Mississippi State signee Justin Cox will play his freshman football season at East Mississippi Community College.
Bulldogblitz.com reported Cox will attempt to enroll at MSU for his sophomore season.
Cox is enrolled in summer classes at EMCC. Along with Shaquille Perry, Cox is the second MSU 2011 signee to enroll at a junior college.
The rest of the players coach Dan Mullen and his staff signed in the freshman class, minus Louisiana running back Josh Robinson, is enrolled at MSU.
Cox, 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back, helped lead West Point High School to back-to-back Class 5A state titles. He was named The Dispatch Large Schools Player of the Year following his senior season, and was ranked the No. 22 player in the state by Rivals.com and the No. 23 player by Scout.com. He was 28-2 as a quarterback and a cornerback in his final two seasons.
Cox led the Green Wave to a 14-1 record in 2010 by rushing for 1,274 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was 80 of 153 passing for 1,131 yards. He was He was one of the three finalists for Mr. Football in Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger, and was a first-team pick to the newspaper”s All-State from all classifications.
The Mississippi Association of Coaches selected Cox as first-team All-State quarterback in Class 5A. He also was chosen for the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game and started at left cornerback in the December game.
As a junior, Cox had 1,248 passing yards and 12 touchdowns. He ran for 622 yards and nine touchdowns.
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