Potomac Falls DB Jalen Coker (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Commitments start popping as the season nears; Jalen Coker goes for Holy Cross by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA There are quite a few new faces making their college commitments. On top of that, scholarship offers are coming in as one-day prospect camps have wrapped up and high school…
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ECU commit David Laney of Highland Springs (Twitter Photo) With his college commitment done, David Laney has another state championship on his mind by Byron Jones, recruit804 Highland Springs defensive back David Laney (2020 DB 6-1 175) wanted to enter his senior season focused on one thing… Winning another state championship. The coveted defensive back…
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Pheldarius Payne (Photo: NC State Athletics) Former Nansemond River lineman Pheldarius Payne took the hard road to the big time by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are multiple lessons to be learned from Pheldarius Payne. Payne played his high school ball at Nansemond River and graduated in 2017. He camped for us as a high school…
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HU QB Deondre Francois (Photo courtesy of Hampton Athletics) The Hampton Pirate roster is bolstered by the arrival of Deondre Francois by Andy Hilton, recruit757 All of a sudden, the Hampton Pirates football program has a new weapon. Practice opened for Hampton University today and Deondre Francois was in attendance, working out with the team.…
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Oscar Smith Coach Chris Scott and RB Romon Copeland (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Many high schools opened practice on Thursday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football season officially opened with the first day of VHSL sanctioned practice. Day one of practice means new arrivals and the establishment of expectations for the coming season. Granted, in this day…
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Virginia Tech Coach Bud Foster (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Virginia Tech coach Bud Foster will hang up his whistle by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech associate head coach/defensive coordinator Bud Foster and head coach Justin Fuente announced on Thursday that Foster plans to retire from coaching following the 2019 season. Foster will continue on in a…
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Oscar Smith head coach Chris Scott (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Oscar Smith coaches and athletes got together to close out July by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football coach Chris Scott has a history of giving back to the community. At Ocean Lakes, he ran a Dolphin Football Youth Camp. He did the same at Bishop Sullivan. Now…
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Booker T. Washington QB Larry Parker, Jr. (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Hastings College jumps in on dual threat QB Larry Parker, Jr. by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Albeit slow, the stock for BTW starting dual-threat quarterback Larry Parker, Jr. continues to rise. The Mighty Bookers product helped lead BTW to a 6-5 record last season that included…
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Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757 Once again, we’re telling you that you need to pursue offers not stars by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’ve said it before and we’ll demonstrate it to you again. Star ratings are simply overrated. They’re deceptive. They’re a tool to get college football fan bases arguing against each other. Saturdays Down South published…
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Dorian Finney-Smith holds his 4th annual Community Love Day in Portsmouth Dorian Finney-Smith (Antowyne Shaw Video Still) by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Former I.C. Norcom star Dorian Finney-Smith rose through the ranks. He left Portsmouth to play college ball at Virginia Tech before transferring to Florida. He was undrafted, but picked up by the Dallas Mavericks…
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