2029 Mass. QB Jahir Charles Lands UMass Offer

2029 Springfield Central quarterback Jahir Charles picked up his first scholarship offer during a trip to Amherst this week.

Jahir Charles walked into Joe Harasymiak’s office and walked out with something he’ll never forget.

The 2029 Massachusetts quarterback picked up his first scholarship offer on Tuesday from UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak during a visit to campus.

“I was straight smiling at first,” Charles said. “I was really blessed and my dad was glad and excited.

“They basically took me into Coach H’s room and we had a good conversation, good 10-minute conversation and he let me know.”

UMass’ message to the Springfield native centered on getting ahead of the game.

“They wanted to offer me this early because they want to get into the future early,” Charles said. “They don’t want to wait to offer anybody they have their sights on. They think the future is going to be great and I think that too.”

The Springfield Central High School standout came away impressed with Harasymiak.

“Coach H is a great man,” Charles said. “He’s a great guy. I like all his emotions and how he acts. He’s really just a good guy.”

The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder also spent time with the Minutemen’s first-year offensive coordinator, Max Warner.

“Coach Warner is very active,” Charles said. “He’s aggressive. He’s cool, though.”

Charles has visited UMass multiple times and has developed a feel for the program.

“The things I like about UMass is the peace of it,” Charles said. “It’s not too much and it’s not too little. It’s a good amount. It’s nice in the facility. I like their locker room and I like their weight room. It’s calm.”

UMass is even more intriguing with new quarterback Pop Watson, someone Charles has worked out with and looked up to.

“I used to look up to Pop all the time,” Charles said. “Seeing him at UMass, it’s great. It’s exciting knowing that Pop, somebody I’ve been working out with is the quarterback.”

It’s early, Boston College and UConn are among the other schools that have shown interest. He has a return visit to UConn already in the plans.

As his recruitment begins to take shape, Charles has an idea of what will matter most.

“A coach that shows the most interest in me and a staff I can trust the most.”

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