On Wednesday night three members of the Boiling Springs football team signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level next season and the event is something the trio has been looking to for quite a few years.
"It means the world to me to get to sign along with these guys," said Caden Sullivan. "We've literally been talking about this since middle school. We grew up together and always talked about getting to have a picture together on signing day and today I got to check that off my bucket list." Sullivan will be continuing his career at Appalachian State next season and will be enrolling at the school in January. While Sullivan started at safety for the Bulldogs where he registered thirty-five tackles and six interceptions (two of which were touchdown) he also finished this past season with over eight hundred yards of all-purpose yards while scoring four touchdowns on offense and a punt return. He said that he liked Appalachian State from his first visit and the support from their coaches only helped build that connection to the school. "Appalachian State was one of my first recruiting trips back in February and I immediately saw it as somewhere I could see myself but I wanted to make sure so I checked out other options before I made my decision," said Sullivan. "It was one of the first schools to make me an offer and from that point on they made me a priority which meant a lot." Sullivan says he is looking to major in marketing and public health. Fellow starting safety Dre Pinckney also committed on Wednesday night choosing to continue his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University next season. Pinckney was the second leading tackler for the Bulldogs this past season as he registered forty-seven tackles in seven games this year while also forcing two fumbles. He says that his decision was made before the recent success by the Chanticleers and was made because of how comfortable the coaching staff made his family and himself about the decision. "I'm just thankful to have this opportunity and beyond happy to be able to finally make this decision official, it's like a weight being lifted off my shoulders." said Pinckney. "During the whole process they were constantly talking to me and my parents just making sure my parents felt comfortable with this decision and once my parents felt comfortable with the choice it made me comfortable with it as well." Pinckney says he will be majoring in marketing at Coastal Carolina and says it's going to be fun to continue to build on what Coastal Carolina has started building this season. "It feels great to get to be a part of what's going on down there but at the same time it's a lot of pressure so I got to come in there with a level head," said Pinckney. "You can't go in there big headed because you got to earn everything you get and with all the success there will a target on our backs. I just got to come in there ready to work and continue what the senior class has started for us." The third member of the group to sign on Wednesday night was defensive tackle Ethan Rennels who signed to continue his career at Campbell University next season. Rennels finished his senior season with thirty-seven tackles including four tackles for loss and a fumble return for a touchdown while anchoring a defensive line that allowed less than eighty yards rushing a game in region play this season. He said that his decision was influenced by the attention he got from the coaches as well as a chance to contribute early. "They showed me a lot of love even though it was virtual and just made me feel like I was part of the family," said Rennels. "I feel like I can go up there and make an immediate impact as a freshman. I feel like I fit perfect into their defensive scheme and I feel like I can fit into the three spot really well for them." Rennels plans to major in psychology at Campbell where he will be coached by former Carolina Panther Mike Minter who is the head coach of the Camels and Rennels says his communications with Minter meant a lot to him. "The fact that he never backed off his recruiting throughout the whole process and really showed he wanted me to be there meant a lot," said Rennels. "During the process you see some coaches come and go but he never did. That really sold me on him and the program." Comments are closed.
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