In late March, Rutgers football became the third Power Five program to offer Florida running back Justin Thurman.
A 6-foot, 170-pound running back, the offer from Rutgers sees them join a recruitment that also includes offers from Kansas and Tennesee. He is a class of 2025 recruit who is a running back at Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL).
Tampa has been an area of focus for Rutgers football over the past three years, especially given the natural ties to the area for head coach[autotag] Greg Schiano[/autotag]. After all, Schiano was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two years and he is strongly connected to the prep football in the area.
As for Thurman, following his March offer from Rutgers, he will be on campus this weekend. His father is often in New Jersey for business so Thurman is familiar with New Jersey and has been to the state several times.
In college, he hopes to major in business and entrepreneurship with the eventual goal of going into real estate when his playing career is over.
It has been a busy offseason for Thurman. He is being heavily recruited by a number of Power Five programs, is running track and, in late March at the Rivals camp in Miami at St. Thomas Aquinas, he was named the running back MVP.
Also, he has a 3.98 G.P.A.
Scroll down to check out what Thurman had to say about Rutgers football ahead of his weekend visit.
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