March 21, 2003

FURMAN FOOTBALL SIGNS GAINESVILLE, FLA.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LUTRELL ALFORD

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman football coach Bobby Lamb announced today the signing of defensive lineman Lutrell Alford to a national letter of intent.

Alford, a 6-foot-2, 273-pound product of Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., joins the 14 recruits the Paladins signed in February.

A team captain, first team all-area and AAA all-state selection his junior and senior seasons, he started every game over his four-year career, seeing action at defensive line, offensive line, fullback, linebacker, and placekicker. Eastside's record holder in the clean and jerk, he has qualified for state competition in both the shotput and discus events.

Alford chose Furman over Army and Wofford.

2003 FURMAN FOOTBALL RECRUITS

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School
Lutrell Alford DL 6-2 273 Fr. Gainesville, Fla./Eastside H.S.
Wallace Artis DE 6-4 240 Fr. Calhoun Falls, S.C./Calhoun Falls H.S.
Turner Burton DE 6-3 235 Fr. Birmingham Ala./Mountain Brook H.S.
Clifton Dortch LB 6-0 200 Fr. Decatur, Ga./Chamblee H.S.
Cedrick Gipson TB 5-8 200 Fr. Summerton, S.C./Lakewood H.S.
Reggie Goolsby OL 6-1 278 Fr. Monticello, Ga./Monticello H.S.
Renaldo Gray QB 6-0 213 Fr. Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood H.S.
Ryan McKie WR 5-11 180 Fr. Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest H.S.
Gary Nelson LB 6-0 200 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./St. Pius Catholic School
Taylor Ownbey FB 6-0 235 Fr.-Tr. Cumming, Ga./West Virginia Univ./South Forsyth High School
Rico Scott S 6-0 195 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Ridge View H.S.
Scott Shuford OL 6-3 270 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence H.S.
Patrick Sprague WR 6-0 175 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook H.S.
Andrew Thacker CB 6-0 185 Fr. Cumming, Ga./Gainesville H.S.
Andrew Thornburg OL 6-2 265 So.-Tr. Snellville, Ga./Air Force Academy/Brookwood H.S.