Dorian Strong’s Camp Performance Led to Virginia Tech Offer

Dorian Strong
Cornerback, Class of 2020
Dr. Henry Wise High School, Upper Marlboro, MD
6-0, 160

The courtship with Virginia Tech began in early June. Wise (Md.) cornerback Dorian Strong’s performance at Tech’s satellite camp at Bowie State caught the attention of the Hokies’ staff to say the least.

Strong committed to Virginia Tech on Saturday while he attended the Blacksburg Bash barbecue, but the courtship had already been ongoing, under the radar, since that camp.

“I guess I did enough to get attention from them,” Strong said. “The cornerbacks coach said he’d go back and watch film. On Sunday, the next day, my coach called me and said Virginia Tech wanted to offer. He said, ‘But they want you to come down after the dead period to make it official.’ I guess you could say the offer came when I was there, but they already had the interest in me.”

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