▁Fred ▁R ouse , ▁Bright ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁Sem in oles ' ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁official ▁visit , ▁Bright ▁never ▁stepped ▁onto ▁F SU ▁campus ▁in ▁T alla has see , ▁Florida . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 . 5 ▁core ▁grade ▁point ▁average , ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁get ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁ 8 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁S AT ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁NCAA ' s ▁minimum ▁el ig ibility ▁standards , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁not . ▁In el ig ible ▁for ▁college ▁football , ▁Bright ▁briefly ▁attended ▁H arg ra ve ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁a ▁prep ▁school ▁in ▁Ch ath am , ▁Virginia , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁Sem in oles ▁rec ruits ▁Matt ▁Hard rick ▁and ▁Justin ▁M ince y . ▁Bright ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁prep ▁school ▁prospect ▁by ▁Sc out . com . ▁While ▁the ▁Sem in oles ▁had ▁a ▁“ p ain fully ▁thin ▁def ensive ▁front ,” ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁dire ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁nose ▁guard ▁after ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁of ▁Bro dr ick ▁B unk ley , ▁his ▁“ on etime ▁he ir ▁apparent ” ▁Bright ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁qual ify ▁academ ically . ▁ ▁Opt ing ▁for ▁the ▁junior ▁college ▁route , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Butler ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁El ▁Dor ado , ▁Kansas , ▁to ▁play ▁football . ▁He ▁went ▁through ▁practice ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ,