Florida QB’s Commitment Wraps Up Big Day for VT

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Today has turned into a banner day for Virginia Tech’s football program, which has added a third top rising senior prospect to its 2010 football recruiting class. Moreover, head coach Frank Beamer and company have scored a second top quarterback recruit after securing a commitment from Ricardo Young.

Atlantic (Delray Beach, FL) quarterback Mark Leal became the latest rising senior to pledge to Virginia Tech, doing so earlier this evening. He becomes the seventh prospect to commit to Tech’s 2010 class.

“Earlier today, I talked to my head coach and we were talking about the situation,” Leal said. “Then, I talked to my parents. I felt this was a good time to commit. I just had a feeling. I called Coach Wiles earlier and let him know I was verbally committing. He was really excited. He said he was really happy that I was committing.”

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