Tyler Baron Visits Virginia Tech Again

Tyler Baron last visited Virginia Tech for the Spring Game. (Photo by Ivan Morozov)


Tyler Baron
Defensive End, Class of 2020
Ensworth High School, Nashville, TN
6-4, 250

The surroundings have changed, but relationships, whether family or with coaches, have kept four-star defensive end Tyler Baron’s focus.

In January, Baron, No. 134 in the 2020 Rivals250, transferred from Ensworth (Tenn.) to Knoxville Catholic (Tenn.). The move reunited him with his father, Patrick Abernathy, the University of Tennessee’s coordinator of high school football relations. Now that Baron is settled in, he’s hoping to get back more into his recruitment, which still doesn’t have an end in sight.

“It was a hard adjustment, but it’s been pretty smooth now,” Baron said. “Just being able to get up here, the new opportunities I have to train, that’s hard to beat. It’s good to just be around my dad, hear what he’s had to say. Him knowing football really helps me, and it’s just really good. For me, it’ll just be getting to the places I want to see, getting around coaching staffs and see if its somewhere I want to play.”

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