Ajiboye Comments on VT Commitment


Warning: strpos(): Offset not contained in string in /data/www/sportswar.com/wp-content/plugins/sportswar-core/amember/amember.php on line 76

After losing Budd Thacker to Florida State, Virginia Tech was in search for another good defensive tackle prospect to go along with in-state standout Daryl Robertson. The Hokies got what they wanted last week, when 6-2, 290-pound Banneker (College Park, GA) star Olufemi Ajiboye switched his verbal commitment from South Carolina to Virginia Tech.

Ajiboye (pronounced Ah-ja-boy) made an official visit to Virginia Tech last weekend and had a great time, but says a visit from Frank Beamer sealed his final decision.

“Just when Coach Beamer came to my school,” Ajiboye answered when asked when he had decided to commit to Tech. “Me and him had a talk. Coach Beamer told me I could play early and possibly be a factor my first year. He thought Virginia Tech is a good fit for me.”

Ajiboye was hosted on his official visit by another Georgia recruit, OL Sergio Render.

...