Augie Conte had never played organized football before the late summer/fall of 2008, when he suited up for the Central Virginia Disciples, a football program for home-school students.  He played two seasons for the Disciples before moving on to Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, a private school in Powhatan, Virginia.  He started at offensive tackle for two years and defensive tackle his senior season (though he saw significant time on the D-line as well in 2010), helping the Knights to back-to-back VISAA Division 4 state championships.

Conte enjoyed a very successful summer last year, earning scholarship offers from Maryland, Old Dominion, Virginia and Virginia Tech.  He verbally committed to Tech last summer and will sign a letter of intent with the Hokies on February 1.  Barring a change, he will enroll in Fork Union Military Academy’s postgraduate program next fall and enroll at Virginia Tech in January of 2013.

Picking Virginia Tech

Conte’s college decision came down to Virginia and Virginia Tech.  He admits he had “grown up around” UVa, but in the end he chose to spend his college career in Blacksburg.

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