DT Cummings makes good on pledge 
December, 19, 2012
12/19/12
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By
Michael DiRocco | ESPN.com
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The day that Darious Cummings had hoped for is finally here – it just came nearly three years later than he originally planned.
The 6-foot-3, 292-pound defensive tackle -- along with fellow junior college players Trenton Brown and Tyler Moore -- is expected to sign a national letter of intent to play at Florida today. His signature will reunite him with longtime friend Damien Jacobs and make their goal of one day playing at the same college a reality.
"Me and him were supposed to play at Florida State," Cummings said. "Before we signed [out of high school] we said we were going to go to the same school and we’re going to play together in college. People ask me, 'Is this fate [that he’s signing with Florida]?'
The 6-foot-3, 292-pound defensive tackle -- along with fellow junior college players Trenton Brown and Tyler Moore -- is expected to sign a national letter of intent to play at Florida today. His signature will reunite him with longtime friend Damien Jacobs and make their goal of one day playing at the same college a reality.
"Me and him were supposed to play at Florida State," Cummings said. "Before we signed [out of high school] we said we were going to go to the same school and we’re going to play together in college. People ask me, 'Is this fate [that he’s signing with Florida]?'
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