Rashad Carmichael loved his camp experience at Virginia Tech, especially the fact that the Hokies became the first Division 1A program to officially offer him a scholarship. The 5-9, 175-pound Gwynn Park (Brandywine, MD) prospect, who was a big fan of the Hokies before his camp visit, is now a member of Tech’s 2006 recruiting class.

“Yes, sir,” Carmichael replied when asked if he had committed to the Hokies. He ran a 4.49 in the 40 at Tech’s camp. “I talked to coach Beamer first and he seemed pretty excited. He asked me what took me so long (laughs). He said they’re glad to have me and that I’m an explosive player. He said I can run and they’re going to put a little bit of weight on me, beef me up a little bit, so I’ll red-shirt my first year. Other than that, he’s real excited to have me.”

Carmichael was thinking about committing while at Tech’s camp, but was advised to return home to speak to his parents first. He did just that and made the verbal today.

“The biggest thing for me was the education,” Carmichael said. “I liked when coach Ball let me know that most of their players graduate before their senior season even starts. I like that a lot. I like the coaches – coach Ball, coach Ward, coach Beamer. They all showed me a lot of love at the camp. And, again, I always wanted to play in the ACC and I love Virginia Tech.”

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