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National Signing Day

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Birmingham-Area Brother Rice Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

Seventeen student athletes from Brother Rice committed to compete at a variety of colleges and universities next fall on National Signing Day.

Seventeen senior student-athletes from Brother Rice High School formally committed to play college athletics at a variety of schools next fall during a ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony coincided with National Signing Day, during which thousands of high school athletes announce where they'll competing on a collegiate level. "It's important that we recognize these young men not just for their athletic accomplishments, but also for the great choices they've made in higher education," said Brother Rice Principal Br. Mike Segvich in a press release. "Notre Dame, Penn, Vassar, Fordham, Kalamazoo, Boston University ... it's a very impressive list." During the event, Brother Rice recognized all of its student athletes who have committed to compete…

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Brother Rice Football Players Happy With New Homes

Six seniors who signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday thrilled to have recruiting process behind them.

Relief and excitement. Those were the emotions going through the heads of the six football stars at Brother Rice High School who signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday morning. “It’s feels good, I feel relieved, finally this whole process is over and I can focus on other stuff,” said senior Dylan Anderson, who signed with Central Michigan University. “I’m real happy with this whole recruiting process, it got stressful at times, but in the end it was all worth it.” The athletes signed the letters in front of family and fellow students in the school’s front foyer. Feb. 1st is National Signing Day for football athletes around the country and Brother Rice held a press event for the students signing. The half-dozen players in the …

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

LIVE Signing Day Coverage: High School Athletes Commit to Colleges

Football stars from Brother Rice, Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Detroit Country Day, Groves, West Bloomfield, and Athens signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday.

National Signing Day is today and Patch is covering local events throughout the afternoon. Check back for photos and live coverage of the top Oakland County football stars signing their National Letters of Intent (NLI). 6 p.m.: Mitch Robinson admitted this afternoon his first experience with Northwood University football was, in a word, "ugly." The Avondale High School senior quarterback said he attended his first game last fall and left at halftime when the score was 34-7. "I said on the way home that I didn't want to go there. I didn't want to be a part of that." But then Robinson grew to know the coaches and the school's reputation for academics. The combination of the two helped wipe away the bad memories of his first impression. On …

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