Army West Point football head coach Jeff Monken has announced a recruiting class of 79 athletes participating in Reception Day at West Point.
The Class of 2022 marks Monken's fourth full recruiting class and includes players from 23 states.
West Point officially welcomed its newest freshman class on Monday for the start of Cadet Basic Training.
Monken praised his staff for the hard work they put in to get the Class of 2022 to West Point. The State of Georgia has the most incoming members of the Class of 2022 with 13 joining the brotherhood. Army welcomed 12 players from Texas and 10 from Virginia. Six recruits are from Florida and five are coming to campus from Louisiana. There are four rookies hailing from North Carolina and Maryland, while three hail from Pennsylvania and California. The Black Knights also welcomed players from Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The Black Knights open the 2018 slate on Aug. 31 at Duke with a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPNU. Army is scheduled for six home games this year, all on CBS Sports Network. The Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA is set for Dec. 8 on CBS with a 3 p.m. start in Philadelphia.
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