Six Houston County players sign

The most well-known name of the class already has enrolled at Georgia.

But Jake Fromm’s absence Wednesday didn’t take away from the excitement of Houston County’s National Signing Day ceremony.

Von Lassiter’s program had six players sign: Amari Colbert (Old Dominion), Tucker Coody (preferred walk-on, Mercer), Trey Jones (GMC), Shane McCullough (Berry), Branden Smith (Kennesaw State), Eli Watson (Western Illinois).

This story was originally published February 1, 2017 at 9:56 AM with the headline "Six Houston County players sign."