THE Appalachian State University Signing Day

[ASUMountaineer]

Heck, why not? Looks like we've received the letters of all but one so far.

http://appalachianstate.rivals.com/

[T-Dog]

Looks like we're beefing up both lines this year.

ELIJAH ADAMIAK (QB, 5-10, 170, Carroll, Ga./Central)
A three-year starter at quarterback ... amassed 1,645 yards of total offense (957 passing, 688 rushing) and 15 touchdowns as a senior ... named second-team all-region following senior campaign ... also played free safety as a prep ... coached by Mike Ledford ... also recruited by Middle Tennessee State, Jacksonville State, Chattanooga and Georgia Southern.

CHRIS AIKEN (DL, 6-1, 310, Austin, Texas/Reagan/Blinn College)
Recorded 27 tackles and a sack in eight games at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas) in 2009 ... highlighted his two-year stint at Blinn by helping lead squad to the 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship ... coached at Blinn by Brad Franchione ... spent five years in the U.S. Army and served two tours of duty in Iraq prior to his enrollment at Blinn ... the 25-year old is the third Iraq war veteran to join the ASU football program following his military service, joining Marine Corps vets Wayne Norman (2005) and Brian Stokes (2005-06) ... also recruited by BYU.

DREW BAILEY (TE, 6-4, 250, Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman)
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... was a dominant defensive end at South Carolina prep powerhouse Dorman ... recorded 279 tackles over his final two seasons, including 116 stops and eight sacks as a senior ... helped lead Dorman to a 13-1 record and the South Carolina 4A Division I state championship as a senior ... had seven tackles, one-and-a-half tackles for loss and a sack in Dorman’s 28-17 victory over national-power Byrnes in the 2009 state title game ... participated in 2009 North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... named all-area after recording 163 tackles as a junior ... coached by Dave Gutshall ... also recruited by Liberty.

IAN BARNARD (OL, 6-4, 255, Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan School)
Helped lead Wesleyan School to Georgia 1A state championship as a junior and area and region titles as a senior ... anchored an offensive line that paved the way for Wesleyan rushers to average 6.7 yards per carry and score 39 touchdowns in 2009 ... team averaged 38.7 points per game as a senior ... helped lead Wesleyan to a 25-3 combined record over his final two seasons ... coached by Franklin Pridgen ... also recruited by Jacksonville State, Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Tennessee Tech and Wofford.

KALIK BARNES (QB, 6-0, 190, Atlanta, Ga./Parkview)
Two-year starter at quarterback ... was on pace to become Parkview’s all-time leading passer with 1,045 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions before suffering a broken jaw in the fifth game of his senior season ... missed three games but returned to finish the season with 1,398 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in just six full games ... holds Parkview single-game school records for completions (22) and passing yards (327) ... honored as team’s player of the week twice ... was the first African-American quarterback in school history ... coached by Cecil Flowe ... also recruited by Murray State, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Georgia State, Georgia Tech and Auburn ... ranks among the top 20 percent in his class academically with a 3.6 grade point average ... father, Mark Mascoll, played basketball at Providence.

DYLAN BOSTICK (OL, 6-6, 280, Neptune Beach, Fla./Fletcher)
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... four-year letterwinner and three-year starter, including final two seasons at left tackle ... earned all-district and all-First Coast recognition as a senior ... helped lead Fletcher to three state playoff appearances, two conference championships and two district titles ... coached by Joe Reynolds ... also recruited by Indiana, Iowa State, Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Marshall, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State and Tulane ... also played basketball for three years as a prep.

WILLIAM CORBIN (DL, 6-6, 285, Dunn, N.C./Triton)
Recorded 71 tackles and eight sacks from from his defensive tackle position as a senior ... helped lead Triton to back-to-back 8-3 regular-season records and playoff berths in 2008 and ‘09 ... coached by Joe McCullen ... also recruited by North Carolina A&T and Western Kentucky.

ANTONIO DANZY (TE, 6-3, 260, Sandersville, Ga./Washington County/Georgia Military College)
Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... caught 14 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns despite playing in just 11 games in two seasons at Georgia Military ... coached at GMC by Bert Williams ... a first-team all-district selection as a senior at Washington County H.S. ... coached as a prep by Joel Ingram ... also recruited by Middle Tennessee State.

GRAHAM FISHER (OL, 6-2, 275, Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola)
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... three-year starter ... all-conference and all-state honoree ... was the center on an offensive line that protected fellow Division I signees QB Tyler Brosius (NC State) and RB Austin Chambers (Western Carolina) and helped the Mountaineers score a school-record 486 points in 2009 ... helped lead Tuscola to a combined 23-4-1 record and back-to-back conference championships over his final two seasons ... participated in 2009 North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... coached by Donnie Kiefer ... also recruited by VMI, The Citadel, Wofford and Duke.

KALAN JONES (OL, 6-4, 275, Cornelia, Ga./Habersham Central)
A two-time first-team all-region honoree ... three-year starter ... played guard as a sophomore before moving to tackle for his final two prep seasons ... helped lead Habersham Central to a district championship in 2007 ... coached by Gene Cathcart ... also recruited by Wake Forest, Central Florida, Clemson and Georgia Tech.

KENDALL LAMM (OL, 6-6, 270, Charlotte, N.C./Butler)
First-team all-state honoree as a senior ... earned all-conference recognition three times and all-Charlotte Observer honors twice ... helped lead Butler to a 15-0 record, the school’s first state championship and a No. 2 national ranking according to PrepNation.com in 2009 ... anchored an offensive line that paved the way for the Bulldogs to average 48.4 points per game as a senior ... Butler was 49-8 during his prep career ... coached by Mike Newsome ... also recruited by Marshall, Georgia Southern, Norfolk State and Presbyterian.

TEVIN McDERMOTT (DB, 6-2, 190, Athens, Tenn./McMinn)
A two-way standout at McMinn H.S. ... recorded 159 tackles and five interceptions as a safety over the final two years of his prep career, including 75 stops and three INT (with 205 return yards) as a senior ... caught 76 passes for 775 yards and five touchdowns over final two seasons (30 rec., 423 yds, 3 TD as a senior) ... added rushing to his repertoire as a senior, carrying the ball 56 times for 387 yards and seven scores ... earned first-team all-state recognition as a DB following senior campaign ... participated in 2009 East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Football Classic ... coached by Bo Cagle ... also recruited by Chattanooga, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech.

A.J. McDONALD (LB, 6-0, 220, Suwannee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge)
Second-team all-region linebacker as a senior ... collected Gwinnett County Cecil Morris Award for an all-county caliber player that was injured ... was twice named Peachtree Ridge’s Player of the Week during senior campaign ... helped team to regional championship and appearance in Georgia 5A state championship game as a junior and berth in state quarterfinals as a senior ... coached by Bill Ballard ... boasts a 3.2 grade point average.

TREVOR SAWYER (TE, 6-6, 215, Asheville, N.C./Asheville)
Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... an all-conference and all-Western North Carolina honoree as a senior ... caught 28 passes for 567 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... blocking also helped RB Tysean Holloway to rush for 1,541 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2009 ... helped lead Asheville to conference championship in his only season at the school ... participated in 2009 North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... caught 13 passes for 212 yards en route to all-conference recognition at Candler Enka H.S. as a junior ... coached at Asheville by Danny Wilkins ... also recruited by East Carolina, Marshall, Western Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest ... averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game on the basketball court as a junior.

DERRICK SHUEMAKE (DL, 6-4, 285, Swainsboro, Ga./Swainsboro/Georgia Military College)
Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... recorded 36 tackles in two seasons as a defensive end at Georgia Military, including 32 stops and a sack in 2009 ... coached at GMC by Bert Williams ... led Augusta (Ga.) metro area with 19 sacks as a senior at Swainsboro H.S. ... coached by Shane Williamson at Swainsboro ... also recruited by Georgia Southern and Chattanooga ... also wrestled as a prep.

DAN WYLIE (DL, 6-1, 280, Washington, Ga./Washington-Wilkes/Georgia Military College)
Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... racked up 48 tackles, nine tackles for loss and five sacks in just 14 games at Georgia Military, including 30 stops (five for loss) and three sacks in five games in 2009 ... coached at GMC by Bert Williams ... was a second-team all-area and all-Northeast Georgia selection as an offensive lineman and posted double-digit tackles for loss as a defensive lineman as a prep ... coached at Washington-Wilkes by Frank Vohun ... also recruited by Georgia Southern ... was a two-time state champion in the discus and won a single state title in the shot put as a prep ... brother, Markeith, was a defensive lineman at Georgia Southern in 2008-09.

[Rob Iola]

No Sharmanti Shedwards?

[ASUG8]

looks like we robbed GSU and Chatty on these guys.

[CrackerRiley]

Looks like we got exactly what we need. Should definitely see improvements in the trenches in the next couple of years.
I love the picture for this story on goasu.com

[YoUDeeMan]

KALIK BARNES (QB, 6-0, 190, Atlanta, Ga./Parkview)
Two-year starter at quarterback ... was on pace to become Parkview’s all-time leading passer with 1,045 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions before suffering a broken jaw in the fifth game of his senior season ... missed three games but returned to finish the season with 1,398 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in just six full games ... holds Parkview single-game school records for completions (22) and passing yards (327) ... honored as team’s player of the week twice ... was the first African-American quarterback in school history ...


Cripes, does someone think this stuff is important enough to put into a bio? I mean, are they still keeping records like this in the South?

[Skjellyfetti]

Cripes, does someone think this stuff is important enough to put into a bio? I mean, are they still keeping records like this in the South?

Why do you care?

He's from a suburban white-flight school in Atlanta. Obviously Appalachian didn't dig that bit of trivia up. Either his school or Kalik thought it warranted mention.

[Baldy]

looks like we robbed GSU and Chatty on these guys.

A couple, maybe. Most like Wylie, Lamm, and Barnes weren't recruited once Hatcher left.

[Touchdown Yosef]

I love the OL focus after missing out on several last year. I especially love that these guys will get a chance to play all 4/5 years together and hopefully build that cohesion that makes OL's so great.

[YoUDeeMan]

Cripes, does someone think this stuff is important enough to put into a bio? I mean, are they still keeping records like this in the South?

Why do you care?

He's from a suburban white-flight school in Atlanta. Obviously Appalachian didn't dig that bit of trivia up. Either his school or Kalik thought it warranted mention.

Why do you care that I care?

It shows a narrow minded viewpoint to care about who was the first black/white/yellow person to accomplish whatever.

Might as well look forward to such things as, "he is the school's first starting white WR in 10 years", or "he is the first asian QB in school's history". How about, the school's first native american defensive end...or the first Jewish coach?

Yeah, jellybone...just another wonderful example of people stuck in stupidity.

[AppMan]

Looks like we got exactly what we need. Should definitely see improvements in the trenches in the next couple of years.
I love the picture for this story on goasu.com

It is awesome. Downloaded it this morning as my new desktop background.