Virginia Tech will have to look elsewhere for a quarterback in the 2009 class. Chesapeake (VA) native Kevin Newsome , Tech’s top target at the quarterback position in 2009, announced Tuesday night that he will attend Penn State University, choosing the Nittany Lions over Boston College and Virginia Tech.

Newsome, who plans to enroll at Penn State next month, will be only one of two scholarship quarterbacks next season for the Big 10 program. Daryll Clark, who led the Nittany Lions to a Rose Bowl this season, will be a senior in 2009.

“What helped at Penn State was I would get a little more playing time a little bit earlier. Every quarterback wants to come in and be able to challenge for a spot. I want to learn from Daryll Clark a year, and by the time I’m a sophomore be ready to take control of the Penn State offense,” said the 6-3, 205-pound quarterback recruit.

Although he listed three finalists, Newsome’s decision very likely came down to just two schools – Penn State and Virginia Tech. The November 27th-29th official visit to Virginia Tech went extremely well according to sources, but Penn State received the final official visit on the weekend of December 5th-7th. The momentum shifted after that final visit, resulting in Tuesday night’s decision.

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