CINCINNATI - The University
of Cincinnati football added 22 student-athletes to its roster, including five
who enrolled in January 2013 and will participate in spring football, head
coach Tommy Tuberville announced Wednesday, the beginning of the NCAA initial
signing period for football.
"Our coaches did an
outstanding job of catching up," Tuberville said. "We are bringing guys in who
can help the team win. I don't want to give offers and scholarships out just to
give them out. We have immediate needs at starters and backups so there is no
better way than doing that than bringing in some junior college players. The
players we have signed will be able to help the team in the near future and we
are looking forward to getting started this spring."
One need Tuberville and his
staff were able to address was speed.
"I feel good about the
qualities for the players we signed," Tubervile said. "Speed is one of
the main ingredients of the class. We felt it was something that needed to
improve as a whole. I don't look at size as much as much speed and quickness of
the players."
DB Darren Doston (Daytona
Beach, Fla./Seabreeze/College of the Sequoias), DB Zach Edwards (Middletown,
Ohio/Middletown), ATH Javon Harrison (Dayton, Ohio/Huber Hts. Wayne), DL
Jerrell Jordan (Alta Vista, Va./Alta Vista/Copiah-Lincoln CC) and OL Kyle
Williamson (Madiera, Ohio/Madiera) made up the early enrollees. Edwards,
Harrison and Williamson have freshman eligibility while Doston and Jordan enter
with junior eligibility and two seasons to play.
The class is comprised of five
defensive backs, three tight ends, four defensive linemen, three athletes, two
offensive linemen, two running backs, a pair of wide receivers and a
quarterback. Seven junior-college players dot the ranks along with 15 high
school student-athletes.
Five are Ohio natives with
four, Edwards, OL Ben Flick (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton), LB Rasheen Jones
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Northwest) and Williamson coming from the greater Cincinnati
area.
TE Travis Johnson (Tampa,
Fla./Jesuit) is the No. 162 player in the ESPN 300 and he is listed as the
nation's sixth-best tight end and the No. 33 player in the State of Florida.
RB Rodriguez Moore was ranked
as the No. 1 junior college running back by 247Sports.com and RB Hosey Williams
(Miami, Fla./Southridge/ASA College) was an NJCAA First-Team All-American in
2012. Totaling their individual statistics, the pair combined to rush for 3,687
yards and score 36 touchdowns at the junior college level.
QB Brent Stockstill
(Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel), a left hander, threw for 2,690 yards and 32
touchdowns while rushing for 653 yards and 10 scores as a senior. His father
Rick is the head coach at Middle Tennessee State University and a former
All-American QB at Florida State.
DL Terrell Hartsfield (Wake
Forest, N.C./Rolesville/Copiah-Lincoln CC) a four-star recruit, was a teammate
of Jordan at Copiah-Lincoln CC. The duo combined for 105 tackles and 12.5 sacks
as freshmen. They were part of a Wolfpack team that won their first MACJC State
Championship since 1985 this past season.
Tshumbi Johnson (Immokalee,
Fla./Immokalee) totaled 6,468 yards passing for 57 touchdowns and 2,111 yards
rushing for 41 TDs as a prep. Immokalee was the 2012 Class 5A State Runner-up,
Region 3 Champions and District 5A-12 Champions with Johnson earned Associated
Press Honorable Mention Class 5A All-State honors.
The Bearcats are scheduled to
begin spring ball on March 5, 2013 with the 15-practice session closing out on
April 13.
EARLY ENROLLEES (5)
NAME
POS.
HT. WT.
CL-ELIG. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL
Darren Doston *
DB
6-2
195
Jr.-JC Daytona Beach, Fla./Seabreeze/College
of the
Sequoias
Zach Edwards
*
DB
5-11
175
Fr.-HS Middletown,
Ohio/Middletown
Javon Harrison *
ATH
6-1
190
Fr.-HS Dayton, Ohio/Huber Hts. Wayne
Jerrell Jordan
*
DL
6-3
245
Jr.-JC Alta Vista, Va./Alta
Vista/Copiah-Lincoln CC
Kyle Williamson
*
OL
6-5 265
Fr.-HS Madiera,
Ohio/Madiera
*-Enrolled at UC in January
2013 and will participate in spring football.
SIGNEES (17)
NAME
POS.
HT.
WT. CL-ELIG.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL
Mark
Barr
WR
6-1
171
Fr.-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas
Aquinas
Aaron Brown
DB
5-11
180
Fr.-HS Miami, Fla./Northwestern
Chris
Burton
TE
6-3
245 Fr.-HS
Danville, Va./George Washington
Tyler
Cogswell TE/ATH
6-4
225
Fr.-HS Plantation, Fla./American Heritage
Korey
Cunningham
DE/TE
6-5
225 Fr.-HS
Montevallo,
Ala./Montevallo
Ben
Flick
OL
6-6
260
Fr.-HS Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton
Terrell Hartsfield
DL
6-3
245
Jr.-JC Wake Forest, N.C./Rolesville/Copiah-Lincoln
CC
Johnny
Holton
WR
6-3 190
Jr.-JC Miami, Fla./Coral Gables/College of
Dupage
Travis
Johnson
TE
6-4
225
Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla./Jesuit
Tshumbi Johnson
ATH
5-11
180
Fr.-HS Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee
Rasheen
Jones
LB
6-3
220
Fr.-HS Cincinnati,
Ohio/Northwest
Rodriguez Moore
RB
5-10
185
Jr.-JC Bastrop, La./Bastrop/East Mississippi
CC
Brent
Stockstill
QB
6-0
190
Fr.-HS Murfreesboro,
Tenn./Siegel
Mike
Tyson
DB
6-2
190 Fr.-HS
Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor/Hargrave Military Academy
Howard
Wilder
DB
5-11
180
Jr.-JC Sea Pleasant, Md./Eleanor
Roosevelt/Pierce College
Hosey
Williams
RB
5-11
205
Jr.-JC Miami, Fla./Southridge/ASA
College
Mark
Wilson
DL
6-3
215 Fr.-HS
Hampton, Va./Phoebus
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