“I’m glad Keir’s going up there with me, so I’ll know somebody on the team,” Stokes said. “Now they’ll have four Wildcats on the team.”

Moore’s versatility will continue to be tested. As a sophomore, he was a fullback, then played tight end as a junior and was an All-Region defensive tackle as a senior. Now Shaw plans to use him at linebacker.

“Wherever they put me, I’ll play. I just like being on the field,” Moore said. “They may try me at running back, too.”

Wide receiver Antonio Bellamy, who caught nine passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, but also had two long touchdown catches called back, will be going to Edward Waters College.

“It’s great to have a chance to play in college,” Bellamy said. “Not everyone gets a chance. I didn’t know if I would after I got injured (early in the season), but when Edward Waters saw my highlight tape, they wanted me, and I’m glad.”

Some of Valdosta’s signees have not played their final games at the Wildcats’ hallowed Cleveland Field after all. Valdosta State also plays their home games at Cleveland Field, and both West Georgia and Fort Valley State are scheduled to play at VSU soon (Fort Valley this year, West Georgia in 2007). Also, Edward Waters plays a game there next season.

“That’s going to be great for me and Andrew, coming back to play here,” Dawson said. “That is a special place for all of us Wildcats.”

“I can’t wait to come back and play there,” Wrice said. “I might have to bang my helmet on the tin one more time.”