High School Sports

Early signing day is here. A look where Midlands football players are going to college

Jordyn Best of Ridge View is seen during media day on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Jordyn Best of Ridge View is seen during media day on Friday, July 11, 2025. Special To The State

Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for high school football players across the country.

Here is a look at where Columbia-area players signed with or are committed to during the early period that runs Dec. 3-5.

Midlands 2025 early football signees

An alphabetical list of area high school signees and ones with area ties for the December period.

Zion Agnew, WR, Ridge View: Old Dominion (Played last year at Lenoir Rhyne)

Azel Banag, DB, AC Flora: Oregon

LJ Berndt, OL, River Bluff: Presbyterian

Jordyn Best, DB, Ridge View: NC State

Blake Betette, WR, AC Flora: Dartmouth

Carter Coleman, WR, Ridge View: Richmond

Tylin Drakeford, ATH, Camden: Georgia Southern

Palmer Flake, LB, Chapin: Wofford

Caleb Geronomi, DB, White Knoll: Richmond

Jamel Howse, TE, Newberry: Appalachian State

Caden Muskas, OL, Chapin: Appalachian State

Jerrell Turner, DB, Richland Northeast: Charlotte

Julian Walker, DE, Dutch Fork: South Carolina

This list will be updated during today and through Dec. 5.

This story was originally published December 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM.

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Lou Bezjak
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Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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