July 9, 2024
Mount Dora High Football Player Trent Sims Commits To Mississippi Valley State University
By Kyle Coppola
Mount Dora High Football Player Trent Sims Commits To Mississippi Valley State University
Congratulations to Mount Dora High School football player Trent Sims, who has committed to Mississippi Valley State University to continue his academic and football career.
Sims is one of the best long snappers in all of Florida. The MVSU Devils are an NCAA FCS program and play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Sims could always be relied upon in special teams situations. He rarely, if ever, missed a long snap to the punter or kicker. He originally committed to St. Thomas University for football and now has the opportunity to snap at one of college football’s highest levels.
“I’m beyond blessed to announce my commitment to play Division 1 ball at Mississippi Valley State University. Thank you to everyone who helped me get here,” says Sims.
Trent Sims is 6’3” and 200 lbs. He has a 3.67 GPA and credits his faith in God for getting him to where he is. With a 0.68-second snap speed, Sims will be fun to watch over the next few years. Some NFL talents have made a career out of long snapping, including Morgan Cox of the Tennessee Titans, Tyler Ott of the Baltimore Ravens, and Joe Cardona of the New England Patriots, to name a few.
Trent Sims carries a lot of speed down the field, and we can absolutely see why this young man has earned an opportunity at the FCS level in college football. He also played baseball for Mount Dora High.
Congratulations to Trent Sims, his family, coaches, friends, and everyone who has had an impact on this young man’s life. We look forward to seeing what he does at Mississippi Valley State in 2024!
Photo Credit – Joe Ott Photography “Fan Zone”
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
