J.C. Price in his playing days at Virginia Tech (Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech Athletics) After a decade at Marshall, J.C. Price comes home to Blacksburg by Andy Hilton, recruit757 J.C. Price was an All-American offensive tackle in his 1995 senior year at Virginia Tech. He was a four-year starter on Virginia Tech’s 1995 Big…
It’s happening! College Football will be back on NextGen consoles. by Andy Hilton, recruit757 I’m just as big of an EA Sports NCAA Football fan as anyone out there. This is big news. We haven’t had a game in almost ten years. The 2014 version with former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson on the cover was…
Maury QB Eric Gibson (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) National Signing Day won’t be celebrated like usual by Andy Hilton, recruit757 A few years ago, the NCAA instituted the early signing period for football, allowing high school seniors an opportunity to sign their NLI in December. That took some of the shine off of the traditional National…
After decommitting from Navy late last year, Kemari Copeland goes with West Point by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Here in Hampton Roads, all branches of the armed forces are represented, but the Navy is most prominent. In the football recruiting game, the Naval Academy holds a lot of influence. In the case of Kellam’s Kemari Copeland…
Coach Chris Beatty (Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics) Chris Beatty fulfills a dream by reaching the NFL coaching ranks by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After a storied run at the high school level and over a decade in college coaching, Chris Beatty has reached the NFL. He’ll join the coaching staff for the Los Angeles Chargers.…
Virginia Tech (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Former Hokie lineman Darryl Tapp leaves the coaching staff by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Justin Fuente scored quite a coup with the arrival of former Hokie lineman and NFL veteran Darryl Tapp a little more than a year ago. Tapp came in with vast experience, name recognition and a connection to…
Maury P/K Luca Weber (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) It seems Luca Weber may be closing in on a decision by Andy Hilton, recruit757 With the traditional National Signing Day less than a week away, and the start of a spring football season later next month, it seems that Luca Weber (2021 P/K 6-1 180) may be…
Portsmouth Christian WR/DB Asaad Brown (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) The University of Virginia invests early in Asaad Brown by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This time last year, running back Assad Brown (2024 DB 6-0 175) was prepping to be a freshman sensation at Deep Creek High School. COVID changed those plans, and with the announcement that Portsmouth…
Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sam Mizelle/recruit757) Let’s look again at Leadership by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 Since I was a boy, I have loved reading biographies…. particularly of famous people. In my youth, it was guys like Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson. These days I am still reading about successful men— who…
Middle School 7v7 is on at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football in our public schools may still be up in the air, but 7-on-7 is on for middle school athletes in the region. Norfolk Indoor Sports puts their show on the road with a nine-week league at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.…
