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Fitch's James makes verbal commitment to Fordham

He ran for more than 1300 yards in 2022

Wednesday, January 25th 2023, 5:17 PM EST

Updated:

Wednesday, January 25th 2023, 6:09 PM EST

By Dana Balash

Jamel James

Austintown Fitch's Jamell James has verballed to Fordham Univesity.

He made the announcement on twitter.

James ran for 1,371 yards and scored 22 touchdowns last season.

Fordham is an FCS school and is a member of the Patriot Conference.

In 2022, they went 9-3 and lost a first round game in the FCS playoffs.

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