Former Univ. of Florida quarterback recruit Marcus Stokes, who lost his Gators scholarship after rapping the n-word on video, has actually now landed a brand-new scholarship offer — this time from an HBCU.
Stokes exposed on Tuesday that Albany State Univ. — a Historically Black College and University in Georgia — sent out the offer his method today … simply over 2 months after he was involved in controversy.
You’ll recall, the four-star recruit lost his future as a Gator in November after he published a fast video of him singing the n-word on cam on his social networks page. He excused it later, calling it “hurtful and offensive to many people” — however his recruitment skidded to a stop.
Stokes stated Tuesday he was “blessed” to get the brand-new college interest from Albany State — including an extra tweet that he was going to “find my home” as National Signing Day starts next week.
According to 247Sports, Stokes is likewise getting interest from Division II school West Florida — and is preparing a check out there today.
Stokes, ranked as one of the very best H.S. quarterbacks in the nation, starred at Nease High School in Florida the previous couple of seasons … and was at first slated to participate in Penn State, prior to turning dedications to the Gators.