Winning back-to-back Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships has done little to quench the thirst for championship glory, on the field and in the classroom, for the Miles football program.

That is why head coach Reginald Ruffin and his staff enjoy hitting the recruiting trail, looking for the next difference maker that could lead the Golden Bears to another league title. Through the first two days of the current signing period, Miles has inked 26 student-athletes to come play for the Golden Bears.

"It's always an exciting time at Miles when you get a group of guys that want to be here and are excited to be a part of this culture, this winning tradition, where we educate, we dominate, and we graduate," Ruffin said on Thursday.

"So this is big for us. It's a great signing class. Guys who are going to come in and give us what we need in order to continue being champions or for us to compete for championships."

Ruffin emphasized that the current list of players will probably grow as the staff continues to mine football talent from wherever it can find it.

"We're still open, whether it's walk-ons or other guys we might have missed," said Ruffin, a three-time SIAC Coach of the Year. "We try to do a lot before we get to camp. We say 'they're never here until they get to camp'. Once they get to camp, we're locked and loaded, ready to go, and ready to pursue that third straight conference championship."

Below is the list of signees for the Golden Bears. Click on the links to see highlights of each player. The list will be updated as new members are added.
 

NAME	POS	HT	WT	HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Jaih Andrews	WR	5-11	175	Birmingham, AL/Ramsey HS
Jamarius Brown	LB	6-2	190	Theodore, AL/Theodore HS
Dale Crear	DL	6-3	230	Birmingham, AL/Shades Valley HS
Aaron Frazier	LB/DB	6-0	200	Loachapoka, AL/Loachapoka HS
Octavious Griffin	QB	6-1	190	Decatur, GA/Columbia HS
Brandon Hicks	RB	5-9	175	Quitman, MS/Quitman HS
Jailen Johnson	DB	5-10	190	Evergreen, AL/Hillcrest HS
Jayden McCants	DL	6-0	210	Theodore, AL/Theodore HS
Ca'Ni MCCoy	DL	6-0	265	Courtland, AL/Hubbard HS
Jarvis Millsap	LB	6-2	190	Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS
Kelson Mitchell	OL	6-4	250	Mobile, AL/LeFlore HS
Sherman Mitchell	DL	6-2	280	Jackson, MS/Copiah-Lincoln CC
Quinci Nelms	DL	6-2	216	Loachapoka, AL/Loachapoka HS
Davion Phillips	DL	6-0	245	Lineville, AL/Clay Central HS
Isaac Simon	DB	5-11	180	New Orleans, LA/KIPP Booker T. Washington HS
Monterio Smith	DB	6-3	180	Birmingham, AL/Shades Valley HS
Greg Smith	DL	6-2	255	Evergreen, AL/Hillcrest HS
Nasier Smith	WR	5-9	175	Tuskegee, AL/Booker T. Washington HS
Brady Spradlin	P	6-4	280	Dora, AL/Dora HS
Johnathan Street	DL	6-3	280	Waynesboro, MS/Wayne County HS
Jeremy Sturdivant	LB	6-1	220	Selma, AL/Selma HS
Kashif Taylor	QB	6-1	190	Carrollton, GA/Central HS
Jeremiah Walker	WR	6-1	180	Montgomery, AL/Park Crossing HS
Christopher Walley	DL	6-1	245	Waynesboro, MS/Wayne County HS
Jailen Williams	LB	6-3	200	Columbus, GA/Carver HS