RINGGOLD, Ga. – While Heritage football standouts Sam Randolph and Kobe McAllister may go back and forth on who will win their team’s biggest hitter award, they celebrated a historic day together.
The hard-hitting safety Randolph and offensive bulldozer McAllister were the only classmates in the greater Chattanooga area to sign Football Bowl Subdivision scholarships Wednesday as Division I’s early signing period opened.
Randolph – a Georgia Southern signee – forced five fumbles, had 55 solo tackles and totaled nearly 700 yards to go with seven touchdowns this season.
“I want to thank my teammates for putting me in position to make the plays that I made,” said the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Randolph. “One of my inspirations is Sean Taylor. Playing the safety position, you have to just come down and hit. You can’t be afraid. Either way you are going to get hit. It’s just how hard you hit them first.”
Three-star prospect McAllister (6-foot-6, 275 pounds) signed with Cincinnati after grading out at 93% for the season and totaling 110 pancake blocks for the Generals, who finished 8-3.