West Virginia HS Football
South Charleston Football Standout Zeiqui Lawton Commits to Cincinnati
South Charleston High School senior football standout Zeiqui Lawton has committed to play college football at Cincinnati.
Lawton, the Black Eagles all-time sack leader, made the announcement Saturday evening on social media.
First, I would like to thank God for putting me in this position. I also would like to thank all the coaches who offered me and gave me an opportunity but I’ve decided to take my talents to … @BrianDohn247 @RivalsFriedman @CoachDMays pic.twitter.com/HTU5kug2f4
— Zeiqui Lawton (@ZeiquiL) November 8, 2020
The senior wrapped up the shortened regular season with 41 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and nine sacks — bringing his career sack total to 29.
Lawton, a 247Sports three-star recruit, picked the Bearcats over offers from Oregon, Boise State, Illinois and West Virginia (which had backed off the in-state star in recent months) among others.