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6-2, 190-pound Smithfield (VA) star Dyrell Roberts has sparked one of the most competitive in-state recruiting battles of the 2008 class. Roberts, who is being recruited as a wide receiver by Virginia and Virginia Tech, has set a timetable for his college decision. And it will happen later this month.

“On July 31st, I’m supposed to be having a press conference at my school,” Roberts said. “I’m trying to do something like that. I just have to get it all put together. One way or the other, I plan to tell everybody on the 31st. If it is not by press conference, I will just tell the coaches and I guess the word will travel fast.”

The talented athlete, a second-team all-state performer at defensive back last season as a junior, has a solid top 3 schools. Though he says he has an “idea” of which school he may choose, Roberts declined to name a favorite among the three.

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