Joiner

Cienega quarterback Jamarye Joiner (11) looks to make a cut back during the second quarter of the No. 9 Gilbert Mesquite Wildcats vs. No. 1 Cienega Bobcats 5A state quarterfinal high school playoff football game on Nov. 10, 2016, in Vail, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Cienega High senior quarterback Jamarye Joiner has committed to enroll at Arizona in 2018. But last week he attended the ASU Maroon and Gold 7-on-7 passing camp – which his talented Bobcat teammates won – and was offered a scholarship by the Sun Devils. Joiner then posted a twitter photograph wearing ASU gear and flashing the Sun Devils’ pitchfork sign. I get that this is the 21st century and college sports recruiting commitments are often meaningless, but from someone who grew up in an earlier generation – remember the “your word is your bond” pledge? – the flipping and flopping will never sit right. Joiner also got an offer from Pac-12 champion Washington and visited Notre Dame.


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