The memory of Brandon Adams will be honored Saturday at an event that seeks to help high-school football players find playing and scholarship opportunities, a cause that the late Georgia Tech defensive tackle himself had championed.
High-school seniors seeking to continue their playing careers can meet with coaches representing Division II, Division III, NAIA, junior college and prep schools Saturday at the Brandon Adams Football Recruiting Summit at the College Football Hall of Fame. Last year, the event drew almost 150 high schoolers and produced more than 20 college admissions and scholarships, according to Omega Psi Phi fraternity, which Adams was a member of and is putting on the conference.
Adams, who died in March, was involved with the event, which began in 2007. He, along with Yellow Jackets teammate, friend and fraternity brother Chris Martin, was a volunteer, serving as a speaker and mentor.
“Since giving back to the community was a core strength of Brandon’s, we are honored to keep his name alive through the Brandon Adams Football Recruiting Summit,” Martin said in a statement.
“He was a leader on and off the field, and one who was destined for greatness,” Calleb Obumba, chairman of the event, wrote of Adams in an email.
Coaches from 12 colleges, including head coaches from HBCU schools Shaw University, Lincoln University and Bowie State, are scheduled to attend. More were expected, but weather concerns prevented some Northeast schools from participating, according to Obumba.
The event is free, although attendees will have to pay for admission into the museum. Students are asked to bring several copies of their transcripts, SAT/ACT scores and access to their electronic highlight reel. More information is available at projectfriendship.org.
There are additional Tech ties. Two Yellow Jackets signees, Creekside High linebackers Tyson Meiguez and Khatavian Franks, will receive the Brandon Adams Leadership Award and the Project Friendship Student-Athlete Award, respectively. Also, former Tech football player Ryan Stewart will be the keynote speaker.
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