Warning: strpos(): Offset not contained in string in /data/www/sportswar.com/wp-content/plugins/sportswar-core/amember/amember.php on line 76

New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.) OL/DL Nick Becton ‘s first year of high school football was last season as a junior, when he says a friend “convinced me to come out and play.” He is happy he made that decision, as the 6-6, 290-pound prospect now holds offers from Alabama, East Carolina, Maryland, N.C. State, South Carolina and, after this past weekend, Virginia Tech.

Becton arrived in Blacksburg last Friday night and was given a tour of the campus by his primary recruiter, coach Charley Wiles.

“It was a real nice campus and everything,” Becton said. “I liked the facilities. I liked the coaching staff. They were just easy to talk to.”

After a camp performance Becton called “all right,” Virginia Tech head coach extended a scholarship offer.

...