PITTSBURG — Pittsburg running back Jamar Searcy has opened his recruitment, he announced in an X post on Thursday.
Searcy was committed to play at Washington State next year and signed his National Letter of Intent last week, but after it was announced that coach Jake Dickert was taking a job to be the head coach at Wake Forest on Wednesday, the three-star running back has decided to explore other options.
Pittsburg’s Jamar Searcy #28 rushes for.a first down against De La Salle’s Ant Dean #12 in the first quarter of the NCS Open football championship, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Before Searcy signed with Washington State, he held offers from UNLV, Sacramento State, San Diego State, UC Davis and Cal.
Searcy is six days removed from his best performance as a high school player as he totaled 290 yards and four touchdowns in Pittsburg’s heartbreaking 28-26 loss to Lincoln-San Diego in the CIF Division I-AA state title game.
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The 5-foot-8 running back finished his senior year with 1,668 yards and 22 touchdowns and was a Bay Valley Athletic League first-team selection. Searcy was one of Pittsburg’s senior leaders and also on defense as a safety.
“I’ve been telling scouts this all season, Jamar Searcy is the best touchdown maker in Northern California if not the state,” Pittsburg coach Charlie Ramirez said after Pittsburg’s win over Archbishop Riordan in September. “
