CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College head football coach John Bland and his staff are pleased to announce the student-athletes have made the decision to join the football program. 

The signing class included 20 players from five states across the southeast. There are eight student-athletes from the State of Louisiana, five from Alabama and Mississippi, and one each from Georgia and Tennessee.

A breakdown of the roster shows eight on the offensive side of the ball, 10 defensive players and two on special teams. Positionally, the class features four defensive backs, and defensive linemen, three running backs, two quarterbacks, offensive linemen, linebackers and specialists.

Of the 20 signees during the course of the day, there were 17 high school players, a junior college transfer and two four-year transfers. The 19 newcomers join nine mid-year transfers that are already on the Clinton campus.

The program celebrated their 2020 signing class on Wednesday afternoon in Anderson Hall where Coach Bland was joined by the entire coach staff in revealing the new student-athletes. The December signees were present, while faculty, staff and alumni came to help support the football program.
 

Signee	Position	Hometown/Previous School
Josh Smith	Kicker / Punter	Tupelo, Miss. / East Mississippi CC
Zahn Diaz	Running Back	Mandeville, La. / Mandeville HS
Tristan Duhe	Linebacker	Denham Springs, La. / Denham Springs HS
Justin Hollins	Defensive Line	Baton Rouge, La. / East Iberville HS
Dez Wallace	Defensive Line	Jackson, Tenn. / University School of Jackson
Jarius Pruitt	Linebacker	Daphne, Ala. / Daphne HS
Ian Bridges	Defensive Line	Hueytown, Ala. / Hueytown HS
Marcus Williams	Running Back	Donaldsonville, La. / White Castle HS
Grant Watts	Defensive Back	Port Allen, La. / Brusly HS
Levi Lott	Offensive Line	Water Valley, Miss. / Lafayette HS
Hunter Lawson	Quarterback	Peachtree City, Ga. / Starr's Mill HS
Leonta Jones	Defensive Back	Anninston, Ala. / Saks HS
Hayden Calhoun	Offensive Line	Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Northridge HS
Rodney White	Defensive Back	Clinton, La. / East Feliciana HS
Jacob Stephens	Defensive Back	Princeton, La. / Haughton HS
Cody Myers	Long Snapper	Pelahatchie, Miss. / University of Louisiana
Austin Clarke	Running Back	Bessemer, Ala. / McAdory HS
Marquez Grace	Defensive Line	Meridian, Miss. / Meridian HS
Montaze Sam	Quarterback	Opelousas, La. / Northwest HS
TJ Jallow	Defensive Back	Southaven, Miss. / Purdue

 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.