Feb. 6, 2002

Tulsa, Okla. - The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team signed 24 players to a National Letter of Intent on the first day of the national signing period, announced TU Head Football Coach Keith Burns on Wednesday afternoon.

2002 University of Tulsa Football Signees

Kedrick Alexander FS 6-0 188 Fr. Plano, Texas/Plano HS
A two-year letterwinner and starter at Plano High School . . . ranked 62nd on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . ranked among the top-10 strong safeties nationally by Max Emfinger's Blue Chip Recruiting . . . rushed for 1,230 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior tailback . . . had 1,150 yards and nine TDs his junior season . . . was a two-time first-team all-district performer . . . chose Tulsa over SMU, Baylor and UTEP . . . high school coach was Gerald Brence.

Darrian Billups DL 6-3 295 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas/Bowie HS
Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . lettered his senior season at Bowie High School . . . was credited with 74 tackles, five sacks and blocked one punt as a senior . . . earned first-team all-area and all-district honors his senior season . . . ranked 80th on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . ranked 80th on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-state top-100 list . . . ranked 8th on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-area top-75 list . . . played in only three games and had 11 tackles at Bowie his junior campaign after transferring from Mansfield High School . . . had 11 tackles and five sacks as a sophomore . . . chose Tulsa over SMU . . . high school coach was Anthony Criss.

*Romby Bryant WR 6-2 185 Jr-JC Oklahoma City, Okla./NEO A&M
A two-year letterwinner at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . had a team-leading 20 catches for 401 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore starter . . . also rushed the ball six times for 69 yards and one TD . . . longest pass reception covered 68 yards against Navarro Junior College in 2001 . . . had two-year totals of 31 catches for 562 yards and three touchdowns . . . was an all-Southwest Junior College Conference honorable mention selection as a sophomore . . . played his prep football at Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City . . . was a three-year letterwinner . . . started three years at receiver, and was a two-year starter at safety . . . was a preseason Tulsa World Blue Chip member, and earned third-team all-state honors by the Daily Oklahoman as a senior . . . junior college coach was Dale Patterson.

Wayman Casey DL 6-5 258 Fr. Fort Smith, Ark./Southside HS
Played in only four games at Northside High School, then transferred to Southside High School . . . recruited by Arkansas State and Iowa . . . high school coach at Southside was Barry Lunney, Sr.

James Clancy RB 6-0 252 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS
Was a four-year letterwinner at Bishop Kelley High School . . . was a first-team Tulsa World all-state selection as a linebacker his senior season . . . was a two-time Tulsa World all-metro performer . . . rushed for 434 yards for a 5.8 average and four TDs . . . was the District 5-4A Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . tallied 110 tackles, including 17 solos and 93 assists his senior season . . . also added 10 tackles for loss, five sacks and caused one fumble . . . had career statistics of 850 rushing yards for a 5.2 average, as well as 482 career tackles on defense . . . high school coach was Greg Nation.

Aaron Danenhauer C 6-2 281 Fr. Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville HS
Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Bentonville High School . . . named to the Arkansas AP Super Team top-22 as a senior . . . was named the outstanding lineman in Northwest Arkansas . . . earned Arkansas Democrat-Gazette all-state honors . . . helped his team win the Class 5A state title as a senior . . . high school coach was Gary Wear.

Shane Davison QB 6-1 185 Sr. Glenpool, Okla./Bixby HS
A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Bixby High School . . . completed 199-of-333 passes for 2,522 yards and 25 touchdowns . . . led his prep team to a 9-2 record and the Oklahoma District 5A-4 title and state quarterfinals as a senior . . . named the District 5A-4 Player of the Year as a senior . . . was a Tulsa World all-state performer as a senior . . . also earned second-team all-metro honors his senior campaign . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . had career totals of 4,278 passing yards and 43 touchdowns . . . threw for 1,756 yards and 18 TDs his junior season . . . chose Tulsa over Louisiana-Monroe . . . high school coach was Pat McGrew.

Brad DeVault PK 6-0 193 Fr. Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa HS
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Sapulpa High School . . . led Class 6A in field goals as a senior with 8-of-11, including a 53-yarder . . . converted 32-of-32 PATs his senior season . . .started at receiver his junior season and at free safey as a senior . . . credited with 92 tackles and one interception from his secondary position as a senior . . . was an all-state selection by the Tulsa World and the Daily Oklahoman . . . earned first-team all-metro accolades both his junior and senior seasons . . . earned first-team Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state merits . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . connected on 23-of-35 career field goals, with a career-long of 54 yards his sophomore season . . . converted 110-of-112 career PATs . . . also tallied 140 career tackles, including 10 for lost yardage . . . selected to participate in the 2002 Oil Bowl . . . high school coach was Mark Walker.

Antwan Floyd TE/DL 6-0 286 Fr. Williston, Fla./New Mexico Military
A two-year letterwinner at New Mexico Military Institute . . . played five different positions in 2001 including running back and defensive end . . . totaled 90 tackles, 35 assists and 55 solos . . . also had 8 sacks, 14 tackles for lost yardage, 5 hurries and one interception . . . chose Tulsa over South Carolina . . . junior college coach was John O'Mera.

Ryan Garrett DL 6-0 281 Fr. Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville HS
A three-year letterwinner and starter at Collinsville High School . . . started on both the offensive and defensive lines . . . tallied 80 tackles and nine sacks as a senior, while grading 89-percent on the offensive line . . . was selected as the District 4A-3 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . was a Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World all-state selection . . . named to the AP Oklahoma Super Team . . . earned first-team all-metro accolades by the Tulsa World his senior season . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . logged 83 tackles as a senior, and also tallied nine sacks and three fumble recoveries, returning one for a touchdown . . . had 210 tackles, 21 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries in his career . . . totaled 89 tackles and nine sacks his junior season . . . earned honorable mention all-state merits by the Daily Oklahoman his junior season . . . chose Tulsa over New Mexico . . . high school coach was Rusty Poindexter.

*Wil Goff DL 6-4 240 Jr-JC Redlands, Calif./Riverside CC
A two-year letterwinner at Riverside (Calif.) Community College . . . was a first-team Mission Conference All-Northern Division selection as a sophomore . . . was credited with 48 tackles, including 34 solos, while adding six stops for lost yardage and 2.5 quarterback sacks his sophomore season . . . also recovered two fumbles, caused one fumble and had one interception in the 2001 season . . . received a medical redshirt in 2000 . . . started all 10 games as a freshman in 1999 and collected 25 tackles . . . played his prep football at Redlands (Calif.) High School . . . was a three-year starter and all-conference prep performer . . . chose Tulsa over San Diego State . . . junior college coach was Mike Churchill.

Drew Lagow DE 6-4 242 Fr. South Lake, Texas/Carroll HS
A three-year letterwinner and starter at Carroll High School . . . credited with 160 tackles his senior season at middle linebacker . . . earned all-district honors as a junior and senior . . . registered eight fumble recoveries, six fumble recoveries and 30 tackles for lost yardage . . . was ranked among the Fort Worth Star-Telegram top-75 all-area list . . . was one of six finalists for the 2001 Old Spice Lone Star all-star team . . . earned all-Northeast Tarrant County . . . was named to the 2001 Dave Campbell Texas Football Elite Team . . . ranked 85th on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . tallied 153 tackles and had one interception return for a touchdown his junior season . . . chose Tulsa over Iowa State, Alabama and Vanderbilt . . . high school coach was Todd Dodge. (pronounced Lay-go)

Robert Latu LB 6-1 234 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Fossil Ridge HS
Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Fossil Ridge High School . . . started both seasons at middle linebacker . . . helped lead his team to an 11-3 record and Class 5A state semifinals as a senior . . . had 274 career tackles in his two seasons . . . was credited with 143 tackles, including 14 for lost yards, one sack and one interception . . . ranked 99th on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . ranked on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-area top-75 list . . . regarded by DFWRecruiting.Com as one of the top senior middle linebackers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area . . . was an Associated Press all-state honorable mention selection his senior season . . . was named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News all-area first team as a senior . . . was selected as the Northeast Tarrant County Defensive Player of the year . . . earned all-District 5-5A first-team honors . . . ranked among the top-35 middle linebackers nationally by Max Emfinger's Blue Chip Recruiting . . . chose Tulsa over BYU and Wyoming . . . high school coach was Gary Olivo. (pronounced Luh-too)

*Ashcon Madjid OL 6-4 279 Jr-TR Los Angeles, Calif./Cal Northridge
A transfer from Cal State Northridge . . . started 12 games for the Matadors in his two seasons . . . started nine of 11 games at left guard as a redshirt freshman in 2000 . . . started the first three games during the 2001 campaign before suffering a broken foot . . . was an all-conference selection in his three years as a letterwinner and starter at L.A. Baptist High School . . . served as team captain as a senior and earned all-CIF and all-Valley accolades both his junior and senior seasons (1997 and 1998) . . . helped his prep team win conference championships in 1996 and 1997 . . . college coach was Jeff Kearin. (pronounced Ash-con Mad-jid)

John Mila DL 6-2 313 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Haltom HS
Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Haltom High School . . . played on the defensive line . . . had 61 tackles and four sacks his senior season . . . credited with 89 tackles and one interception as a junior . . . earned second-team all-district honors his junior season . . . chose Tulsa over Houston . . . high school coach was Jim Shewmake. (pronounced Me-lah)

Garrett Mills HB 6-1 211 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS
Caught 39 passes for 1,008 yards his senior season . . . totaled 45 tackles and two interceptions as a prep linebacker . . . had career totals of 61 receptions for 1,511 yards and 12 touchdowns . . . selected as the Tulsa World Player of the Year . . . was an all-state selection by the Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World . . . received first-team all-metro honors by the Tulsa World his senior season . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . chose Tulsa over Air Force, Army, Rice and New Mexico State . . . high school coach was Allan Trimble.

*Tyrone Milsap DL 6-1 252 Fr. Choctaw, Okla./Air Force Prep
Enrolled at mid-semester after transferring from Air Force Prep . . . was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Choctaw High School in 2000 and 2001 . . . played on both the offensive and defensive lines . . . was an all-conference performer as a junior and senior . . . high school coach Nick Warehime.

*Tse Ogisi DL 6-2 285 Jr-JC Tulsa, Okla./NEO A&M
Started as a sophomore at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . tallied 57 total tackles, including 20 solos and 37 assists as a sophomore . . . was also credited with two quarterback sacks, one caused fumbled and had one fumble recovery . . . was an all-Southwest Junior College Conference honorable mention selection in 2001 . . . completed his two-year career at NEO with 65 tackles and four stops for -15 yards . . . was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School . . . started at offensive tackle his junior and senior seasons . . . junior college coach was Dale Patterson. (pronounced shay o-gee-see)

Jeff Perrett OL 6-6 318 Fr. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada/ Lethbridge Coll. Institute
Earned one letter at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute . . . played tight end his senior season . . . named the conference Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior . . . transferred from Taber High School prior to his senior season . . . played offensive line and defensive line at Taber High School . . . was named his team's Offensive Lineman of the Year as a junior and senior, and Defensive Lineman of the Year as a sophomore . . . chose Tulsa over Boise State, BYU and Central Florida . . . high school coach was Cliff Walters.

Preston Portee RB 5-9 221 Jr-JC Cassatt, SC/New Mexico Military Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at New Mexico Military Institute . . . ranked as the 28th best JUCO player in the nation by TheInsiders.Com . . . was a second-team all-conference performer his sophomore season . . . rushed for 1,266 yards and 11 touchdowns on 166 carries for a 7.6 average per carry his sophomore season . . . had 723 yards and eight touchdowns rushing in his freshman season . . . rushed for 1,300 yards and 17 TDs his senior season at North Central (SC) High School . . . had 2,006 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns as a prep junior . . . originally signed out of high school with Wake Forest . . . chose Tulsa over Michigan State, Fresno State, Arizona and Washington State . . . junior college coach was John O'Mera.

Jamil Porter RB 5-9 188 Jr-JC Rochester, NY/New Mexico Military Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at New Mexico Military Institute . . . rushed for a team-leading 1,303 yards, an 8.2 average and 11 touchdowns his sophomore season . . . also caught 8 passes for 168 yards . . . returned three kickoffs for a 25.0 average . . . earned first-team all-conference merits as a sophomore . . . as a freshman, rushed for a team-leading 1,034 yards, an 8.0 average and 15 TDs . . . caught 8 passes for 195 yards and two TDs his freshman season . . . returned 13 kicks for 218 yards and a 16.8 average as a freshman, and had 8 punt returns for a 34.6 average and one TD in 2000 . . . ranked as the 58th best JUCO player in the nation according to TheInsiders.Com . . . chose Tulsa over Michigan State, Syracuse and Oregon State . . . junior college coach was John O'Mera.

Charlie Ramsey DL 6-3 250 Fr. Owasso, Okla./Owasso HS
Was a Tulsa World all-state selection as a senior. . . earned first-team all-metro honors by the Tulsa World . . . was named to the Okscouting.com Oklahoma top-100 list . . . high school coach was Ron Smith.

Lui Saafi DL 6-2 280 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Haltom HS
Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Haltom High School . . . collected 75 tackles, four sacks, two fumbles caused and two fumble recoveries his senior season . . . was named the Team Defensive MVP as a senior . . . earned second-team all-district honors as a senior . . . tallied 70 tackles and five fumble recoveries as a junior . . . was a first-team all-district performer his junior season . . . chose Tulsa over Purdue and Sam Houston State . . . high school coach was Jim Shewmake. (pronounced Louie Sah-fee)

Leroy White LB 6-0 208 Fr. Garland, Texas/South Garland HS
A two-year letterwinner and starter at South Garland High School . . . ranked 64th on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . ranked on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram all-state top-100 list . . . was a two-time all-district performer . . . was named to the Dallas Morning News second-team all-district team as a junior . . . had 62 tackles, 7.5 sacks and 3 stops for lost yardage as a junior . . . as a sophomore, had three 100+ rushing games and 10 sacks in just three games . . . chose Tulsa over Purdue and Oklahoma State . . . high school coach was Ronnie Thompson.