GMC Has 19 Moving On To Four Year Schools

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia Military College football team will have 19 of its football student-athletes moving on to four-year schools, including 12 who signed letters-of-intent on National Signing Day.

Eight student-athletes were present on the GMC campus in a ceremony Wednesday at the Sibley-Cone Library to sign with their respective college or university.

Along with seven student-athletes who signed letters-of-intent, punter John David Mote signed a certificate of commitment to attend the United States Military Academy in West Point.

Mote is the first student-athlete from GMC to move on to West Point and pursue a degree and play for the Black Knights.

A special feature on Mote is posted now at www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/28023708/punter.

Additionally, seven GMC football student-athletes graduated in December and have already enrolled at their respective four-year schools.

Here is a complete list of the student-athletes who are moving on to play at four-year schools:

2015 Signees To Four-Year Colleges and Universities

Name                                  Pos.       Ht.          Wt.        Hometown                         High School         College Choice  

Sam Baptiste                     OL          6-4         325        Waycross, Ga.                   Ware Co.             Alabama St.

Devante Covington          DE          6-3         210        Rockingham, N.C.            Richmond Sr.      South Carolina

John David Mote              P             6-4         210        Loganville, Ga.                  Home School      USMA/West Point

Chase Nixon                      OL          6-6         310        Cape Coral, Fla.                Cape  Coral         Alabama St.

Solomon Parker                NG         6-1         250        Stone Mountain, Ga.       Stone Mtn.          SE Louisiana

Shaquille Powell OL          6-3         290        Blakely, Ga.                        Early Co.              Alabama St.

Dezmin Reed                     LB           6-0         230        Decatur, Ga.                      Chamblee               Appalachian St.

Antonius Sims                    DE          6-2         240        Covington, Ga.                  Eastside               Appalachian St.

Dominique Taylor             WR         6-3         210        Columbia, S.C.                   Spring Valley       James Madison

Royce Turnbull                  DE          6-4         230        Charlotte, N.C.                  Country Day        East Tenn. St.

Julian Williams                  WR         5-11       180        Suwanee, Ga.                    Collins Hill           Florida Int.

Case Woodard                  CB          5-10       160        Lithonia, Ga.                      Arabia Mtn.         Catawba

December 2014 Graduates – Already Enrolled and Attending Classes

Name                                  Pos.       Ht.          Wt.        Hometown                         High School         College Choice  

Dieonte Bryant                  WR         6-1         180        McDonough, Ga.              Henry Co.            N. Greenville

Emanuel Byrd                    TE           6-3         210        Albany, Ga.                        Albany                  Marshall

Jarnor Jones                      DB          6-3         210        Ellenwood, Ga.                 MLK                      Iowa State

Zireycus Letman WR         6-3         190        Lincolnton, Ga.                 Lincoln Co.          Appalachian St.

Nathaniel Robbins            DE          6-4         225        N. Augusta, S.C.                Silver Bluff           Colorado

Jovon Robinson                RB          6-0         230        Memphis, Tenn. Wooddale           Auburn

Darius Williams                 WR         5-8         185        Columbus, Ga.                   Carver                  Savannah St.

Along with this list of signees, a list of signees who have signed to play at GMC in the fall of 2015 is posted at www.gmcbulldogs.com.