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Father and son reunite in Central New York
The Syracuse Orange aren’t done adding to their 2024 football roster, as Fran Brown’s squad just scooped up some additional running back depth.
After falling just short of a National Championship with Washington last season, Will Nixon is coming to the opposite coast:
Sources: Former Washington/Nebraska tailback Will Nixon is transferring to Syracuse. He ran for 201 yards and averaged 6.1 yards per carry last year at Washington. pic.twitter.com/5H0pwIlG5C
Will is the son of new Offensive Coordinator and RBs coach Jeff Nixon. Originally a Nebraska wide receiver commit in the Class of 2020, Nixon sat for the bulk of two seasons before transferring to Washington.
After cracking the Huskies’ two-deep in the backfield, Will rushed 54 times for 290 yards and three touchdowns, also catching 20 passes for 150 more, over two seasons. Because of the COVID exemption and his actual redshirt in 2021, he still has two years of eligibility remaining.
Nixon joins LeQuint Allen and freshmen Jaden Hart and Yasin Willis in SU’s running backs room. He fills the veteran backup role that opened when Juwaun Price entered the portal near the end of spring camp.
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