Virginia Tech football has reached double-digit commits in its 2012 recruiting class. Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA) wide receiver/free safety Mario Nixon gave the Tech coaches the good news this afternoon, three weeks and a day after making an unofficial visit for the Spring Game.

“I called Coach Stinespring and told him. I was a little nervous. I called at 3 today,” Nixon said. “I pretty much told him two weeks ago I was real serious about it. I said I’d pray on it and talk to my folks. I talked to my folks. They asked if I was really sure this is what I wanted to do. I told them yes, I am sure I want to go to Virginia Tech. I went ahead and pulled the trigger.

“Coach Stinespring was really happy. He said he can’t wait for me to come up here and join the Virginia Tech family. He said he was so happy he was going to go for a run (laughs).”

That Spring Game visit proved to be a big factor for Nixon, who also had offers from Air Force, Navy, N.C. State, Vanderbilt and Virginia.

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