SENATOBIA – Five members of the Rangers' 2013 football team made their senior college choices official during Wednesday's National Signing Day.
Tarow Barney (Penn State, mid-year signee),
Rolandeis Toliver (Missouri Southern),
Keith Reynolds Jr. (Langston University) and
Terrell White (UT-Martin) inked national letters of intent while
Derrell Lovelady signed commitment papers with Hardin-Simmons, as Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships.
A native of Bainbridge, Ga., Barney is listed at 6-foot-3, 285-pounds and was rated a 4-star prospect by 247sports.com and the No. 3 DT in the 2014 class. He finished the 2013 season with 36 tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and five QB hurries. He had 20 tackles and four hurries as a freshman.
Barney chose Penn State over other offers from Kansas State, Arizona State, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa State, UAB, UTEP, Middle Tennessee State, Texas-San Antonio and Miami (Ohio). He also had major interest from Alabama and Northern Illinois.
Toliver, a DT from Horn Lake, is listed at 6-foot-2, 270-pounds. He had 11 tackles in six games as a freshman.
Reynolds had 68 tackles, 3.0 TFL, three fumble recoveries, three interceptions and 12 passes defended in two seasons. He's a 6-foot, 175-pound sophomore defensive back from Durant.
White, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound strong safety from Orlando, Fla., had 107 career tackles (73 solo), two interceptions and three passes defended. He led the team in tackles as a sophomore with 76. White also received interest from Maryland, South Alabama, UAB, Hampton and Bethune-Cookman.
Lovelady, a 5-foot-6, 160-pound wide receiver from Tunica had 25 career receptions for 319 yards and two TD.
