Twelve Canadians signed FBS (Division 1A) letters of intent and 3 more signed with FCS (Division 1-AA) teams on Wednesday. Seven Ontario players, 3 from British Columbia, and one each from the provinces of Alberta & Quebec inked FBS contracts. The 3 FCS signings were all from Ontario.
It was indicated that Justin Senior had signed as well but official word has not come across our desk. A complete listing of these players is found below:
3 B.C. players sign on National Signing Day
Three members of the Football BC and BC High School Football family - running back/linebacker Terrell Davis (Mt. Douglas Rams), offensive/defensive tackle Mason Woods (Terry Fox Ravens) and offensive/defensive lineman Tom Clarkson (Mission Roadrunners) - officially revealed their 2012 college playing destinations on Wednesday at a press conference held at the Marine Drive Golf Club on National Letter of Intent Day.
Davis, the 2011 AAA Player of the Year, is headed to Arizona State University and is the first member of the Rams football program to earn a full scholarship to an NCAA Division I school. During his time with the Rams, he guided them to both a AA Junior Varsity and a AA Senior Varsity title in 2009 (he was named MVP of both games) and, this past season, led his club to a AAA Senior Varsity championship.
“I chose ASU because Coach Graham and the rest of the staff made me feel a part of their football family,” said Davis. “They made me feel very excited about ASU and I believe I will enjoy a lot of success there both on and off the field.”
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Woods, who spent the past two seasons with Terry Fox after coming out of the Langley Minor Football system, will ply his trade next season at the University of Idaho. A two-time member of Team BC winning a pair of national bronze medals with the provincial club, Woods was named to the AAA Provincial All-Star team in 2011 and was named team MVP by the Ravens last year.
“I wanted to attend a Division 1A school and I chose Idaho because I was very impressed with the coaching staff, the campus is relatively close to home and the offensive linemen appear to be a very close-knit group,” said Woods. “I am really excited to be a Vandal!”
Clarkson, ranked the #1 recruit in Canada by ESPN, led his team to a AA championship last season while being named to the AA Provincial All-Star team. Clarkson is the first player in Mission Secondary history to receive a full Division I scholarship and will become the second Canadian to play for UNLV following in the footsteps of Saskatchewan-native OL Brette Boyko who was a Second-Team Freshman All-American.
“I chose UNLV because I believe it’s a great school, and I can receive a great education there,” said Clarkson. “I really like the direction that the football program at UNLV is heading in and I believe they will be dominant in the Mountain West Conference in a few years. It has been my dream to play Division I football and UNLV is a perfect fit for me.”
Over the past eight years, 22 high school football players from British Columbia have received NCAA Division I full scholarships.
By Daniel Fung
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World Team Signing Day Quotes
Tevaun Smith, WR, Toronto, Canada (University of Iowa)
It feels really good to have the process all done. It took about a year to decide. The reason I picked Iowa is because I love the coaching staff and the people there.
Faith Ekakitie, DE, Brampton, Canada (University of Iowa)
It's a great relief. It's been a long couple of years recruiting.
Iowa is a great program. They have a great track record developing defensive linemen so I'm looking forward to getting a chance to fit in. They've talked about using me as a 3 technique is a 4-3 defense.
It's been a wonderful experience this week. I've had a great time here getting to connect with people from all over the world.
Chris Mulumba, LB, Montreal, Canada (University of Maine)
It's a very special day. I'm very excited to be going to Maine. When I visited I really liked the coaching staff and the players. It's like a family there.
I learned a lot on the football field this week and I've made a lot of new friends. I'm looking forward to playing the game tonight.
Eli Ankou, DE, Ottawa, Canada (UCLA)
It feels good to have this over. I started talking to UCLA in March of last year and committed last summer.
I picked UCLA mainly for academics. I like the new coaches a lot too. What I really like about the school is that it feels like home but academics is what I look forward to. I will probably major in business management or economics.
Files from IFAF
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UCLA
Eli Ankou - Ottawa - DL - St. Peter's - VIDEO
Red Lion Christian Academy (Delaware)
VIRGINIA
Ryan Doull - Ottawa - OL
Ottawa Sooners / Team Ontario / Fork Union Military Academy (Virginia)
PENN STATE
Akeel Lynch - Toronto - RB
St. Mike's / Jr. Argos / Team Ontario / St. Francis (Buffalo)
AKEEL DE-COMMITTED from BOSTON COLLEGE mid January
BOSTON COLLEGE
Joel Karim Zoungrana - Montreal - DB/REC/RET
Champlain Cougars / Sun Youth
ARIZONA STATE
Terrell Davis - Victoria - RB
Mount Douglas / Team British Columbia
Note: Originally verbaled to Washington State
UNLV
Tom Clarkson - Mission, BC - OL
Mission
IOWA
Faith Ekakitie - Brampton, ON - DL
Lake Forest Academy (Illinois)
IOWA
Tevaun Smith - Toronto, ON - REC
Kent (Conneticutt)
Michigan State
David Fennell 6'3" 275 - Calgary, AB - DL
Sunset (Portland, OR)
Virginia Tech
Joshua Stanford 6'1" 184 - Mississauga, ON - REC
ML King High School / Duluth High School / St. Marcellinus
Idaho
Mason Woods 6'8" 300 - Maple Ridge, BC - OL
Terry Fox / Team BC
Miami of Ohio
Mitchell Winters - 6'5" 245 - Mississauga, ON - DE
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
FCS (Division 1-AA)
Maine Black Bears
Chris Mulumba - Montreal - LB/FB
Kent Prep School (Connecticut) / Curé Antoine-Labelle
Maine Black Bears
Sean Decloux - Ottawa - K/P
Red Lion Christian Academy (Delware) / St. Peter's / Team Ontario East
Delaware State Hornets
Tarique Anderson 6'5" 250 - Pickering, ON - DE
Fork Union (Va.) / Pickering HS
