Indiana State University

As a small school located in the butternut region of the United States, Indiana State University does not recruit far away from the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Therefore, they have not been exposed to the speed and finesse of southern players from states like our very own Florida. As a result, the Indiana State Sycamores have been on a 24 game losing streak as of late. All of that changes over the next two weeks. I know that I have been writing frequently about the visit that Indiana State's head coach is paying to Cypress Bay, but this is a great opportunity for several players. Current players, including myself, will all have an opportunity to impress the coaches and earn a scholarship for signing day of 2010. Former members of the Cypress Bay football team, such as Carlo Ullysse and Anthony Guerra, will sign their official commitments on February 4 of this year. Some of you may think that it is not a great opportunity to attend a division 1aa school on the opposite end of the country, but I beg to differ. If Cypress Bay players can step into starting roles on the team and impress the ISU coaches, current and future players will have an opportunity to play for a successful program that has been made so by the character and athletic ability of the Lightning. As a large school located in one of the most privileged areas in the country, Cypress Bay has never been respected athletically to the extent that we deserve. However, if provided with the opportunity, Cypress Bay will truly demonstrate that we are the hardest working program in the nation and we have the ability to compete on any level.

Cypress Bay Players in College: *-maybe

Jason Douglas, Buddy Jackson, Shane Gordon-University of Pittsburgh
Josh Smith*-Virginia Tech University
Austin Gamble-Duke University

Carl Miles-Georgia Tech University
Phil Walker-Marshall University

Amari Sapp-Eastern Illinois University
Jonathan Faucher, Leslie Tripp, Joe McNamara*-Florida International University
Jordan Rae-University of Central Florida
Brentley Harstad, Donny Stephens-Florida Atlantic University
Mike Decaro, David Baptiste-University of New Haven

Vince Mantuo-Campbell University (North Carolina)

Kenny Nwankwo-Bridgewater College

Eddy Cabrera-South Alabama University

Collin Robinson*, CJ Ullysse, Josh Smith*, Anthony Guerra* (North Broward Prep)-Indiana State University