Wednesday, February 3rd, was National Signing Day at Farragut High School and a ceremony was held to recognize 13 student-athletes in the class of 2021. Six former Admirals’ football players got to sign their letters of intent to the college or university of their choice to pursue their academic and athletic careers. These six young men have been key contributors to the Farragut Football program over the last four years not just for their efforts on the field but also for their work in the classroom and community.
The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly altered the landscape of recruiting for everyone. Coaches were not allowed to visit the recruits at school or in their homes, and the recruits were not able to take traditional visits to college campuses as in the past. Recruits were subject to meet with college coaches and take virtual visits to campuses via Zoom or other forms of virtual communication. Additionally, recruits are seeing fewer opportunities for scholarships in 2021 as the NCAA approved a one-year waiver for all current student-athletes to not count a year of eligibility against them. Having endured all of this, we could not be more proud of these six student-athletes in the football program for the manner in which they’ve handled this process and made decisions about where to continue the next phase of their careers.
Bridges Coffey- Bridges will enroll at Tennessee Tech University in the Ohio Valley Conference this summer. He has signed a partial scholarship to join the Eagles’ defensive secondary. Bridges finished the 2020 season with 40 tackles from his strong safety position. The Eagles are excited to have Bridges join their program this summer.
Logan Foody- Logan will enroll at The University of Dayton in Dayton, OH, and rejoin former teammate Alec Keathley on the Flyers’ roster. He has signed a partial scholarship to join the Flyers’ defensive secondary. Logan picked off 3 passes in addition to 40 tackles from his cornerback position in 2020. The Flyers are excited to sign Logan to help them compete for a conference championship in the Pioneer League.
Canaan Jackson- Canaan has signed an academic agreement and partial scholarship with Missouri Western State University as a long-snapper. Canaan was near perfect on all snaps this season while handling both field goal and punt snapping duties. MWSU is located in Joseph, MO, and competes in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAA) Conference. The Griffons are excited to have Canaan enroll and help bolster their special team units.
Camden Kuhn- Camden will enroll at Samford University in Birmingham, AL in the Southern Conference (SoCon). He has signed a partial scholarship to join the Bulldogs’ roster as a strong safety in 2021. Camden finished his senior season with 78 tackles with 4 sacks to go along with an interception. Samford is excited to add Camden into their program this summer.
Trey Nesbitt- Trey will enroll at Missouri Western State in Joseph, MO, and has signed a partial scholarship to join the Griffons’ program as a defensive end. Trey finished his senior season with 32 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and 4 sacks while playing in just 7 games due to injury. The Griffons’ are excited to have Trey join their program and help them immediately compete for MIAA Conference championships.
Eli Purcell- Eli has agreed to a full scholarship offer and will enroll at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. Eli finished his senior season leading the defense with 90 tackles and 13 tackles for loss. The Terriers’ compete in the Southern Conference (SoCon) are excited to add Eli to their roster this summer.
Jake Wallace- Jake has agreed to an academic and athletic agreement with Reinhardt University in Canton, GA. The Eagles compete in NAIA’s Appalachian Athletic Conference. Jake started 8 games at Tight End in 2020 after joining the football team for his senior year. A member of the FHS Basketball program for 2 years, the Eagles are excited to add Jake’s long, athletic frame to their roster in 2021.
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