Month: September 2004 Articles

UVa commitment Brandon Woods has been hearing from a lot of schools this month - not just the Cavaliers. Does he plan on taking any official visits other than UVa?“I’m kind of considering taking visits [...] READ MORE

Following an off-season that seems to have been very successful, Maurice Covington is more confident than ever at the start of his final high school season. Covington, who is now 6-4 ½, 210-pounds, combines [...] READ MORE

Lakewood (Sumter, SC) tailback/cornerback J.C. Neal was recently named the #4 prospect in the state of South Carolina and the #24 running back in the nation by Superprep. With his blazing 4.37 40 speed, [...] READ MORE

Before his official visit to Virginia Tech this past weekend, Elan Lewis had stated that he was considering other schools such as Virginia, Maryland, N.C. State and Tennessee in addition to the Hokies. [...] READ MORE

Virginia Tech has landed a huge commitment from this weekend's official visits. Today, Phoebus running back Elan Lewis verbally committed to the Hokies. Lewis, who is one of the top running backs in [...] READ MORE

Phoebus star defensive end Steven Friday just returned home from his visit to Virginia Tech. While he didn't commit, the visit sounds like it was a success."I loved it," Friday said. "Everything was [...] READ MORE

Burns (Lawndale, NC) wide receiver Josh Briscoe, who is one of the top prospects in the state of North Carolina, has set 5 official visits. Unfortunately for Cavalier fans, UVa was not one of them.“I [...] READ MORE

6-7, 255-pound offensive tackle/defensive end Garrett Reynolds has received calls over the past week from several ACC programs and at least one SEC school. Reynolds boasts official offers from Clemson, [...] READ MORE

Todd Nolen added a 5th scholarship offer a few weeks ago. North Carolina has now joined Virginia, Virginia Tech, Nebraska and Syracuse as schools who have offered the talented Hampton wideout. While [...] READ MORE

Ed Wang expects a breakout year for himself and his team in 2004. Wang, who is team captain as defensive end/tight end for Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia, has worked hard in the off-season [...] READ MORE

Toney Baker will likely take any official visits following his senior season. During the Fall, Ragsdale's all-everything tailback plans on making several unofficial visits for games. One school seems [...] READ MORE

Bruising 5-11, 220-pound tailback prospect Shane Brooks received quite a few phone calls since September 1st. One school who has not yet touched base is Maryland, who Brooks lists as one of his top schools. [...] READ MORE

Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC) defensive back prospect Brandon Ghee cut his list last month to 5 schools – Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. He had planned to cut his [...] READ MORE

Jackson High School quarterback Antonio Bass did indeed make his scheduled official visit to Virginia Tech this past weekend. Jackson Head Coach Jack Fairly discussed the visit with his star yesterday [...] READ MORE

Top tight end/defensive end prospect Jonathan Hannah took his first official visit this past weekend, traveling to Clemson University. So did he enjoy his first official visit? “Yeah, I did,” Hannah [...] READ MORE

While most recruits were busy preparing for their senior season’s, participating in camps or visiting college campuses, Lamont Robinson was recovering from a potentially devastating experience. Shortly [...] READ MORE

According to Paterson Catholic (Paterson, NJ) Head Coach Benjie Wimberly, star safety prospect Kitt Pommells will likely take official visits before making a decision. Pommells had earlier expressed [...] READ MORE

Like many other prospects, offensive lineman Jon Walko has been receiving phone calls from Division I-A coaches since September 1st. Virginia Tech was one of them, as Coach Frank Beamer and Coach Tony [...] READ MORE

Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD) wide receiver Derrick Williams is slowly but surely narrowing down his long list of schools. Last night, Williams said he is down to around 10 schools. He had cut his [...] READ MORE

One of the pleasant surprises so far in UVa's 2005 recruiting class was the commitment from Salem (Virginia Beach, Virginia) star prospect Antonio Appleby. Appleby, who is rated the #11 prospect in the [...] READ MORE

Don't tell the Virginia Tech coaches that E.J. Wilson is a sleeper prospect. According to Wilson, the Tech coaches have known about him and his abilities for quite some time. "Tech has been recruiting [...] READ MORE

Antonio Wardlow hoped to narrow his list of schools down by the beginning of his senior season. The Parkland High School (Winston-Salem, NC) standout safety has not yet been able to do what he had hoped, [...] READ MORE