Football Announces Roster Additions
12/17/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Football Announces Roster Additions
Jeff Bower |
HATTIESBURG, Miss.
? Southern Miss Football Coach Jeff Bower has announced the signing of Ricardo Clark (OL, 6-3, 290, Shannon, Miss./Itawamba CC), Thomas Johnson (DL, 6-4, 290, Moss Point, Miss./Gulf Coast CC), Joseph Leech (OL, 6-4, 280, Amory, Miss./Itawamba CC) and Howard Overby (DB, 6-0, 200, Mendenhall, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC). All four will join the Golden Eagle football program for the 2004 spring semester.
"We are excited about the addition of these four players to our program," Bower said. "They will help fill some of the needs that we have with the graduation of our senior class. With the players enrolling for the spring semester, it gives them a chance to get accustomed to the academic responsibilities, as well as a chance to go through spring workouts and learn our system before next season."
Ricardo Clark, OL, 6-3, 290, Shannon, Miss./Itawamba CC
Two-year starter at Itawamba Community College ... Second-Team All-State ... Member of offense that rushed for 188 yards a game ... 2002 graduate of Shannon High School ... Son of Dennis and Ressia Clark.
Thomas Johnson, DL, 6-4, 290, Moss Point, Miss./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Two-year starter at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College .. Second-Team All-NJCAA All-American ... Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game ... First-Team All-State ... Team's Defensive Line Most Valuable Player .. No. 16 junior college prospect on the Sun Herald's Top 50 Junior College List ... First-Team All-Region ... Collected 50 tackles, five tackles for loss, four sacks and forced a fumble ... Three-year starter at Moss Point High School ... Helped Moss Point to a state runner-up finish as a senior and a 13-1 and state championship season as a junior ... Named to the Sun Herald's All-Coast Team ... Son of Tom, Sr., and Lenora Johnson.
Joseph Leech, OL, 6-4, 280, Amory, Miss./Itawamba CC
Two-year starter at Itawamba Community College ... First-Team All-State ... Team captain ... Member of offense that rushed for 188 yards a game ... 2001 graduate of Smithville High School .... Son of Cindy West.
Howard Overby, DB, 6-0, 200, Mendenhall, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC
Two-year starter at Copiah-Lincoln Community College ... Played in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game ... Two-time All-State selection ... Finished with 20 tackles, 11 solo and nine assists and had three interceptions ... All-Region 23 ... Clarion Ledger's Top 25 Junior College Recruit List ... Three-year starter at Mendenhall High School ... Son of Dora Smith