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For the second straight year, Virginia Tech has landed TechSideline.com’s #1 ranked player in the state of Virginia. Earlier this evening, Tech, led by primary recruiter Curt Newsome, scored a verbal commitment from 6-6, 315-pound Maury (Norfolk, VA) offensive lineman Vinston Painter.

Painter, a long-time Virginia Tech lean, committed to Curt Newsome, who was making an in-home visit with the Tidewater star.

“I just committed to Virginia Tech,” Painter said. “I’d been thinking about it for a while. I was just waiting for when Coach Newsome would come to my house. Today was the day. He was pretty excited about it.”

Painter had scholarship offers from programs all across the country before settling in on a final two – Miami and Virginia Tech – last month. He made official visits to both programs this fall, but in the end Virginia Tech was just the right fit.

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