Morgan County senior Jamari Mundy has been playing the game of football since he was eight years old.
Mundy, 17, has been part of the Dogs’ varsity football roster throughout his entire high school career. The left guard is entering his final season at MCHS and already has college offers lined up from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and Kentucky State University.
He has not yet made a commitment, though, and hopes to receive a few more offers as the season progresses, allowing him to explore his options even further.
Mundy credits his offensive line coach for assisting him with most of the recruiting process, including sending film to coaches and helping him reach out to them.
“The Kentucky State University one came from a camp, and the Hampden-Sydney one came from a text from the head coach,” Mundy said. “So, I went to visit there and talk to the coaches.”
Mundy noted he has only made recruiting visits to HSC and to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. His family drove roughly six hours for the Hampden-Sydney visit and more than 15 hours to Cornell.
After graduation, Mundy hopes to major in biochemistry and believes a strong academic program is essential for his future school. He found his visit to Hampden-Sydney to be a good experience, due to both the educational and football opportunities.
“It was a nice experience. We basically toured the campus and got to see everything. I got to talk to the coach and a bunch of the players,” Mundy said. “[The school] has a great science program, so I think that would be good for me if I do choose to go there.”
Amid his college search, Mundy is preparing for another busy school year, balancing academics, a part-time job, and additional in-school athletics. He credits his family for motivating him to be a good example.
“I’ve done jobs, school, sports, AP, and dual-enrollment classes, so it can be a lot at times,” Mundy admitted. “I just try to keep motivating myself whenever I see other people doing well, and I have a bunch of brothers, so they kind of inspire me to inspire them.”
Overall, Mundy said he’s looking forward to his final year as a part of the Dogs’ varsity football program, and believes the team wants to “shoot as far as we possibly can” this season.
“We don’t want it to be us that ends up beating ourselves up, but we want to do what we know we can, and go past our limits the best we can,” Mundy said.
“I’m definitely going to try my best to show my worth and value to a bunch of the coaches and see what happens this season.”