Furman Football Adds Transfer From Southern Mississippi

June 7, 2006

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman head football coach Bobby Lamb announced today that defensive lineman Sam Wilson has joined the Paladin program following one year at Southern Mississippi.

Wilson, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound defensive tackle, will enroll in summer school at Furman beginning next week and will have four years of eligibility remaining according to Lamb.

"We're happy to have Sam join our program," said Lamb on Tuesday. "We knew about him out of high school, and we're glad he's now a Paladin."

A resident of Destin, Fla., he attended Darlington (Ga.) School his junior and senior seasons and played offensive guard and defensive end. He earned first team All-Northwest Georgia and all-area honors as an offensive lineman his senior year. On defense he registered 43 tackles, including nine tackles-for-loss, 15 hurries, four sacks, and two forced fumbles in helping his squad to an 8-3 record in 2004. He was rated a two-star (5.0) recruit out of high school by rivals.com.

Furman returns 15 starters, including eight defensive regulars, off its 2005 squad that posted an 11-3 record and No. 3 ranking in the final Sports Network NCAA I-AA poll.