Eagles stars head to Marshall, FIU, Princeton
Post’s No. 3 player Gammage wants to go ‘break records.’
DELRAY BEACH — Palm Beach Post Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year Corey Gammage ended his recruitment Wednesday on national signing day, picking the Marshall Thundering Herd after decommitting from the Florida Gators on Jan. 10.
Gammage, the No. 3 player on the Post’s Big Board, reportedly had offers from Auburn, Florida Atlantic, Miami and more, but he chose the Conference USA school from West Virginia. “I’m coming there to break records,” Gammage said.
The Super 11 pick — a threestar prospect, according to 247Sports — finished his senior year with 73 catches for 602 yards and seven touchdowns. At defensive back, he recorded 32 tackles and six interceptions.
Gammage was one of three Division I signees for the Eagles, along with wide receiver Cadarius Gaskin and defensive lineman Jason Mercier, who both signed with Florida International. Also, defensive back Christian Brown signed paperwork to attend Princeton.
“It’s a blessing to see me and my brothers sign on signing day. We’ve been through a lot. Cadarius, Jason Mercier, I grew up with them since I was like 4 years old, played little league together. So it’s like a dream come true,” Gammage said.
Gaskin plans on playing football and baseball at FIU. Gaskin, a three-star prospect and the No. 12 player on the Post’s Big Board, decommitted from Kentucky last year. The senior was a second-team All-Area pick at wide receiver and as a pitcher last year.
Once he gets to Princeton, Brown will join the track team in addition to football — and the Ivy League coursework. “Princeton just felt like the best decision,” Brown said. “That environment, the people I met and the education I’m going to get is just amazing.”
The senior International Baccalaureate student received all his offers after the football season ended, so he had to make his choice quickly. He narrowed his selection down from a variety of FCS and Division I schools to Harvard and Princeton.
“I hold my academics really highly, so I was like, ‘Why not pick one of the two best schools in the country?’” Brown said. “And even then, it was still difficult because I visited both schools. Of course, they’re selling it, trying to blow my mind. I’m an impressionable 18-yearold, so I needed my parents to help me a lot.”