Spillman signs to play football at Georgetown College

GLASGOW, Ky. – Monday morning in the Barren County High School library, Trojan basketball and football senior Tate Spillman signed his letter of intent to continue his athletic career on the gridiron at Georgetown College.

Spillman’s multi-sport career at Barren County saw high level play on both the hardwood and the turf, where he tallied 1,077 points, 142 made three pointers, and 270 rebounds as a guard for Trojan basketball, as well as 2,577 passing yards, 19 passings touchdowns, 1,271 rushing yards, and 27 rushing yards as quarterback for Trojan football.

This past year, both sports Spillman participated in for the Trojans saw massive success, with the football team reaching the third week of the playoffs for the first time in program history, and the basketball team reaching the fourth region semifinals after knocking off a Warren Central team who had won the tournament the three years prior.

Ultimately, he had a choice to make between the two, and he shared more on this decision at his signing day.

“ Until my senior year, I really just wanted to play basketball, and then after our football season, I just knew that I loved it and I couldn’t give it up,” Spillman said. “I mean, I’m sad basketball has to go, but I’m excited for football.”

When he heads to Georgetown in the fall, he’ll suit up for the Tigers football team, but not in the role most are familiar with him in.

“ I’m recruited for playing defense, that’s just as of right now,” Spillman said. “I don’t know what they’ll want to do once I get up there, but they recruited me for safety, [defensive back], just whatever I can get playing time at.”

The change in primary position is nothing new for Spillman, who was able to rack up 196 total tackles (133 solo), three interceptions and a forced fumble across his four seasons as a Trojan.

In the end, Spillman had many options for a post-high school playing career, but Georgetown just felt right.

“ I think that they’re known for being a good school, just in general, and then the facilities were great,” he said. “The campus was great. The coaches were great. It just felt like a family and that’s ultimately what led me to go there.”