ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 In a matter of weeks, many high school football players will start training at the college level. Those players signed letters of intent during Early Signing Day on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Jones High School had six players sign early, including Dereon Coleman to the Miami Hurricanes and Corey Brown to the Florida Gators. Other school included Nebraska and Colorado. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an emotional roller coaster,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI\u2019m very excited, but I\u2019m also kind of nervous at the same time, given that I leave, and I\u2019m going to be on my own here in the next month.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lake Mary High School had five players, including Noah Grubbs to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Other schools included Florida International University, Harvard, Colgate and West Florida. <\/p>\n
\u201cFinally putting pen to paper,\u201d Grubbs said, who has been verbally committed to Notre Dame for three years. \u201cI knew that this was going to be it; I knew that this was going to be the program I\u2019m going to, no matter what since day one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bishop Moore High School had five players sign, including Kenyon Alston to the Illinois Fighting Illini. Other schools included Missouri State, Delaware and New Haven. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very excited to play for Illinois,\u201d Alston told News 6. \u201cIt\u2019s a very big family school, I feel like. They were very welcoming and all the players. I\u2019m just so excited to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n
All three of these schools are in the midst of a state championship run. Jones plays Port Charlotte in Class 4A Friday night. Bishop Moore travels to Miami Northwestern in Class 3A. Lake Mary hosts a rematch of last year\u2019s state championship against Venice in Class 7A. <\/p>\n
Even with college around the corner, these players want one last shot at a state title. <\/p>\n
\u201cI knew [Early Signing Day] was going to come ever since I had committed with [Miami],\u201d Coleman said. \u201cThe emotions got to fly out the window. We got a chance to win this game Friday, and I want to take my team to states.\u201d<\/p>\n
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