Football Signing Day: Where State Players Are Going

Wednesday, Feb. 1, was National Signing Day, the first day when high school football players headed to NCAA Divsion I and II colleges next fall can sign letters of intent. Below is a list of where state players are headed (sources: The Hartford Courant, New Haven Register, Connecticut Post, New London Day, rivals.com, scout.com).

This past fall's CIAC football playoffs included players from several of the state high schools listed below. (Check our online store for DVDs from CIAC football tournament games).

Note: Connecticut prep school players from out-of-state not included 

FBS (former Divison I-A)
Turner Baty, New Canaan, QB: Kansas
Rennick Bryan, Hillhouse-New Haven, OL/DL: UConn
Casey Cochran, Masuk-Monroe, QB: UConn (already enrolled)
Montrell Dobbs, Ansonia (Milford Acad.), RB:  Temple
Jevon Elmore, New London, RB: Army
Eddie Glenn, North Haven, LB: Akron
Malik Golden, Cheshire Acad. (Newington native) WR/DB:  Penn State
Tyler Matakevich Stratford (Milford Acad.), LB: Temple
Jovan Santos-Knox, Xavier-Middletown, LB/TE: UMass
Brandon Schmidt, Bethel, QB/DB: Army
Dean Tsopanides, Torrington (Milford Acad.), DE, Iowa

(FCS - formerly I-AA)
Committed to Central Connecticut
Aaron Berardino, Windsor, WR/FS
Brandon Cusmano, Masuk, WR
Joe DeMichele, Hand-Madison, DL 
Mike Money, OL, Fairfield-Warde
Cre'Shon "C.J." Morrison, Capital Prep/Classical Magnet-Hartford, RB
Austin Wezenski, Xavier-Middletown, T/NG
Note: Central also signed former Middletown High LB Chuck Watson, a transfer from Dean (Mass.) College. He will be a junior next season

Other FCS commitments
Austin Calitro, FB/LB, Danbury, Villanova
Shaun Bowman, OL/DL, Cheshire, Sacred Heart
Leif Colberg, Hand-Madison (Cheshire Acad.)  WR/DB, Holy Cross
Pat D'Amato, Xavier-Middletown, QB: Stony Brook
Aaron Dixon, RB/SS, Danbury, RB/SS, Bryant
Voghens Larrieux, New London, OL: Coastal Carolina
Sebastian Little, WR/LB, Cheshire: Yale
Mac Morlock, Newtown, OL, DL: Bryant
Kyle Nolan, Branford/Choate, QB: Georgetown
Marko Piedmont, Wilton, OL/DL: Bryant
Ardian Sahinovic, New Fairfield, K: Cornell
Chris Smith, Darien, K: Elon
Tommy Undercuffler,  Berlin, DB/WR: Yale
John Turner, Ridgefield, RB, LB: Holy Cross
Nick Vitale, Hand,  WR, Stony Brook

Division II
Mike Antonio, Cromwell, WR: Southern Conn.
David Camille, Bunnell-Stratford, RB: St. Anselm
Ryan Jacobucci, Xavier, CB, New Haven
Ryan Murphy, Xavier, LB, Southern Conn.
Devin Silverman, Berlin, K: Southern Conn.
Billy Weyrauch, Cheshire, RB/LB: Stonehill

Division III
Nick Colasante,Glastonbury, C: Worcester Polytechnic
Vance Giarratana, Hand, RB: TrinityIan Dugger, Hall-West Hartford, WR: Trinity
Jesse Eddy, Cheshire, OL/DL: Colby
Will Ellery, Haddam-Killingworth, FS: Curry
Kevin Hutchinson, Pomfret, RB/LB: Wesleyan
Bobby Kinnebrew, Ansonia (Milford Acad), RB: Stevenson 
Matt Milano, New Canaan, QB: Middlebury
Kyle Pulek, Cheshire, K/P: Trinity
Ty Soobitsky, Haddam-Killingworth, OG/DE: Merchant Marine
Joe Ortoli, Shelton, lB: Norwich University 
Jon Ware, RHAM-Hebron, FB/DL: Maine Maritime