Furman University

Honors & Awards
2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 All-Southern Conference (2nd Team)
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2024 — Completed his return to action after sustaining a season ending knee injury in the sixth game of the 2023 season versus Samford...earned starts in all 11 games, including six at left guard, four at center, and one at left tackle...logged a unit high 735 plays...made starts at left guard in the first six games before switching to center for four consecutive starts...lone start at left tackle came in season finale versus Mercer...logged a career high 91 snaps against VMI...voted second team All-SoCon by league head coaches...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

2023 — Returned from season ending knee injury prior to start of 2022 season to take part in 2023 spring practice...went on to capture the starting job at left guard and earned nods there for the first six games before suffering a season ending injury against Samford (27-21 win)...totaled 331 play participations prior to injury...Furman posted a 5-1 record with him in the starting lineup on the way to a second consecutive 10-3 season that included a SoCon championship and FCS quarterfinal round playoff appearance...squad was ranked sixth in the AFCA FCS final poll...did not take part in spring practice due to ongoing rehabilitation regimen...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.

2022 — Missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

2021 — Awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2021 graduate of Archbishop Hoban (D2) High School...football coach was Tim Tyrell...played center and tackle...served as team captain and helped lead Archbishop Hoban to 2020 state championship (10-0) season that ended with 35-6 triumph over Massillon...marked the second state title of his prep tenure (15-0 in 2018)...program went 11-2 and advanced three rounds into state playoffs in 2019, his junior year...2020 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association 3rd Team All-State selection...also starred in wrestling.

Personal: Full name is Luke Joseph Petit...born August 29, 2002, in Akron, Ohio...son of Joe and Jennifer Petit...has two brothers, Jacob and Jackson...accounting major.