Though it was a rough start, 6-3, 240-pound Lee County (Sanford, N.C.) star tight end/defensive lineman Dennis Godfrey eventually made it to his official visit at the University of Virginia this past weekend. The visit went well and Virginia continues to be in contention for one of the rising stars of the 2006 class.

“Dennis thought it was a good visit,” said Lee County head coach Jody Stouffer. “He thinks Coach [Al] Groh is a good coach. He told me he enjoyed talking to Coach Groh as much if not more than any other head coach recruiting him. The trip got off to an awkward start. His mother made a wrong turn and ended up about 15 minutes from Virginia Tech. They
got there late, but other than that it was a good trip.”

Virginia’s primary recruiter, coach Levern Belin, was back at Lee County earlier today and will return tonight for Godfrey’s basketball game. Yesterday, Virginia Tech assistant coach Danny Pearman was in town to finalize the details of Godfrey’s official visit to Blacksburg.

“Coach Pearman was here almost all day yesteday,” Stouffer said. “Dennis is taking the SAT’s on Saturday morning. In fact, I think he’s driving to Raleigh on Saturday morning to take the SAT’s and will then drive to Blacksburg afterwards. I think he’s coming back on Sunday.”

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