CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois University football program announced the signing of three student-athletes to its 2021 class on Friday. Southern Illinois received national letters of intent from two quarterbacks and a linebacker to bring the 2021 class total up to 19 players.
Zach Burrola
Linebacker
6-0, 225, Sophomore
Las Vegas, Nev. | Redlands HS | Riverside City College
Transferring from Riverside City College … Compiled 56 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception in 2019 … Led Riverside City College to a perfect 13-0 record and a CCCAA state championship … Compiled 398 tackles, 28.0 TFLs and 22.0 sacks during his high school career … Holds the school record for most tackles and sacks in a career … Named All-League, All-Area, All-Conference, All-CIF and first team All-State after his senior year … Earned All-League, All-Area, All-Conference, All-CIF and third team All-State honors after his junior season.
Stone Norton
Quarterback
6-3, 200, R-Freshman
Nashville, Tenn. | Davidson Academy | Florida International University
Redshirted in 2019 … Rated as a 3-star recruit by 24/7 sports… Named Mr. Football in Tennessee for the 2018 season after throwing over 3,000 yards and earning nearly 40 touchdowns…. Finished his prep career with nearly 90 touchdowns and 8,000 passing yards… Led Davidson Academy to a State Championship… Named All-State and Regional MVP… Was coached at Davidson HS by former NFL quarterback Jonathan Quinn who was a pro from 1998-2004 with the Jaguars, Chiefs and Bears… Had offers from Akron, Temple and UTSA.
Jakob Foss
Quarterback
6-2, 204, Freshman
Huntsville, Ala. | Grissom HS
Played three years of varsity football … Threw for more than 3,600 yards, 31 touchdowns over his high school career … Led Grissom High School to the school’s first winning season in 18 years and first playoff appearance in 16 years in 2020 … Named All-County twice (2019, 2020) … Ranked as the 55th-best pro-style quarterback in the class of 2021 … Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com … Participated in the National Honor Society, Beta Club and was class president his sophomore year … Also competed in baseball and basketball.