Bulls Release Football Signees

Turner Gill

BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo head football coach Turner Gill has announced his initial signees for the 2007 recruiting class on the first day of the National Signing period.

Headlining a class of 20 players are 10 from the football-rich states of Florida, Texas and Ohio as well as seven players from the Empire State – including three All-Western New York selections.

“We are proud to announce an outstanding group of 20 student-athletes whom we believe will lead UB to a great football future,” said Gill. “Our staff was diligent in selecting a group of young men who are both talented and athletic. We also fulfilled our goal of assembling a recruiting class with student-athletes who have a true passion for the game of football.”

The initial 2007 Buffalo football signees:

Adekunle Akingba* LB 6-4 205 Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead Bay/Nassau CC
Fred Branch LB 6-3 200 Rockville, MD/Seneca Valley
Derrick Brown DT 6-3 280 Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg
Aaron Connacher TE 6-3 230 Jamestown, NY/Jamestown
Domonic Cook CB 5-9 175 Buffalo, NY/St. Joseph’s
Josh Copeland S 6-0 195 Fairborn, OH/Fairborn
Gordon DuBois DE 6-2 230 Andover, MA/Andover
Obi Ezemma RB 6-0 215 Spring Valley, NY/Ramapo
Alan Hayes S 5-11 190 Houston, TX/Northland Christian
Jerry Housey LB 6-1 230 Bronx, NY/John F. Kennedy
Zack Ingle QB 6-3 185 Germantown, MD/Good Counsel
Terrell Jackson WR 6-1 180 Temple, TX/Temple
Matt Ostrowski OL 6-7 300 Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands
Solomon Richberg* OL 6-4 300 Queens, NY/August Martin
Marcus Rivers WR 6-4 205 Lackawanna, NY/Lackawanna
Davonte Shannon S 6-1 180 Jeannette, PA/Jeannette
Richard Smith DT 6-3 300 Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl
Joshua Thomas CB 5-10 175 Cedar Hill, TX/Cedar Hill
Robert Torn DT 6-3 265 Orlando, FL/Pine Castle Christian
Ed Young QB 6-0 180 Fort Worth, TX/Eastern Hills
*enrolled at UB in January