Former Cox Mill track, football star Goins ‘truly blessed’ to sign deal with NFL’s Tennessee Titans C Jemal Horton May 1, 2018 May 1, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Former Ohio State football walk-on Elijaah Goins, a Cox Mill graduate, has signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. Jay LaPrete photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C Jemal Horton CONCORD – Against all odds, Elijaah Goins’ football journey just keeps going and going.kAm}@H[ 9@H6G6C[ :E 92D C624965 E96 9:896DE =6G6=]k^AmkAm~? $2EFC52J ?:89E[ v@:?D[ 2 7@C>6C r@I |:== w:89 $49@@= DE2?5@FE[ D:8?65 2 562= H:E9 E96 }u{’D %6??6DD66 %:E2?D 2D 2? F?5C27E65 7C66 286?E]k^AmkAmv@:?D’ D:8?:?8 :D E96 =2E6DE 492AE6C :? 2 DE@CJ E92E 92D 2 s:D?6J\=:<6 766= E@ :E]k^AmkAm%96 <:5 H9@ H2E4965 82>6D :? ~9:@ $E2E6’D “9@CD6D9@6” H:E9 E96 C6DE @7 E96 DEF56?E 3@5J 2D 2 7C6D9>2?[ E96? H2=<65 @?E@ E96 5676?5:?8 ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@? 2D 2 D@A9@>@C6[ 8@E 2 DAC:?<=6 @7 >:?FE6D @? 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'O' What a Feeling: Cox Mill grad walks on to Ohio State football team Late autumn in Columbus, Ohio, can be brutal. By November, right around the time the Ohio State University football team is hitting championsh…
Ohio State football coach surprises ex-Cox Mill standout with scholarship Ohio State coach surprises ex-Cox Mill standout with scholarship
All-SPC football team announced B.J. Beecher, Jerry Burk, Erik Amaya and Marty Paxton received top honors in voting by league coaches for the all-South Piedmont Conference fo…
Central Cabarrus wins third in a row Central Cabarrus pounded out a win against Cox Mill 42-17 with Kenny Purvis having another big game on the ground.
Cox Mill finds way to win at Robinson Cox Mill won a nail-biter against rival Jay M. Robinson 23-22, pounding the ball on the ground without its starting quarterback and completing…
Central, Cox Mill, Robinson score football wins Seven South Piedmont Conference teams started the football season this week, and all of them won.
