6-6, 315-pound Maury (Norfolk, VA) star Vinston Painter , ranked number one on TechSideline.com’s Preseason Top 30 list, has narrowed his list of schools to two. The senior OL/DL visited the two finalists each of the past two weekends and enjoyed both places, but one currently has the edge to ultimately gain his commitment.

Painter’s two finalists are Miami and Virginia Tech. He made an official visit to Tech on the weekend of September 29th. On the weekend of November 10th, he headed to Miami for his official visit there.

“South Beach is what it is,” Painter said of the experience in Miami. “They had a bad loss to UVa, but it was still fun. The campus is a nice campus. They have small classrooms, so it would be easier to focus on school and things like that. It is a private institute. I didn’t know before.”

This past Saturday, the Tidewater star headed to Blacksburg and watched Virginia Tech’s 44-14 win over the Hurricanes. Has Tech, which was Painter’s favorite school after the official visit back in September, enhanced its position with the win?

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