The University of Virginia became the sixth school to officially offer Fork Union Military Academy prep standout Russell Bodine, who met with Cavaliers head coach Al Groh earlier this evening. Duke, Marshall, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wake Forest have also offered Bodine, who commented on the offer he picked up just hours ago.

“I definitely like UVa,” said Bodine, who met with Groh for about an hour today. “I wouldn’t say I’m a lifetime UVa fan. I live in Scottsville, which is only 20 minutes away, but I didn’t grow up a huge Virginia fan. I’m not a huge Virginia Tech fan, either. I’ll definitely consider the Virginia offer just like I will consider any offer anywhere.”

Alongside fellow teammates Jacob Ruby and Mark Shuman, Bodine attended Virginia’s spring practice last Friday. The visit provided the Fork Union star an opportunity to better get to know the Virginia coaching staff.

“It was real nice,” Bodine said of last Friday’s visit. “All of the coaches that I talked to seemed cool. I hadn’t really talked to the coaching staff much before then. Coach Borbely seemed like a real nice guy. The intensity of the practice was real nice. It seemed like all the players were having fun while getting stuff done at the same time.”

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