FUMA's postgraduate football players make college choices on National Signing Day

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FUMA's postgraduate football program continues to fill college rosters as more than 30 of Coach John Shuman's 48 players have already accepted offers to play at the next level for some outstanding college programs. Coach Shuman expects more to make commitments in the coming days and weeks.

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NCAA Division I FBS

The Atlantic Coast Conference picks up six of FUMA's finest. Tyson Chandler and A J Ferguson have signed with the NC State Wolfpack, Lorne Goree and David Mackall will join the Terrapins of the University of Maryland. Cody Wallace and Morgan Moses have both committed to the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.

The Mid-American Conference signs four players. Elijah Grant, Aaron Hush, and Deon Miller will all play as Temple University Owls in the fall. Robert Lisowski will join the University of Toledo Rockets.

In the Big East, Marquis Spruill will head off to wear the orange at Syracuse University and Andrew Opoku will join the Huskies at the University of Connecticut.

In the Southeastern Conference, Donte Rumph has signed with the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Garrett Freel is expected to walk on with the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina.

Shane Doty has signed with the University of South Alabama as the Jaguars build their new Division I FBS program. South Alabama will join the Sun Belt Conference in the 2013 season.

Finally, The Ohio State University in the Big Ten picks up running back Carlos Hyde (as well as senior prep team player Jamel Turner).

NCAA Division I FCS

The Big South Conference has signed four FUMA players. Chris Mayo will play for the Flames of Liberty University. Miquel Marshall will join the corps as a Keydet for Virginia Military Institute. Maurice Dickson and Traneir Frasier will both go to Gardner Webb University to suit up as Runnin' Bulldogs.

In the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the South Carolina State University Bulldogs have signed Tyler McDonald. Contee Cameron will join the Bisons of Howard University as a walk on.

The Northeast Conference picks up two players, with T J Earley signing to Central Connecticut State University where he will remain a Blue Devil. D'metrius Smith is headed to Staten Island, NY to play for the Seahawks of Wagner College.

Zach McKown has signed to play for the Ivy League's Columbia University, once again helping shatter the mistaken belief that players from a prep school like FUMA are academic casualties.

Savannah State University, an independent in the NCAA Division I FCS league, has signed Alex Wierzbicki to their team for this fall.

NCAA Division II

Caron McCluney has signed to play with American International in Springfield, MA. Jerrell McFadden will join the Crimson Hawks at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Tre' Jones is headed to Catawba College. The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference picks up two FUMA players with Michael Davis headed to Glenville State College and Curtis Robbins to the University of Charleston.

NJCAA

Joseph Snowden will play football at Georgia Military College in the fall.