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UB Announces First I-A Football Signing Class

21 players from eight states make up initial signees on first day of national signing period

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo football program announced today their 1999 recruiting class for their first season of I-A football in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls have played as a I-AA Independent for the past six seasons.

In addition, it was announced by head coach Craig Cirbus that wide receiver Rychard Dykes (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran HS) has rejoined the team. The following players have signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University at Buffalo this fall.

Name Pos Ht WT Hometown Junior College/High School
Demetrius Austrum LB 6-3 225 Coral Springs, FL Taravella HS
Andy Avery DE 6-7 265 Rochester, MI Rochester Adams HS
Chad Bartoszek TE 6-5 230 Salamanca, NY Salamanca HS
Mark Campanella DE 6-3 230 Buffalo, NY St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
Marcus Cole DE 6-4 230 Buffalo, NY Alfred State College / Turner-Carroll HS
Robert Dixon OL 6-8 310 Columbus, OH St. Francis DeSales
Kevin Dunn OL 6-3 268 Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS
Marquis Dwarte TB 5-6 165 Baltimore, MD Perry Hall HS
Andre Forde TB 5-11 210 Penfield, NY Penfield HS
Mark Graham DB 6-1 175 Monroe, MI Monroe HS
Chris Gray LB 6-1 235 Frewsburg, NY Alfred State College / Frewsburg HS
Lorenzo Jones DE 6-3 230 Winter Haven, FL Lake Region HS
Kyle Kampf DL 6-2 295 Long Branch, NJ Milford Academy / Shore Regional HS
Jeff Mills OL 6-6 285 Wilkes-Barre, PA Coughlin HS
Dallas Pelz K/P 5-11 170 Holland, NY St. Francis HS
Marc Rivera WR 5-10 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale HS
Tom Shaughnessy FB 6-1 235 LeRoy, NY LeRoy HS
Jason Smalarz TE 6-4 235 Fraser, MI Fraser HS
Alan Steinman WR 5-10 174 Greensburg, PA Greensburg Central Catholic
Lamar Wilcher LB 6-2 235 Ossining, NY Ossinging HS
Abdul Wilks LB 6-2 250 Rahway, NJ Morrisville CC / Rahway HS


02/02/1999

November 27
Football at Kent State
2:00 pm

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