The University of Georgia received a commitment from FUMA senior and prep team standout Marcus Dowtin. Coach Micky Sullivan's high school team placed at least six players in college programs, with the possibility of a couple of commitments still to come. Patrick Myrick, the senior quarterback committed to Washburn University of Topeka, perhaps the westernmost placement ever made by the undergraduate team. Germeal Raspberry, OL/DL, will be FUMA's first player ever placed in the historic Tuskegee University program.

The postgraduate team, led by Coach John Shuman, continued its tradition of putting high quality players into top college programs. More than a dozen players made commitments to Division I-A programs, including one to the University of Virginia, three players to the University of South Carolina, three to Temple University, and two to Eastern Michigan University.  

Prep schools like Fork Union Military Academy often get mischaracterized as being just "football factories" where good athletes with poor academic records can rehabilitate their grades and test scores to qualify for college programs. In fact, many players at FUMA were academically eligible but were under-recruited in high school due to injury or lack of national exposure. Dave Keisling, a defensive back, came to FUMA to rehabilitate an ACL injury and had an outstanding year, despite not being one-hundred percent physically. Keisling was invited this spring to walk on at the Penn State University football program and Coach Shuman predicts he will become an impact player in that program. Steve Brown, the high-motor linebacker out of St. Anne's-Belfield in Charlottesville, was able to translate his increased exposure at FUMA into a scholarship to Eastern Michigan.

Dan Tucker, from Fluvanna County High in FUMA's own front yard, had an outstanding year at center and offensive guard and signed to play for the U. S. Military Academy at West Point next year. The U. S. Air Force Academy and the U. S. Naval Academy are each gaining a FUMA player as well.

Coach Shuman points out that nine of the players were recruited by former players or coaches now working in college football programs, another indication of the strength of FUMA's network. "They understand our program," says Shuman. "They know when we say a player will put in the effort on the field and in the classroom that they can take us at our word."

College Commitments made or expected as of February 6, 2008:

Aaron Adams, OL, Eastern Kentucky University

Lueth Akueth, OL, James Madison University

Antonio Allen, WR/DB, University of South Carolina

Jerome Ambrose, RB, Henderson State

Akeem Auguste, WR/DB, University of South Carolina

Eric Baker, RB, University of South Carolina

Yohannes Bekele, OL/DL, Glenville State College

Steve Brown, LB, Eastern Michigan University

Wiley Brown, RB/SS, Duquesne University

Tavierion Cuffee, EB, James Madison University

Nick Demith, OL/DL, Mesa State College

Marcus Dowtin, RB/LB, University of Georgia

Lawrence Ferrell, RB, Hampton University

John Hill, OL, University of Alabama

Jeff Howie, OL, Temple University

Josh Johnson, QB/S, James Madison University

Dave Keisling, DB, Penn State University

Michael Labarre, FB, Temple University

Eric Morrison, DB, Eastern Michigan University

Patrick Myrick, QB/FS, Washburn University of Topeka

Austin Pasztor, OL, University of Virginia

Anthony Rapley, WR/DB, Temple University

Germeal Raspberry, OL/DL, Tuskegee University

Akerian Reames, RB/DB, U S Air Force Academy

Sam Reisenfeld, OL, U S Naval Academy

Corey Renzenaar, LB, Northwood University

Keith Stroud, WR, Rutgers

Robert Torn, Dl, University at Buffalo

Dan Tucker, OL, U S Military Academy

Jamie Veney, LB/SS, James Madison University

Zach Webb, RB, Virginia Military Institute

Prince Young, RB, Wagner College