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Lackawanna's Robert Kennedy gets 3 more Division I offers

Bill Beckner
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Jeannette’s Robert Kennedy celebrates his first touchdown in the second quarter of the PIAA Class A state championship game against Homer-Center Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Hersheypark Stadium.

Robert Kennedy knew there were no guarantees when he took the junior college route.

The former Jeannette star quarterback and defensive back — Mr. PA Football for small schools in 2018 — decided to play at Lackawanna. The plan was to be patient, work on his game, get stronger physically and mentally, with this end game: remind Division I programs of his presence.

So far, so good.

Kennedy, in his second year at Lackawanna in Scranton, has pulled in three more D-I scholarship offers.

FBS Massachusetts, along with St. Francis (Pa.) and Sacred Heart, both FCS programs, came calling this week after Kennedy showed his defensive skills in the Falcons’ 83-0 win over Erie Community College.

He also has offers from Albany, Duquesne and Robert Morris.

Kennedy, 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore defensive back, is averaging four tackles a game and has two forced fumbles and two sacks for Lackawanna (4-0).

— Bill Beckner Jr.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.

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