Christian Reeves spent some time together the final week of 2010, when they all were in Charleston, South Carolina, for the inaugural National Underclassmen Combine All-World Gridiron Classic. The event provided the Virginia Tech recruits a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage while also getting to know each other better before arriving in Blacksburg.

All five prospects suited up for the NUC squad, which fell to the World squad, 20-17.

“I’m really happy I went to that all-star game, being able to hang with Christian, James, Corey and Dewayne,” said the 6-2, 200-pound Cole, who starred at safety and wide receiver at Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia. “Getting to know them was nice. I hung with James and Christian a lot and we got comfortable with each other. We were joking around and things like that throughout the week. We have a great friendship already. Of course, they are all great athletes.”

Marshall, the star defensive end out of Dinwiddie (VA), received the NUC Defensive Player of the Year award and went on to make several tackles for loss in the game. Alford, also a defensive end, had three tackles and a sack. Farrow, a 6-0, 175-pound cornerback out of Minnetonka (MN), was named a captain for his performance in practice. And Cole and Reeves had good performances throughout the week as well.

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