Where there's smoke, there's usually fire.

It had been tough to get in contact with CBA (Syracuse, N.Y.) running back Stevie Scott over the past couple weeks, and that apparently had a lot to do with the fact that he had recently (quietly) decommitted from the Rutgers program.

Despite partaking in an official visit to the banks last weekend, the 6-1, 240-pound senior did so as an uncommitted recruit.

And the clues had been there all along.

Tottenville (Staten Island, N.Y.) athlete and Rutgers commit Zihir Lacewell, who had hoped to room with Scott who he'd befriended, provided the first one, following the visit.

"I don't know (if he'll sign early)," Lacewell said. "I mean, we had a talk. He said he was considering because they didn't really pass the ball too much. But after this weekend, he said he's ready to re-commit."

And when we caught up with surprise visitor Jamree Kromah, he said the following: "Stevie, he was talking about who offered him. He's from New York also. So we talked about the recruiting process, visits he went to and stuff like that. And I told him about the same thing with me also. To tell you the truth I didn't know he was committed at all. I thought his recruitment was open."

Then Scott removed all of the Rutgers paraphernalia from his Twitter profile, prompting us to reach out once again.

Scott personally confirmed his Rutgers decommitment with NJ.com Thursday morning, stating he "wasn't feeling it anymore."

He also said he's no longer considering the Scarlet Knights. The Indiana Hoosiers appear to be his next destination but Scott isn't "saying too much right now."

However, he did admit he's unsure as to whether or not he'll sign during the early signing period, which would allow him more time to vet whatever his remaining options are.

Whether academics played into his decision to depart is unknown, but Scott has long faced qualification obstacles.

A three-star prospect, who originally committed to Rutgers over offers from 11 other schools, Scott is ranked the 89th-best running back in the country, according to the 247Sports.com composite.

Todderick Hunt may be reached at thunt@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @TodderickHunt. Find NJ.com Rutgers Football on Facebook.