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Signing Day 2016 features dozens of East Tenn. athletes

(WBIR) Dozens of East Tennessee student-athletes signed their letters of intent on Signing Day 2016. Below you'll find interviews featuring many of those students. (For mobile users, click on the student's name to see the video)

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Alcoa

Ryan Clark - Signed to play football at Virginia Military Institute

Dustin Clabough - Signed to play football at Kennesaw State.

Matthew and Mitchell McClurg - Both signed to play football at Appalachian State

Johnathan Decker - Signed to play football at UTC

Caleb Woody - Signed to play at ETSU

CAK

Austin Pope - Signed to play football at Tennessee

Bo Layton - Signed to play football at Furman

Hannah Clothier - Signed to play soccer at Maryville College

Addie Cronan - Signed to play soccer at Berry

Emily Threatt - Signed to play soccer at Western Carolina

Anthony Buzzeo - Signed to play soccer at Covenant

Jon Creel - Signed to play soccer at Davidson

Carter

Austin Howard - Signed to play football at ETSU

Clinton

Tyler Thackerson - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman

Farragut

Ben Hoffman - Signed to play football at Eastern Kentucky

Cole Strange - Signed to play football at Air Force (Flipped from UTC)

Tanner Thomas - Signed to play football at Colombia

Kortney Halliburton - Signed to play soccer at Berea College

Dami Omitaomu - Signed to play soccer at Penn

Hannah Stephenson - Signed to play softball at University of the Cumberlands

Niki Slone - Signed to play softball at Chattanooga State

Alex Schupp - Signed to play soccer with Xavier

Tia Madden - Signed to play Volleyball at Tennessee Wesleyan

Carter Phillipy - Signed to play football at Austin Peay

Louis Morris - Signed to run cross country at ETSU

Destiney Carey - Signed to play track and field at Murray State

Hunter Fox - Signed to play football at Lindsey Wilson

Fulton High School

Kentel Williams - Signed to play football at Austin Peay

Matthew Gayle - Signed to play football at Austin Peay

Joe Kimber - Signed to play football at Hutchinson Community College

Grace Christian Academy

Austin Kirby - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman University

Austin Kirby signs his letter of intent to play football at Carson-Newman University 

Greeneville

Eddie Gajardo - Signed to play football at ETSU

Nick Payne - Signed to play football at ETSU

Bryson Knight - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Avery Porro - Signed to play soccer at Bryan College

Lexu Gregg - Signed to play soccer at Tusculum

Katelynn Hadjopoulos - Signed to play soccer at Carson-Newman University

Griffin Leonard Milligan - Signed to play tennis at Milligan

Seven Greeneville student-athletes participate in national signing day 

Halls

Tucker Hardin - Signed to swim at Campbellsville University

Brandon Manis - Signed to play football at College of the Canyons

Jellico

Kaleb Dople - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Jorden Hammond - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Kingston

Kelly Allen - Signed to play soccer at Tennessee Tech

Knoxville Catholic High School

Five student-athletes from Knoxville Catholic High School participate in National Signing Day 2016 

Logan Punch - Signed to play football at Tennessee

Paige Merry - Signed to play soccer at UAB

Renee Semaan - Signed to play soccer at Austin Peay

William Hunse - Signed to play soccer at Virginia Military Institute

Austin Rowan - Signed to play football at ETSU

Harriman

Treyton Peters - Signed to play football at MTSU

Jefferson County

Gorel Soumare - Signed to play football at Austin Peay

Logan Townsend - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman

Jacob Varney - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman

Hayden Moore - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman

Jellico

Kaleb Dople - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Jorden Hammond - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Karns High School

Devin Harper - Signed to play football at Oklahoma State. Harper is the school's first student-athlete to sign with a Power Five school since Mike Roberts signed with Ole Miss in 1986.

Lenoir City

Joseph Wampler - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman University

Brett Joley - Signed to play football at University of the Cumberlands

Loudon

Cole Fritts - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman University

Loudon High School's Cole Fritts signed his letter of intent to play football at Carson-Newman University. 

Maryville High School

Kelby Brock - Signed to play football at Mercer

Lakin McCall - Signed to play football at ETSU

Cameron Malone - Signed to play football at ETSU

Colton Murrell - Signed to play football at Maryville College

Morristown East

Bryson Stephens - Signed to play football at Army

Jordan Seal - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman University

Morristown West

Calvin Smith - Signed to play football at Coastal Carolina

DeAndre Delaney - Signed to play football at Wake Forest

Pigeon Forge High School

Noah Whaley - Signed to play football at Carson-Newman University (And his fellow teammates even did a little singing to celebrate his signing)

Sevier County

J.D. Griffin - Signed to play football at ETSU

Jordan Hornung - Signed to play football at Union College

Dorian Banks - Signed to play football at Coffeyville Community College

Hunter Miniard - Signed with the University of the Cumberlands

Devante Matthews - Signed with Carson-Newman University to play football and baseball

Seymour

Jaylen Minefiled - Signed to play football at Morehead State

Ryan Louallen - Signed to play football at Ohio Dominican

Jamal Ashley - Signed to play football at Union College

South-Doyle

Bailey Gayle - Signed to play soccer at Chattanooga

Sweetwater High School

Bailey Byrum - Signed to play football at Western Carolina. During his signing ceremony, he wore his grandfather's Sugar Bowl watch.

Sweetwater's Bailey Byrum signed with Western Carolina while wearing his grandfather's Sugar Bowl watch.

Webb

Andrew Craig - Signed to play football as a preferred walk-on at Tennessee

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