GSU Football Signs Two During Early Signing Period

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling State University head football coach Broderick Fobbs and the Tiger program announced the addition of Cecil Cherry and Damien Crumitie during the early signing period on Wednesday.

Cherry comes to Grambling State from Coahoma Community College. Originally from Frostproof, Fla., Cherry starred on both sides of the ball at Victory Christian Academy in Lakeland, Fla. He was a 4-star recruit on rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 12 inside linebacker recruit nationally and as the no. 46 recruit at any position in the state of Florida as a senior. He was named the Small School Defensive Player of the Year by the Lakeland Ledger in 2014 and was offered by close to 40 colleges and universities out of high school, including national powerhouses Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, and Clemson.

Cherry committed to the University of Texas out of high school and transferred to the University of South Florida shortly after beginning his fall semester at UT. After redshirting for the Bulls in 2015, Cherry accumulated 30 total tackles for a USF side that went 10-2 in 2016 and earned a berth in the Birmingham Bowl.

Crumitie, a native of Tallahassee, Fla., spent last season at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kan. He had one kickoff return during his freshman season at Dodge City CC. A defensive back coming out of Leon High School, Crumitie played in 10 games last season and was sixth on the team in tackles with 27, including 19 solo stops. He added 2.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards and eight pass breakups.

As a senior, Crumitie had offers from South Alabama, Troy, Western Kentucky, Kent State, Charlotte, Central Arkansas and Tennessee-Martin.

Both Cherry and Crumitie will be enrolled at Grambling State in January from their respective junior colleges.

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