Lockhart, Hall To Prep At Fork Union

Robert Lockhart, two of 20 players who signed letters of intent with Virginia Tech last February, are expected to attend Fork Union Military Academy (VA) this fall. Both players, FUMA postgraduate head coach John Shuman says, are aiming to enroll in Blacksburg in January of 2012.

“We’ll give them both the half year option,” Shuman said.

“We’re hoping to get ’em in here, get ’em done, and get ’em [to Virginia Tech].”

Hall, a 6’5″, 230-pound prospect out of Dinwiddie High School (VA), verbally committed to Virginia Tech in June of 2010. He knew he was accepting a gray-shirt offer, meaning he was already designated to enroll in January of 2012. He is short of the needed levels to gain admission to Virginia Tech, though, which is why he will be at Fork Union.

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