty much going to be a similar thing, just staying motivated, starting ready, not overlooking anybody, and just keep winning."
Another McDevitt wide receiver to sign on Wednesday was Chase Regan.
The senior also went over the 1,000 receiving yards mark in 2023. He'll join his former McDevitt teammate Riley Robell at James Madison University.
This season, the Dukes have had a lot of success on the field, but what Regan liked so much about JMU is how everything extends off the gridiron.
"The coaches, the culture, I know it's bigger than one person. It's a community. It's great football, a great team. I'm just ready to go," said Regan.
On the other side of the ball, Jaire Rawlison has been a ball hawk for McDevitt over the past few years. He'll stick with the navy and gold as he heads to play for Kent State.
The Golden Flashes invested Rawlison by giving him a scholarship offer, but the university's investment in his major of choice helped land him for at least the next four years.
"I loved the campus, I loved the atmosphere, I loved how it was a college town instead of its own city," recalled Rawlison. "Academically they're building a brand new building for my major, which is another big thing for me. They're taking my major seriously. Outside of football, academics are really important because once football is done, you still need to hold on to something."
Nick Slogik won't just be a student-athlete when he arrives on the campus of East Carolina University next fall, he'll be a two-sport student-athlete. Originally a Pitt baseball commit, the Crusader tight-end wasn't ready to give up on football, so he found a place where he could play baseball and football.
"I'm ecstatic. I'm just pumped I get to play for two teams that compete for championships every year and I love Greenville so I'm excited to come home," Slogik said. He knows he has one more sports season before graduation to add to the Bishop McDevitt trophy case.
"Any time I play, I play for championships, so hopefully I want to get one more district championship and hopefully a state playoff run."