NCAA Football Commitments | Santino Harper commits to FCS Bryant University

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Santino Harper has made a few stops in his high school football career before landing at his now committed college Bryant College, Harper made his announcement via "X" formally known as Twitter.

Harper made his decision based on a few factors, "The final decision into committing to Bryant was the communication within the coaches," Harper said. He also alluded to what he thought the coaches wanted from him, "I felt that the coaches really wanted me and they also wanted the best for me in the long run." Harper stated.

Bryant College is a private college located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Its football program is Div. I play out of the America East Conference of the NCAA.

Harper played at Gilmour Academy and St. Vincent/St. Mary High School leaving in 2023 and opting to go to a post grad school instead, off the advice of a friend and knew it would be a risk, "Until one of my good friends Tommy Dunn hit me up and telling me about the post grad opportunities, I knew it would be a risk but trusted Tommy and went for it," Harper said.

Salisbury School is the school his friend was referring to, an all boys boarding school in Salisbury, CT where he made All New England first team.

"Coming to Salisbury School prepared me for College," said Harper. "From football workouts to being away from home living in a dorm, "as he spoke on his experience at the boarding school, "Playing against some of the top players in Connecticut has shown me I can play on the biggest level." he mentioned.

So for the foreseeable future Harper will be a Bulldog, most are looking forward to seeing him at the next level.