Pulaski County High School (Dublin, VA) star Nubian Peak recalls the time he received a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech and his subsequent commitment to the Hokies as a situation “that really came fast.” Peak-to-Virginia Tech came about quickly, but it certainly wasn’t as fast as the time he ran at Tech’s June 7th camp, where he blazed to a hand-timed sub-4.3 time in the 40-yard dash in front of Tech’s coaches.

“The first time I ran it I ran a 4.31,” said the 5-11, 190-pound Peak, who would receive an offer from Tech on June 9th and commit on June 10th. “The coaches said that was pretty fast. They waited for me to run it again. I ran a faster time, a 4.25 or 4.27 or something. I’m sure it surprised some people because it was the fastest time they’ve seen up there at camp this year. I was psyched about it. I felt pretty good. I knew I could run a 4.3, but I thought it was mid-to-high 4.3. I just felt good that day.

“I think [the Virginia Tech coaches] knew who I was before that day, but I do think I surprised them. I think they knew I was fast, but not that fast. They probably thought I would run a 4.5 or something like that.”

A Virginia Tech fan growing up – he attended each of Virginia Tech’s home games last season – Peak didn’t need much time to accept Tech’s scholarship offer.

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