If you walked into Lovejoys gym on Wednesday with your eyes closed, you might have thought it was still football season.
Loud cheers and crowd chants typically reserved for fall Fridays were all a part of the festive mood as four former Wildcat players signed college football letters-of-intent during National Signing Day.
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