More than a month after leading Seventy-First (Fayetteville, N.C.) to a state championship victory, cornerback recruit James Hopper made an official visit to the school where he will spend the next four or five years of his life. The 5-10, 180-pound prospect made an official visit to Virginia Tech last weekend and enjoyed a preview of things to come.

“Everything went fine,” Hopper said of the official visit experience. “The coaches treated me right. The players treated me right. I basically knew everything about Virginia Tech before, but I wanted to see it for myself. I wanted to see the dorm rooms and get to know the coaches better. It was everything I expected.”

Hopper’s host was fellow Fayetteville native Lorenzo Williams, who shared his freshman experience.

“He said it was pretty fun,” Hopper said. “He told me about practice. He said everything was pretty fun. We just hung around the dorms and talked and laughed. We went out and had a good time.”

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