'08 FL DL Marcus Forston (Miami Verbal)

[Irish Envy]

Marcus Forston - NT (6'2"/286lbs)
Northwestern High School (Miami, FL)

Schools of Interest:
Miami (Solid Verbal)
Florida
Florida St.
Georgia
Ole Miss
Rutgers
Notre Dame

Combine
Forty: 5.0
Bench Reps: 33
Bench Max:
Squat Max:
Shuttle: 4.63
Vertical: 25"

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Statistics
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[Irish Envy]

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[Irish Envy]

Rated the #7 overall prospect in the 2006 Sports Illustrated HS Football issue.

 

[GoshenGipper]

Marcus picked up an official offer from Miami, which looks to be his early favorite.

 

[irishunclebill]

According to Scout, Forston has received an Official Offer from Notre Dame. Marcus becomes the second Miami inner city High School athlete to receive an ND offer in the last 3 days. Forston is on both Rivals and Scout's pre-season Top 100 lists, and is expected to be one of the top rated DT's in the country. He lists Miami as his current favorite, but is also on record as saying that he will not make his final decision until NSD 2008.

 

[irishunclebill]

Marcus is now on the B&G Official Offer list, and with this verification of the Scout offer he becomes the 46th member of the Irish Envy Official Offer List.

 

[SillyIrish]

I'm not joking. If he's going to play TE he needs to have better stats than that, doesn't he? There are certainly players his size or bigger that have better measurables. Didn't Chris Stewart have over a 24 inch vertical?

Probably will be a tough pull out of Florida but ND is no stranger to getting a kid to leave the state.

 

[irishunclebill]

A lot of people think that ND does not have a chance at Marcus Forston, but you certainly would not be able to tell from these 3 quotes that were listed in a free Scout article dated 3/23. See link for complete story.

Attributed to Marcus Forston about ND offer:

1) “I’ve been waiting for this (the ND offer) for a week,” said an excited Forston. “I think it got caught up in the mail. Coach Parmalee had traced it down and said it would be this week.”

2) “We talked about how Notre Dame is one of the most prestigious colleges in the nation,” said Forston. “I told him the most important thing for me is academics. I told him I saw the NFL average for players is four years and I need a degree to fall back on. He told me it was great I had a mindset like that, that I’m not worried just about football.”

3) “I already got Notre Dame in my five visits,” said Forston. “I also want to go up to Tennessee and Rutgers. I’m not sure about the other two.”

Forston knows he wants to visit South Bend on a game day.

“I want to visit during the season when they have one of their big games.”


Forston may be a tough one to get away from Miami & the Cockwad, but if these quotes are accurate at all, Marcus has a definite interest in Notre Dame.

Don't be confused by the picture of Darius Fleming when you link to the article, the story is mostly about Forston, with a little blurb about Fleming that is fairly meaningless by now.

http://notredame.scout.com/2/629205.html

 

[Z-Bo]

Forston may be a tough one to get away from Miami & the Cockwad, but if these quotes are accurate at all, Marcus has a definite interest in Notre Dame.

Don't be confused by the picture of Darius Fleming when you link to the article, the story is mostly about Forston, with a little blurb about Fleming that is fairly meaningless by now.

http://notredame.scout.com/2/629205.html

Yeah, if he is interested in academics then Miami is definitely not shabby. The problem with going to Miami though is that you need to graduate with a really high GPA or it doesn't mean much career-wise. My cousin Chauncey graduated with a 4.0 from both undergrad, grad marine bio, and law school there. Sure, when you have those grades you can write your own ticket.

I'm not sure how recruiters look at GPAs at Notre Dame.

 

[rockne19]

fortson will be really tough to get away from miami,but f anybody can do it its weis and crew.

 

[irishunclebill]

Despite rampant rumors that he would commit to Miami tomorrow at their Spring Game, Forston is quoted on a Miami recruiting site as saying that there is no chance that he will commit tomorrow. Marcus also said that he would probably wait until NSD, although in the same breath said that if he does anything it will not be till the end of May. The rumors of Forston's imminent committment were actually started by Miami commit Brandon Washington and spread quickly by the Hurricane faithful. Miami is still the big favorite to get Marcus, and he still lists them as his #1 choice, but he does list the Irish as one of his five favorites along with Miami, LSU, USC, & Rutgers.

What about Florida & FSU for a Florida boy, which leads to the best part of the whole story. Marcus's explanation for why they are not in his favorites. Florida has too many recruits and he never really liked FSU. Hopefully this will not be the first time this year that "Urban Greed" will cost the Gators a shot at some of the top 2008 recruits.

 

[Axl Rose]

Miami received a third DT verbal today in Justin Thompson to go along with Jeremy Lewis and Minacor Regis. Hopefully that put Marcus off some.

 

[rockne19]

marcus fortson would be a huge catch for nd he is a real stud a top 50 player.if charlie and the staff can steal him from the hurricanes that would be great go irish!!!

 

[seniorle]

It's good to hear that Miami is filling up at DT. It certainly can't be bad news for us

 

[irishunclebill]

I hate to sound optimistic about a guy that ND probably realistically does not have a great shot at, but what the hell, it's 1 A.M., McDonald is Irish, things continue to look promising on the Fleming/Newman front, and I just watched the NUMA NUMA for the 5th time, so here goes.

The Forston situation is getting very interesting. Most Cane fans were shocked when Forston did not commit at their Spring Game last Saturday, but they still contend that Forston is Miami all the way. Maybe so, but if Forston does go Miami, it looks like they will have to wait until January or February to find out. The Poodle just offered Forston, and Marcus is starting to realize what a big time national recruit he is, so I expect him to play the process out until close to NSD.

For ND, the news from Forston has been consistent since he received the Irish offer. ND is in his Top 5, and even with the Poodloffer, ND is still there. Best of all, Marcus has explicitly stated that he will definitely take one of his 5 official visits to South Bend. What more can you ask for from the kid, then having him give you the opportunity to show him the best campus in the U.S.A.

I just hope that when Marcus does come for his official visit that the weather is a lot better than it was on Big Wednesday.

 

[Katzenboyer]

This guy's definitely elite. I'd love to get him on board.

 

[irishunclebill]

Marcus Forston is still a big time long shot for ND, but the news on him continues to be good for the Irish. At one time, Forston was considered to be a Miami lock who would commit at their spring game. That never happened and about a month ago Forston indicated that he might make his decision in May after his HS spring practices, and if not then, most likely before the start of the school year in August. Now Forston is indicating that he will wait until NSD to decide. For Notre Dame, the longer the better. If Forston continues to indicate an interest in ND, there is no doubt that ND will hold a schollie for a DL of his caliber, even if Newman and Goebel join Cwynar & Williams. The upside to the ND program both in terms of the immense athletic skills of Forston and the enhanced reputation of successfully recruiting an athlete out of a inner city University of Miami pipeline school would be too much for any school including ND to pass on, no matter how full their recruiting class is.

 

[Irishknight1023]

IUB this board would be dead without you.

 

[seniorle]

IK1023, I second that notion! I can no longer rep IUB since I have to share the wealth

 

[Irishknight1023]

HAha same with me it's rejected me about 10 times already.

 

[irishnd31]

IK1023, I second that notion! I can no longer rep IUB since I have to share the wealth

I took care of for you boys!!

 

[irishunclebill]

Everyone knows that it's going to be very tough to pull Marcus Forston out of Miami, but it is getting really difficult not to get excited when Forston talks about ND. Every time he makes a comment about CW & the Irish, it is always dead-on about all of the right reasons for him to come to Notre Dame.

It can not be overstated what an immense recruiting coup it would be for CW to pull a Defensive Lineman of the caliber of Forston from a inner city Miami school, and such a coup would also have a dramatic positive effect on ND's defensive recruiting for years to come. IMO, this guy is the most important recruit on the board for ND, he may not be as highly rated as Brown or Hill, but the position he plays and his geographical location are both crucial to Notre Dame's plans to be a serious NC contender in the next few years. Besides, Forston is the only one of those three guys who is showing ND any love. Forston would probably be the best D recruit for the Irish in the last 10 years so look for CW & CB to pull out all the stops on this one. The longer Forston's recruiting goes on, the better the chances for ND. Wouldn't it be wonderful after the 2007 NSD disappointments to have a guy like Forston commit to the Irish on NSD 2008.

Sorry, didn't mean to get too excited, but the successful recruitement of Marcus Forston could be the proverbial "turning the corner" for the Irish.

 

[rockne19]

if we can land fortson it would send shock waves thru our football program.he would be a HUGE HUGE HUGE get for us.

 

[Irishknight1023]

I don't feel like waiting all the way till Feb. for his decision. Yeah, if he came on it would be the biggest defensive pull i've ever seen because he's in the hot spot of Miami and Hotbed for The "U" and The "U" coach attended that high school and we play in Indiana haha, Corwin Brown is a master at recruiting and I bet he'll do the same as a DC.

 

[knute]

I don't feel like waiting all the way till Feb. for his decision. Yeah, if he came on it would be the biggest defensive pull i've ever seen because he's in the hot spot of Miami and Hotbed for The "U" and The "U" coach attended that high school and we play in Indiana haha, Corwin Brown is a master at recruiting and I bet he'll do the same as a DC.

Not to pick on you knight, but I love this quote. Personally, I'd all the top recruits to sign tomorrow, and the season to start the next day.

Since that's not going to happen, I'm feeling good about the progress so far. Amazing to think that we're over halfway done and most of the remaining guys haven't even visited campus yet. Seems like we've got to give some of the elite guys a chance to come visit this summer or fall before we shut the door on them.

I guess that's one of the big differences between ND and Texas, for instance. It's harder for elite recruits to do unofficial visits since most of them have to fly in.

 

[Katzenboyer]

Everyone knows that it's going to be very tough to pull Marcus Forston out of Miami, but it is getting really difficult not to get excited when Forston talks about ND. Every time he makes a comment about CW & the Irish, it is always dead-on about all of the right reasons for him to come to Notre Dame.

It can not be overstated what an immense recruiting coup it would be for CW to pull a Defensive Lineman of the caliber of Forston from a inner city Miami school, and such a coup would also have a dramatic positive effect on ND's defensive recruiting for years to come. IMO, this guy is the most important recruit on the board for ND, he may not be as highly rated as Brown or Hill, but the position he plays and his geographical location are both crucial to Notre Dame's plans to be a serious NC contender in the next few years. Besides, Forston is the only one of those three guys who is showing ND any love. Forston would probably be the best D recruit for the Irish in the last 10 years so look for CW & CB to pull out all the stops on this one. The longer Forston's recruiting goes on, the better the chances for ND. Wouldn't it be wonderful after the 2007 NSD disappointments to have a guy like Forston commit to the Irish on NSD 2008.

Sorry, didn't mean to get too excited, but the successful recruitement of Marcus Forston could be the proverbial "turning the corner" for the Irish.

I agree -- we've been stockpiling very solid players who we can build a solid defense around.

But to get to that elite level, we need to pull guys like Fortson, Hill, etc. These are the type of guys that turn your defense from solid to spectacular.

I love the recruiting efforts of CB, and I agree with you that this would be the biggest pull out of the last decade or so if we get him. He's a TREMENDOUS player who plays at a TREMENDOUS high school program. Building a repertoire with that high school, regardless of their connections to Miami, would be another positive.

I, too, am getting very excited about his recruitment. As solid as Cwynar is, Fortson DRAMATICALLY increases the talent on the defensive line. And I agree -- if he was "all Miami", he'd be committed right now.

This is a good, good thing, ladies and gentleman.

 

[IrishCalves]

Considering the caption below the latest II article on Forston, I tend to agree with positive sentiments here. Its only May, and we've managed to be a part of drawing the field even with Miami. With Corwin paying heed to this kid, I think we have a solid chance of pulling off an upset here.

Not to bash Miami, but they aren't what they used to be on the recruiting trail. Its really more of a statement that they've come back down to earth, but the combo of Coker focusing on out of state talent a little more, Coker getting canned, two brawls in two years, their beginning to lose once again, and a steady trend of decline since their title appearance v. Ohio State, has shaken the confidence of some of their recruits IMO. Not all, since there are bound to be guys who were practically born with "the U" stamped on their forehead, but their backyard isn't the gated community it once was with recruits.

This isn't Butch Davis reclaiming the throne at "the U". Shannon is an alumni who is a first time head coach, without the same NFL connections that Weis carried with him year one. More often than not, a new head coach will bring more questions than answers to the recruiting trail for prospects, and this might be the year to strike, because Shannon's biggest concern isn't recruiting - its regaining the respect of the guys he already has; a bigger reclamation project than Weis faced year one.

Getting back to specifics, five years ago I doubt we even hear one word about a kid from Miami leaving the state for some place out in the middle of Indiana. Now, that conversation is more than open with elite guys like Sabino and Forston, not to mention it already happened last year with A. Allen. If there were ever a time to try and grab some guys from Miami, now would be it.

 

[Irishknight1023]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;...vals-126446&prov=rivals&type=story_recruiting

Good story on Marcus. Seems like we're on him hard and I think he is definently interested in us. If he really is serious about getting out from where he lives to try and make a better life for himself then we could be a player. Alot of time from now till NSD so that leaves a good chance to work on him. At this point last year nobody thought Marvin Austin would be going to UNC. Me being the ultimate pessimist am trying to look at his recruitment in a positive light because there is so much time to work him.

 

[IrishCalves]

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/video.asp?section=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp&vidid=2539

Check him out on the scoop and score.

This guy would be a great DL get, one I think we'd take in regardless of position need. At 285 pounds, he's at a weight that could either project at DE or NT for this defense - and I think he's good enough to play either, and dominate while doing so.

Its also interesting that he's getting perturbed by some of the schools constantly feeding him the same lines. With that in mind, its nice to hear reviews of Corwin Brown that mention how he'll simply talk about the everyday with kids, rather than constantly jabbering about football.

 

[irishunclebill]

I guess Marcus Forston is also sick and tired of all the recruiting experts considering him to be a Miami lock because he went out of his way to tell Scout just how he feels about that. He could have reacted that way just from looking at II where it seems that everyone thinks he is a Miami lock, yep, just like Hunter, Blanton, Page, etc, etc, were all locks somewhere at one time. Forston may still end up in Miami, but anybody who thinks that Forston is not seriously considering other schools is just taking a blind eye to what this kid is repeatedly saying.

Link to Scout headline blurb:

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=109&p=2&c=649004&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fstory.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d109%26p%3d2%26c%3d649004