Worth Dunbar linebacker Maurice Thurmond came back from his official visit to Kansas State last weekend and scheduled a trip to Syracuse. Three days later, he canceled that trip. He also considered Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech before choosing the Wildcats.
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The first day a recruit can sign a national letter of intent is Wednesday. And I wanted a place where I could win a national championship in the next year or two. Thurmond, a member of The News' Top 100 state recruiting list, spent most of his final season playing tailback. He was eighth in the area among Class 4A rushing leaders with 1,259 yards on 168 carries through the regular season. He added nearly 500 more yards in his team's two playoff games and finished the year with 22 touchdowns.