HOUSTON – HBU has signed cornerback Tyler Stephenson, a senior transfer from Baylor, as well as cornerback Eric Amoako, a sophomore transfer from Oregon, head coach Vic Shealy announced Tuesday.
 
Stephenson spent four years at Baylor, but redshirted last season. He played in 10 of 13 games, including four starts, as a true freshman, making 21 tackles and breaking up three passes to earn All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors. Stephenson played in three games as a sophomore and two as a junior. He starred at Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Texas, where he was a three-year letterwinner for Coach Andrew Jackson. Stephenson was national ranked as the No. 14 cornerback by ESPN.com and the No. 3-rated cornerback in Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. He earned Class 4A All-State, All-DFW and first-team all-district 15-4A accolades as a senior after recording 63 tackles and five interceptions.
 
Amoako appeared in one game in 2013, after redshirting the 2012 season. He was a second-team Class 5A all-area selection as a senior at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. Amoako posted 50 tackles, six pass breakups and two interceptions and was the 25^th-ranked cornerback nationally by Scout.com. He also earned all-district honors as a junior, recording 59 tackles, three interceptions, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a pair of sacks.
 
Southland Conference Football Media Day will take place Wednesday, July 23 at L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La., and can be seen at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.