The big story in college football this week was Signing Day, when high school seniors sign letters of commitment to play for the college of their choice to guarantee their scholarships. Since the service academies don't give scholarships, the commitment process is a little bit different, but carries even more import, since it comes with a 5-year commmitment to serve after graduation and commissioning.
Navy has lined up some talented recruits, one of them being Chris Hill, Jr., from Lansing, Kansas. The Kansas City Star did a really nice piece on Chris and two other young men who will enter West Point and the Air Force Academy.
Chris is a running back whose dad is in the Army, but he was impressed with Reggie Campbell and Zerbin Singleton and chose Navy. His dad will be able to retire soon, and hopes to move the family to the DC area to be close to Annapolis.
Bill Wagner reports in The Capital that this year's recruits include 28 direct entries (who will enter USNA as plebes in July) and 32 high school seniors who will spend the next year at the Naval Academy Prep School. Among the incoming plebes, there are four outstanding quarterbacks and three slot backs.
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