SC State Football Signs 17( Bull Pups) Prospects

ORANGEBURG, SC—South Carolina State, Wednesday, announced the signing of seventeen (17) football prospects to national letters. The Bulldogs stayed close to home signing twelve from South Carolina and five from Georgia. The five signees from the Peach State included a pair of standouts on defense from Burke County High School in defensive back Jermaine Baxley and defensive end Bryant Wilson both of Waynesboro, GA, while on the offensive side of the ball tight end Kendall Cobb of Peachtree Ridge HS in Lawrenceville, GA; specialist/kicker Tyler Scandrett of Lamar County HS in Barnsville, GA and offensive lineman Robbie Stephenson of Creekside HS in Atlanta. The Bulldogs were looking to strengthen the offensive line and add some more depth on defense, according to SC State head coach Buddy Pough. “It’s a good group of guys that satisfied some of our wants and needs for the upcoming year,” Pough said. “The good thing and most important part of the process was that it was a good year for instate kids. We were able to lean more heavily towards South Carolina kids than we did before.” “We are extremely excited about the group of guys we are bringing here,” Pough continued. “So now we will work getting them here and getting things started in the next few months.” Fullback Damu Ford of Dillon, SC heads the list from the Palmetto State, along with wide receivers Quadarius Fair of Northwestern HS in Rock Hill, SC; Quan Caldwell of Chester HS in Chester, SC; TJ Foster of Union County HS in Jonesville, SC and Lynard Jamison of Blythewood HS in Columbia, SC. The new additions to the offensive front are tight ends DeAngelo Frazier of Baptist Hill HS in Adams Run, SC; Austin Ruger and KJ Williams of Dutch Fork HS in Irmo, SC. Also, a pair of offensive lineman in Kwamelle Barnes of Saluda, SC and Caleb Harris of Dutch Fork HS in Irmo, SC , and on defense corner back Alexander Brown of Holly Hill, SC and defensive lineman Jontavious Mack of Darlington, SC. SC State is looking to replace 15 seniors from the 2013 squad that was 9-4 overall, and shared the MEAC title with a 7-1 mark and earned a trip to the FCS playoffs. South Carolina State Football 2014 Signees Kwamelle Barnes OL 6'5 -315 Saluda HS Saluda, SC • High School Sports Report Top 100 prospect • 2013 Offense Defense All Star Game • Rated a 3-star athlete by Scout.com • Rated a 2-star athlete by Rivals.com • Rated a 2-star athlete by 247Sports.com • Played for Coach Doug Painter Jermaine Baxley DB 6'3-185 Burke Co HS Waynesboro, GA • 2012 & 2013 1st Team All-Region selection • 2013 Augusta Chronicle All-CSRA selection • Played for Coach Eric Parker Alex Brown DB 5'10 -170 Lake Marion HS Holly Hill, SC • 2013 The Times & Democrat Special Teams Player of the Year • 2013 The Times & Democrat Elite 11 selection • 3 time 7-AA All-Region selection • Played for Coach Chris Carter Quan Caldwell WR 5'11-170 Chester HS Chester, SC • 2013 All-Region selection • Senior year recorded 24 receptions for 683 yards & 1,294 all-purpose yards • Played for Coach Anthony Sterling Kendall Cobb TE 6'2-250 Peachtree Ridge HS Lawrenceville, GA • Senior year recorded 16 receptions for 172 yards • Played for Coach Mark Fleetwood Quadarius Fair WR 6'2-200 Northwestern HS Rock Hill, SC • 2013 High School Sports Report All-State selection • 2013 Rock Hill Herald All-Area selection • Senior year recorded 91 receptions for 1,484 yards & 28 touchdowns • Rated a 3-star athlete by 247Sports.com • High School Sports Report Top 100 prospect • Played for Coach Kyle Richardson Damu Ford FB 5'11-240 Dillon HS Dillon, SC • 2012 & 2013 Class 2-A Division 1 State Champions • 2013 Shrine Bowl • 2013 USA Today All-South Carolina selection • South Carolina AA Back of the Year • 2013 High School Sports Report Division 1-AA Player of the Year • Senior year recorded 89 total tackles • Played for Coach Jackie Hayes TJ Foster WR 6'3-175 Union County HS Jonesville, SC • 2013 North South All-Star Game • High School Sports Report Top 100 prospect • Senior year accounted for 42 catches for 651 yards and 8 touchdowns • Rated a 3-star athlete by Rivals.com • Rated a 3-star athlete by Scout.com • Played for Coach Steve Taneyhill DeAngelo Frazie TE 6'5-213 Baptist Hill HS Adams Run, SC • 2012 & 2013 The Post & Courier All-Low Country selection • Senior year recorded 51 receptions for 943 yards & 12 touchdowns • Junior year accounted for 42 receptions for 1,235 yards and 14 touchdowns • Played for Coach Marion Brown Caleb Harris OL 6'5-260 Dutch Fork HS Irmo, SC • 2013 Shrine Bowl • 2013 All-Region selection • 2013 Class 4A Division 1 State Championship • Played for Coach Tom Knotts Lynard Jamison WR 5'9-165 Blythewood HS Columbia, SC • 2013 The State Newspaper All-Area selection • Senior year recorded 69 receptions for 1,046 yards & 7 Touchdowns • Played for Coach Dan Morgan Jontavious Mack DL 6'2-290 Lackawanna College Darlington, SC • 2013 recorded 43 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, & 6 sacks • Rated a 2-star athlete by Rivals.com • Played for Lackawanna Head Coach Mark Duda Austin Ruger TE 6'2-225 Dutch Fork HS Irmo, SC • 2013 Class 4A Division 1 State Championship • 2013 All-Region selection • Senior year recorded 43 receptions for 706 yards & 8 touchdowns. Averaged over 16 yards per catch • Played for Coach Tom Knotts Tyler Scandrett Specialist 5'9-170 Lamar County HS Barnesville, GA • 2013 All-State selection • Made 23 of 28 field goals for his career • Averaged 34.9 yards per punt • Recorded 38 career touchbacks on kickoffs • Played for Coach Franklin Stephens Robbie Stephenson OL 6'3-250 Creekside HS Atlanta, GA • 2013 Class 5A State Championship • 2013 All-Region selection • Played for Coach Olten Downs KJ Williams TE 6'1-230 Dutch Fork HS Irmo, SC • 2013 Class 4A Division 1 State Championship • 2013 All-Region selection • Senior year recorded 26 receptions for 311 yards & 4 touchdowns • Played for Coach Tom Knotts Bryant Wilson DE 6'5- 230 Burke County HS Waynesboro, GA • 2013 1st Team All-Region selection • 2013 Augusta Chronicle All-CSRA selection • Played for Coach Eric Parker