Despite interest from a number of FBS programs on the recruiting trail, Ali Barkley has decided he will head to a prep school in 2020. Barkley is the younger brother of former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.
According to a report from 247 Sports, Ali Barkley has decided to head to Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut. A year at a prep school could help land Barkley with an FBS program in the next recruiting cycle, especially since he is already on so many radars already.
Barkley is rated as a three-star recruit according to the composite ranking on 247 Sports. The Pennsylvania recruit plays running back, just like his older brother, for the same high school Saquon Barkley played before heading to Penn State. Penn State was reportedly among the interested schools of the younger Barkley.
Other schools that showed interest were, according to 247 Sports, Boston College, Temple, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati. Barkley never received a scholarship offer from any of those schools.
