National Signing Day Blog

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Trinity Christian wrapped up my four school swing on the Westside with a quartet of Crusaders signing college scholarships. Nick Washington led the way signing with the Florida Gators as both a football and baseball player. His quarterback Oshay Carter is headed north to play at Georgia State. The Panthers are in the process of transitioning to Division 1-A and will play in the Sun Belt. FAU is already in the Sun Belt and that's where Carter's teammate Hughstin Higdon will play his college football. Wrapping up the festivities at Trinity was Tyler Key going to Hillsborough CC on a baseball scholarship.

Eagle's View Academy also had four student athletes on their way to the next level. On the gridiron Willie Smith will attend Seton Hall, Leonard Hunt is heading to Liberty, and Cortney Jones will join on the fledgling program at Florida Tech. Khalil Searcy meanwhile is staying in town at Jacksonville University to play baseball for the Dolphins.

Earlier this afternoon featured stops at Potter's House Christian and Forrest High School. At PHCS Justin Hurd was honored for picking up a scholarship to Louisburg College. The Rebels meanwhile celebrated four young men earning their place in the college ranks. Vernell Trent picked Iowa State over Florida International for football with Antonio Brown going to North Carolina Central and the pair of Jordan Mixon and Donte Cobb headed to St. Francis in Illinois. All in all a busy day for the Action Sports team!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Creekside had one lone athlete signing their national letter of intent but, it was a significant one. Tommy Openshaw will kick for Vanderbilt.

Openshaw is one of the area's best kickers and a 4.0 grade point average doesn't hurt when trying to go to the best academic school in the SEC.

This is the second straight year that Creekside will send an athlete to play football in the South Eastern Conference.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former Gator quarterback and Nease's head coach Shane Matthews' first signing day was a good one. The Panthers send five to play football at the next level.

The class was highlighted by three year starting offensive lineman Lucas Crowley who will be headed to play for Larry Fedora at North Carolina.

Three Panthers will stay close to home and become Dolphins this fall. Adrian Gilbert, Zac Furlough, and Ulysses Bryant will play their college football at JU.

The class is rounded out by Eric Bach who is going to Stetson, and Tristan Cotton is headed to St. Augustine College in North Carolina.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - We made it through the morning session of signings and let the afternoon begin. Three signings happening this hour and we are at all three.

The big story of signing day 2013 so far is Ole Miss. Wow, what a class they are putting together. It's a class that includes Lake City Columbia's morning decision to be a Rebel.

Many of the projections have Florida as the number one recruiting class in 2013, while Florida State could dip out of the top ten in some rankings.

I have stopped back at the office to prepare the show tonight before heading down to St. Augustine. Meanwhile our blog continues.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Signing day is in full swing. We've been all over the place this morning with crews in eight different locations. I've made a stop at Dunkin Donuts which is the most important event of my day.

My stop was at Fleming Island where four kids signed. They were happy to have us out there. I used to live in Eagle Harbor and, even five years later, there is still construction on US 17.

Next up for me, a trip to Wolfson and we'll have something live on CBS47 at noon. A lot of work to be done still on this day. All for the web and ramps up to our big show at 10:30 p.M. on FOX30.

Terry Parker's Andre Moore signed with Edward Waters College today.

JACKSONVILLE Fla. -- Eight athletes have signed national letters of intent at the Providence School.

Two football players will play at the next level. Jaleel Green is headed to Wofford College and Draeland James will attend Lafayette College.

Three players will suit up next season to play college baseball. Matt Fitzsimmons will play at Division 1 South Carolina Upstate. Joining Fitzsimmons is Mike Howe. He will go to Lake Sumter. Luke Parker is on his way to Polke College.

Danielle Dunn heads to FAU to run track. Alyssa Pitre will play catcher for the softball team at Sacred Heart. Tori Matella will play volleyball at West Florida.

JACKSONVILLE Fla.- The second ever national signing day at Atlantic Coast featured the first Division 1 recruits ever for the school.

Running back Richard Montgomery will play football at Idaho. Brittany Garesio who will run cross country at FAU.

Also signing letters of intent are Travis Bennett, who will play football at Webber International; Jamie Davis will run track at Bethune-Cookman; and Paige Curtis will play softball at Daytona State.

KINGSLAND, GA.--Signing day is always a big deal at Camden County. The Wildcats are sending 11 student-athletes to college. The day has an SEC feel to it.

Jarrad Davis will play linebacker for Florida. J.P. Vonashek will play offensive line for South Carolina.

Both players are looking forward to playing Georgia. That is where quarterback Bryce Ramsey is already enrolled.

Camden County is keeping an eye on the SEC East.

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Columbia High School star offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil finally made his college decision and he's headed to Ole Miss.

The choice may come as a shock to some as it looked like Georgia and Alabama led most of the way. But in the end it was the relationships with the coaching staff that has Tunsil headed to Oxford.

Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze is celebrating in the grove after also landing the nations top recruit Robert Nkemdiche out of Grayson (GA).

Another happy head coach would be Columbia's Brian Allen as the Tigers sent ten players to college including Shaquille Johnson to Western Kentucky.

Stay with Action Sports all day for continuing signing day coverage.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Signing day kicked off in Clay County at Fleming Island High School.

Four football players moving on to play college ball. Headlining the class is Donel Elam, whose cousin is Florida's Matt Elam.

Donel wasn't swayed by family because he chose to attend Louisville.

Jalen Kindle will play ball at Delaware and Ervin Alston is headed to UAB.

Here's the list of signing day events from across Northeast Florida:

Baker County
Logan Fox                       Football              Sul Ross State
Jonathon Kinney             Football              Sul Ross State
Falon Lee                        Football              Miami (OH)

Bishop Kenny
1:45 p.m.

Ahmad Fulwood                Football               Florida
Eric Blackmon                   Football               Alabama
Hunter Parry                    Football              LaGrange College

Bolles
10:15 a.m.

Arterrious Mitchell             Football                Air Force Academy
Osborn Theam                 Golf                      LaGrange College
Michael Haueisen             Lacrosse                Denison University
Jay Bolt                            Soccer                University of North Florida
Adam Stenson                 Soccer                  Jacksonville University
Megan Block                    Soccer                  Rollins College

Camden County High School
9 a.m.

Jarrad Davis                     Football                Florida
J.P. Vonashek                  Football                Univ. of South Carolina

Columbia High School
9:30 a.m.

Laremy Tunsil                    Football                 Ole Miss
Shaquille Johnson              Football                 Western Kentucky
Antonio Pelham                  Football                 Edward Waters College
Wyndell Wallace                  Football                 Edward Waters College
Brett Newcomb                  Football                  Edward Waters College
Solomon Bell                      Football                  Edward Waters College
Darren Burch                     Football                  Miles College
Javere Smith                     Football                   Northern Arizona
Felix Woods                       Football                  Utah State

Creekside High School
2:15 p.m.

Tommy Openshaw             Football                 Vanderbilt
Samantha Fillippo               Softball                Piedmont
Sarah Heisner                    Cross Country        UNC Asheville
Kelly McCormack                Soccer                  Rollins
Jordan Roberts                   Softball                 Gulf Coast State
Danielle Soto                     Softball                 St. Petersburg College

Eagle's View Academy
2 p.m.

Leonard Hunt                    Football                  Liberty University Christian College
Willie Smith                       Football                  Seton Hall University
Cortney Jones                   Football                  Florida Institute of Technology
Khalil Searcy                      Baseball                 Jacksonville University

Episcopal High School
2:25 p.m. pep rally

John Grube                       Lacrosse                     Colorado College
Delaney                            Rickey Softball             FAU
Megan Sowell                   Volleyball                     The Citadel
Matthew Stiefel                Lacrosse Sewanee      The University of the South
Marissa Tandron               Volleyball                     Lynn University
Steven Matos-Torres        Baseball                       Swarthmore
Dillon Woods                    Golf                              University of North Florida
BJ Dozier                          Lacrosse                      Birmingham Southern College
Marilyn Rowell                  Swimming                    Birmingham Southern College

First Coast High School
9 a.m.

Daniel McMillian                 Football                       Florida
Dorian Killings                   Football                       UCF
Seyvon Lowry                   Football                       UCF
Darius Whitty                    Football                       USF
Tara Himes                        Gymnastics                  Winona State University
Tyrell Lyons                       Football                       FSU
Leander Palmer                Football                       Benedict College
Mike Cowell                      Football                       Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Andrea Yales                    Softball                        Talladega College
Tiffany Solomon                Softball                        Hiwassee College
Taylor Solomon                 Softball                        Hiwassee College
Miranda Ricafrente            Softball                       Johnson C. Smith University
Brandie Kinser                  Softball                        Talladega College
Mandie Kinser                  Softball                         Talladega College
Justin Lawrence               Baseball                        JU
De'Asian Richardson         Football                        Louisville


Forrest High School
12:15 p.m.

Vernell Trent                      Football                   Iowa State
Antonio Brown                  Football                   North Carolina Central
Jordan Mixon                     Football                   St. Francis
Donte Cobb                       Football                   St. Francis

Mandarin High School
9 a.m.

Dajia Jones                       Softball                  Brevard State College
Daniel Sugishita                Swimming              FAU
Mark Darling                      Soccer                   Jacksonville University
Kacper Grzeszezak           Soccer                   Jacksonville University
Theresa Duncan               Cross Country        FAU
Carly Meltzer                    Soccer                    Flagler College
Daniel Sugishita               Swimming              FAU
Tessa Smith                      Volleyball               University of St. Andrews
Kamrin Solomon               Football                 FAU
Kingsley Opara                 Football                University of Maryland
Abigail Millette                  Softball                 Seminole State College
Dajia Jones                       Softball                 Brevard State College
Lucas Shannon                Cross Country       Southeastern University

Nease High School
1 p.m.

Lucas Crowley                 Football                  North Carolina
Ulysses Bryant                 Football                  Jacksonville University
Zac Furlough                    Football                  Jacksonville University
Adrian Gilbert                   Football                  Jacksonville University
Eric Bach                         Football                   Stetson University
Tristan Cotton                 Football                  St. Augustine University

Orange Park High School

Lakia Bright                      Volleyball               Auburn University

Potter's House Christian Academy
1 p.m.

Justin Hurd                       Football                  Louisburg College

Providence High School
10 a.m.

Jaleel Green                      Football               Wofford College
Draeland James                Football               Lafayette College
Matt Fitzsimmons              Baseball              South Carolina University
Mike Howell                       Baseball              Lake Sumter College
Luke Parker                       Baseball              Polk College
Danielle Dunn                   Track and Field     FAU
Alyssa Pitre                       Softball                Sacred Heart University
Tori Martella                      Volleyball              University of West Florida

Raines High School
8:30 a.m.

Kadajah Allen                    Girls Basketball        University of Arkansas @ Fort Smith
Darian Baker                     Football                  Bethune Cookman
Charles Conner                  Football                  West Liberty
Jamal Dozier                      Football                  Bethune Cookman
Johnathon Grayer               Football                  Edward Waters College
Jaquan Jones                    Football                   Edward Waters College
Ahmon Lott                       Football                  Valdosta State 
Chris Peterson                    Football                  Webber International
Bruce Seymour                   Football                  Bethune Cookman
Keon Sumlar                      Football                  Webber International
Carlos Tarrats                    Football                  Catawba College
Nigel Tribune                     Football                   Iowa State
Devonte Washington          Football                    Bethune Cookman
Dexter Wicker                   Football                    Valdosta State

St. Augustine High School
2 p.m.

D.A. Williams                     Football                    Iowa State
Bobby Mitchell                   Football                    FAU
Levent Sands                   Football                    Presbyterian College
John Mills                          Football                    LaGrange College

Stanton College Preparatory School
12 p.m.

Brandon Penn,                    Football                LaGrange College
Jacque Harris,                     Football               LaGrange College
Zachary Webster                Football                FAMU

Terry Parker High School

Andre Moore                        Football               Edward Waters College

Trinity Christian Academy
2:20 p.m.

Nick Washington                Football                Florida
Oshay Carter                      Football                Georgia State University
Hughstin Higdon                Football                Florida Atlantic University
Tyler Key                           Baseball                Hillsborough Community College

University Christian School
10 a.m.

Trey Ciresi                         Football                Berry College
Marquis Haynes                  Football                University of North Carolina
Jeremiah Hamlin                 Football                University of Richmond

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- National Signing Day 2013 is here. We will be all over the area starting early Wednesday morning and our coverage will end with a half hour special on Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. on FOX30.

Our plan is to get to almost 30 different high schools to see hundreds of kids sign on the dotted line and pledge their commitment to college.

The big story of the day will be Laremy Tunsil as he makes his college decision. Tunsil is a big offensive lineman from Lake City Columbia and is considered on the of the best recruits in the country.

We'll also be keeping an eye all day on the colleges. Florida is expected to compete with Alabama for the number one recruiting class, while FSU could dip out of the top ten for the first time since anyone can remember.

Dave's Dash will return for a night, Steve will hit the road to Camden County, Stuart will be out west most of the day and I'll begin in Fleming Island at 9 a.m.

Time to log some miles, bring some snacks and witness everyone's favorite day full of of John Hancock's.