Mincey signs national letter of intent with Delta State

Lyons, Ga. native Ervin Mincey inked today with the Delta State University football program after two seasons at Holmes Community College.

Mincey played along the defensive front for two seasons at Holmes. As a sophomore, Mincey finished with 36 tackles including 15 solos tackles. He had one sack and 4.5 tackles for loss. As a freshman, Mincey finished with 27 tackles including 27 solo tackles. He had eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also had one forced fumble and two recovered fumbles as a freshman.

"The decision I made I thought about it long and hard," Mincey said. "I prayed about it. I thought if this would be the best decision for me in the future." He said his decision was made on which school gave me the better offer, which school allowed him to produce more on the field and at the same have a good time as a student athlete.

"It was just a cool place when I went over there," he said. "I like the atmosphere, the coaches and the players when they greeted me. The campus was nice. I feel like when I go over there and work hard I'll become a better player than I was here. The coaches believe in me and really wanted me. I'm happy they gave me this opportunity to come over and ball out for two more years. It's just amazing when you try new things what you can get out of it. Stepping out of my comfort zone it was very hard for me, but I did it. I'm really thankful I did it. "

"My two years at Holmes, it was a blast," Mincey said "I met some awesome people and have some awesome friends. It was an amazing experience. At first it was very hard for me, but it was a sacrifice I had to make.

"We had some pretty good ball games, but we didn't get what we wanted out of the two seasons here, but at the same time in the classroom I'm happy," he added. "I came here because I can get a degree and continue to go to another school and get another degree. I'm thankful for all the coaches, the teachers, and everybody being here for me."

"It's a lot I'm going to miss," he said of Holmes. "such as the awesome friends I met, an awesome girl and the atmosphere. When I came here I didn't have too many friends. At the end of May, when we have to go our own way, I know I'm going to talk to them the rest of my life. These friends I made here they've been here for me when most of the time when nobody else was. I thought it was going to be hard, and it was at first. I stayed motivated and confident in myself. I didn't give up. I knew at the end all of this was going to pay off."

Mincey said the Juco league in Mississippi is tougher than most people think.

 "A lot of people think Juco is easy," he said. "It's not. It's very hard. My freshman year I had to go against guys 6'4 and 250 pounds. It was very hard for me being a freshman going against sophomore-experienced guys, but one thing I did I gave it my all. I had a lot of people depending on me, but this league the other people on the team have scholarships just like we did. We had to give it our all every week.

Joining Mincey on Bulldogs signing elsewhere in December included: Caleb Ducking, Mississippi State; Tytus Heard, Mississippi College; Devlin Kirklin, New Mexico State; Tavian Johnson, Tennessee Tech; and John Jordan, Jr. Reinhardt University.

Ducking played receiver for the Bulldogs the last two seasons. He caught 10 balls for 225 yards and three touchdowns. He also had one carry for 71 yards and a score.

Heard played quarterback for two seasons for the Bulldogs. For his career, he was 7-of-20 for 121 yards. He had 29 carries for 65 yards and two touchdowns.

Kirklin played defensive back for two seasons for the Bulldogs. For his career, he had 72 tackles including 41 solos. He had three interceptions along with 1.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and eight pass breakups. He was Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore.

Johnson played along the defensive front for the Bulldogs for two seasons. For his career, he had 50 tackles including 21 solos. He had 14.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks and one forced fumble. He was named First Team All-State as a sophomore and Honorable Mention All-State as a freshman.

Jordan played along the offensive front for the Bulldogs for the Bulldogs the last two seasons.