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Southeastern Louisiana Football adds Harmon as 24th signee

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HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University football coach Ron Roberts announced Thursday the addition of the 24th member of the 2012 signing class as defensive back Kevin Harmon signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Lions.

Harmon, a native of Southfield, Mich., was a two-time All-Southern California Football Association selection at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. As a freshman, Harmon was a first-team selection at linebacker before moving to the secondary and earning second-team honors as a sophomore.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Harmon totaled 26 tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions for COD in 2011. As a freshman, he recorded 49 stops as a freshman while leading the team with four interceptions.

The addition of Harmon marks the 11th junior college prospect signed by the Lions and the eighth defensive back. Southeastern, which added players from eight states, signed 14 players on defense and 10 on offense.

Information provided by SLU Athletics