Courtesy of Coastal Carolina Athletics
CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina University has signed 18 members to its 2010 football recruiting class, Head Coach David Bennett announced today. This is the ninth recruiting class for Bennett and the Chants, who have won three Big South Conference championships and made their first ever appearance in the Division I Football Championships in 2006. Coastal is 50-29 in its seven years of play in Division I-AA, including an 18-13 mark in league play.
Of the signees, Coastal remained strong in the southeast, signing 13 from South Carolina, two from Georgia and one from North Carolina, but also branched out with one signee each from West Virginia and Tennessee. Among the class are nine selected to All-Star games - six in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, two in the SCADA North-South Game and one at the Tennessee East-West Game.
Coastal Carolina's 2010 Football Signing Class
Name Pos Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous)
Jeff Allen FB Fr. 6-3 245 Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown
Matthew "Moe" Ashley OL Fr. 6-5 300 Honea Path, S.C./Belton-Honea Path
Shane Ballard LS Fr. 6-3 215 Manning, S.C./Manning
Morgan Byrd ATH Fr. 5-11 185 Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach
Austin Cain ATH Fr. 6-0 185 Harrison, Ga./Kennesaw
Cody Craig QB Fr. 6-3 205 Moncks Corner, S.C./Timberland
Moon Edwards DE Fr. 6-1 240 Pageland, S.C./Chesterfield
Zack Elliman ATH Fr. 6-0 180 Socastee, S.C./Socastee
Nayquan Fleming WR Fr. 6-1 175 Columbia, S.C./Ridge View
Phillip George S Fr. 6-1 195 Columbia, S.C./Keenan
Chad Hamilton OL Fr. 6-3 290 Charleston, S.C./James Island
Patrick Hansen OL Fr. 6-3 265 Kingsport, Tenn/Dobyns-Bennett
Matt Hazel WR Fr. 6-3 180 North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta
Aaron Jones RB Fr. 6-0 235 Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford
Mike McClure LB Fr. 6-0 195 Rock Hill, S.C./Rock Hill
Ronnie Moses WR Fr. 6-1 185 Myrtle Beach, S.C./Carolina Forest
Devin Taylor OL Fr. 6-3 276 Summerville, S.C./Summerville
Pernell Williams CB Fr. 6-1 185 Douglas, Ga./Coffee