Duke lands heralded receiver

ktysiac@charlotteobserver.com DURHAM - First-year football coach David Cutcliffe scored a big hometown recruiting coup for Duke late this week with a commitment from Desmond Scott, a Durham Hillside running back. Scott, who's rated the fourth-best prospect overall in the Class of 2009 in North Carolina by rivals.com, previously committed to Rutgers. But his father, Tony Scott, said Desmond was excited about the direction of Duke's program under Cutcliffe. After further consideration, Scott decided he preferred to stay close to home and help Cutcliffe rebuild at Duke. “He had time to really sit and think and reflect on what was going on,” Tony Scott said. “He wanted to stay here.” Desmond Scott is 5-foot-9 and 183 pounds and is a teammate of quarterback Corey Gattis, who committed to Duke last month. Tony Scott said Cutcliffe... [read full story]