Ryan Nolan
Offensive Line, Class of 2022
Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake, VA
6-4, 310

At this point in the year, Deep Creek (Va.) 2022 three-star offensive lineman Ryan Nolan thought he’d be a few games into his junior season. He thought he’d have plenty of highlight film to send to college coaches in the hopes of getting scholarship offers.

But with the decision last month by the Virginia High School League to postpone all fall sports until the spring, Nolan said he’s just grateful to get some work in. Classes resumed this week for Nolan, and on Tuesday his high school team held its first full practice since the COVID-19 pandemic. The offers have still come in, but the on-field delays have delayed any movement on the recruiting front, too.

“I’m just staying in shape, working out by myself, my trainers, different coaches,” he said. “It’s tough to keep motivated throughout all this. It’s just hard to get used to, slowly but surely.”

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