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Early Signees - Dec. 18, 2019

Time Signee Highlights Comments Pos Ht Wt Hometown
(Last School)
2:46 p.m. Travon Jones 🎥 🎥 TE 6-5 203 McDonough, Ga.
(For Union)
2:31 p.m. Jeremiah Katt 🎥 🎥 OL 6-4 300 Mesa, Ariz.
(Fork Union)
2:18 p.m. Christian Martin 🎥 🎥 TE 6-4 250 Chattanooga, Tenn.
(Baylor School)
11:09 a.m. Giovanni Reviere 🎥 🎥 DL 6-5 270 Chattanooga, Tenn.
(Purdue)
11:05 a.m. Jordan Walker 🎥 🎥 DB 6-3 190 Lafayette, Ala.
(Lafayette HS)
10:48 a.m. John Prince 🎥 🎥 DL 6-2 230 Stockbridge, Ga.
(Stockbridge HS)
10:37 a.m. Reuben Lowery III 🎥 🎥 DB 5-10 180 Powder Spring, Ga.(Hillgrove HS)
9:54 a.m. Haze Solomon 🎥 🎥 OL 6-7 230 Athens, Ala.
(East Limestone HS)
9:43 a.m. Tyler Walker 🎥 🎥 WR 6-1 180 Moultrie, Ga.
(Colquitt County HS)
9:41 a.m. Lucas Brown, Jr. 🎥 🎥 ATH 6-1 180 Chattanooga, Tenn.
(Red Bank HS)
9:00 a.m. Gino Appleberry 🎥 🎥 RB 5-9 205 Atlanta, Ga.
(Western Kentucky)
9:00 a.m. Tyron Arnett 🎥 🎥 WR 6-1 185 Belle Glade, Fla.
(Western Michigan)
8:02 a.m. Ty Gossett 🎥 🎥 QB 6-3 225 Asheville, N.C.
(Jireh Prep)
7:06 a.m. Reid Williams 🎥 🎥 OL 6-2 275 Ringgold, Ga.
(Ringgold HS)

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head football coach Rusty Wright announced the addition of 14 student-athletes to the Mocs program on the opening day of the Early Signing Period.  Included in the list are three Division I transfers, three prep school signees and eight who are joining the team in January. 
 
Coach Wright and his staff inked nine offensive players, four defensive standouts and one athlete that could play on either side of the ball.  Ten of the 14 had an academic honor on their resume and four were all-state performers.
 
"I think this is going to be a really good class for us moving forward," stated Wright. "We have a bunch of guys that we targeted early and made some relationships with to get to this point. The coaches did a great job in identifying those guys and our needs position-wise."
 
The three Division I transfers include former McCallie School standout Giovanni Reviere (6-5, 270).  The defensive lineman from Chattanooga spent the last three seasons at Purdue, playing in 20 games over the last two years. 
 
Wide receiver Tyron Arnett (6-1, 185) joins the Mocs from Western Michigan.  A two-time Academic All-MAC, he is a native of Belle Glade, Fla, the same area as current Mocs Tyrin Summers and Reginald Henderson
 
Running back Gino Appleberry (5-9, 205) is the third transfer in the group, joining UTC from Western Kentucky.  The Atlanta native was a two-star prospect coming out of Westlake High School in 2018.  Reviere and Arnett have two years of eligibility remaining, while Appleberry has three to play.    
 
The prep school additions include Ty Gossett (6-3, 225) from Jireh Prep in Asheville, N.C., and Travon Jones (6-5, 205) and Jeremiah Katt (6-4, 300) from Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy.  Gossett is a quarterback who threw for over 7,000 yards at T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville.  Jones was an all-region performer at Dutchtown High School in McDonough, Ga., while Katt is an offensive lineman from Mesa, Ariz.
 
All six of the transfers and prep school student-athletes are enrolling in the spring 2020 semester.  Joining them are two high schoolers who are graduating early in Reuben Lowery III (5-10, 180) and John Prince (6-2, 230).  Lowery is a standout defensive back from Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga., while Prince is a talented defensive lineman from Stockbridge (Ga.) High School. 
 
"It's a good start for us in the early signing period," added Wright.  "We have some prep school kids and a couple high schools that will actually be with us in January and then some transfers we added over the last couple weeks that we think will help us moving forward."
 
There are three local products in the remaining group of high school signees who are joining the program in the fall.  Red Bank's Lucas Brown, Jr. (6-1, 180) signed as an athlete who could play on either side of the ball.  Ringgold offensive lineman Reid Williams (6-2, 275) is a two-time all-state performer, while Baylor tight end Christian Martin (6-4, 250) joins the program after a strong career for the Red Raiders. 
 
Offensive lineman Haze Solomon (6-7 ,230), defensive back Jordan Walker (6-3, 190) and wide receiver Tyler Walker (6-1, 180) round out the early signing class.  Solomon was a team captain for East Limestone High School in Athens, Ala., while Jordan Walker was an all-state honoree at Lafayette (Ala.) High School.  Tyler Walker was an all-region player at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Ga.   
 
"I think we have an opportunity, with this group, to truly grow," said Wright.  "We have a chance to have these guys for four years, five years in our program, and be major factors going forward."
 
The Mocs now turn their attention to the February 5, 2020, Signing Day.  UTC looks to add to this strong group of recruits and nail down another talented class of Mocs.  In the meantime, fans can make deposits on 2020 Season Tickets now.  Click here to lock in your seats for the upcoming season.  Look for the 2020 schedule to be release in early January.
 
Quick Notes on Chattanooga's 2019 December Recruiting Class
- From Alabama (2) – Solomon, J. Walker
- From Arizona (1) – Katt.
- From Florida (1) – Arnett.
- From Georgia (6) – Appleberry, Jones, Lowery, Prince, T. Walker, Williams.
- From North Carolina (1) – Gossett.
- From Tennessee (3) – Brown, Martin, Reviere.
- From the Chattanooga Area (4) – Brown, Martin, Reviere, Williams.
- Offensive Players (9) – Appleberry, Arnett, Gossett, Jones, Katt, Martin, Solomon, T. Walker, Williams.
- Defensive Players (4) – Lowery, Prince, Reviere, J. Walker
- Athlete (1) – Brown.
- Three-star prep prospect (2) – Arnett, Reviere.
- Two-star prep prospect (1) – Appleberry.
- With Academic Honors (10) – Appleberry, Arnett, Brown, Gossett, Jones, Lowery, Martin, J. Walker, T. Walker, Williams.
- All-State (4) – Arnett, Reviere, J. Walker, Williams.
- State Champions (1) – Arnett.
- Prep School (3) – Gossett (Jireh), Jones (Fork Union), Katt (Fork Union).
- Transfers (3) – Appleberry (Western Kentucky), Arnett (Western Michigan), Reviere (Purdue).
- January Enrollee (8) – Appleberry, Arnett, Gossett, Jones, Katt, Lowery, Prince, Reviere.
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Players Mentioned

Tyrin Summers

#9 Tyrin Summers

WR
5' 9"
Junior
Reginald  Henderson

#12 Reginald Henderson

WR
6' 2"
Junior
Gino Appleberry

#20 Gino Appleberry

RB
5' 9"
Sophomore
Tyron  Arnett

#20 Tyron Arnett

WR
6' 1"
Junior
Lucas Brown

#20 Lucas Brown

ATH
6' 1"
Freshman
Ty Gossett

#20 Ty Gossett

QB
6' 3"
Freshman
Travon  Jones

#20 Travon Jones

TE
6' 5"
Freshman
Jeremiah Katt

#20 Jeremiah Katt

OL
6' 4"
Freshman
Reid  Williams

#20 Reid Williams

OL
6' 2"
Freshman
Reuben Lowery III

#20 Reuben Lowery III

DB
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tyrin Summers

#9 Tyrin Summers

5' 9"
Junior
WR
Reginald  Henderson

#12 Reginald Henderson

6' 2"
Junior
WR
Gino Appleberry

#20 Gino Appleberry

5' 9"
Sophomore
RB
Tyron  Arnett

#20 Tyron Arnett

6' 1"
Junior
WR
Lucas Brown

#20 Lucas Brown

6' 1"
Freshman
ATH
Ty Gossett

#20 Ty Gossett

6' 3"
Freshman
QB
Travon  Jones

#20 Travon Jones

6' 5"
Freshman
TE
Jeremiah Katt

#20 Jeremiah Katt

6' 4"
Freshman
OL
Reid  Williams

#20 Reid Williams

6' 2"
Freshman
OL
Reuben Lowery III

#20 Reuben Lowery III

5' 10"
Freshman
DB