Wilson football star McCargo commits to Naval Academy
When Jelani McCargo combined the quality of education with the caliber of football, the Naval Academy looked good. When he looked beyond sports and school, the Midshipmen looked even better.
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When Jelani McCargo combined the quality of education with the caliber of football, the Naval Academy looked good.
When he looked beyond sports and school, the Midshipmen looked even better.
"It's a great fit for me," McCargo said. "You can get set for life."
McCargo, a junior running back/linebacker at Woodrow Wilson, committed over the weekend to attend the Naval Academy. He said he would visit the school in June.
"The more I thought it out, the more I liked it," McCargo said. "The education is great. It's like an Ivy League-type education. And it's a great football program. They were 18th in the country last year."
McCargo said he has eight scholarship offers from schools such as North Carolina State, Louisiana Tech, and Cornell.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound McCargo helped Woodrow Wilson to a 6-4 record last season. He said Navy projects him as a running back in the program's triple-option offense.
Woodrow Wilson coach Preston Brown said committing to Navy was a "huge deal" for McCargo.
"The Naval Academy is a good fit for him because it will provide a direct and specific rigor of academic and self-discipline on all levels of life," Brown said via text. "It's a great day for him and his family and for the Woodrow Wilson Tiger family."
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