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- ↑ "Seminoles gain JC receiver". CSTV.
- ↑ Surrency Awaits Appeal Ruling Orlando Sentinel, April 3, 2009
- ↑ FSU newcomer Surrency's sights soaring
- ↑ Welcome to Tone-Deaf Bureaucracy Yahoo Sports, April 5, 2009
- ↑ "Surrency's eligibility appeal denied". ESPN. May 19, 2009.