by Andy Hilton, recruit757 One of my favorite sayings is offers beget offers. That is, once you earn a scholarship offer, it’s a whole lot easier to earn more once college coaches know you’re being pursued. It’s a competitive business. College coaches make their own assessments and make their own decisions, but typically an offer…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 York High School and Bailey Field in Yorktown is the venue for the 5th Annual Battlefield Shootout, to be played this Saturday. 16 teams are entered into the the tournament field that represents some of the best squads in the Bay Rivers District, the Peninsula District, Richmond and beyond. All teams…
Coach Lew Johnston has a blog of his own called “Coaching the little things” that you can check out. It’s a great resource for information, plus Lew is an expert in coaching the classic “Wing T” offense. Thanks to Lew for his contributions to recruit757.com, the coaches corner, and to the community! – AH…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Ocean Lakes quarterback Tyler DeSue is a name that is very familiar in the recruiting circles. He picked up an offer from the University of Virginia in the eighth grade and has seen interest from nearly every school on the East in the meantime. This past Friday, West Virginia entered the…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 College recruiting at Landstown continues to heat up. Since the Eagles had their college day in early May, several players have received college offers. Julian Freeze (JR DE/OLB 6-2 190) has now leaped from three offers to five since Thursday. Elon and East Carolina offered after the college day and James…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 This appears to be a recurring theme for the Phantoms over the course of the last four weeks. May started with DeShawn Pope, Jr. grabbing his offer compliments of Kentucky Christian University. That was followed by Pope Jr. soon after picking up his second offer via Delaware State. This set the…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Keontae Jenkins is a name you’re going to hear a lot of in the coming years. For now, he’s known as the younger brother of Levonta Taylor. Soon enough, he will make his own name. He came out to the recruit757 College Prospect Assessment Camp and excelled. The Class of 2020…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On a team that’s demonstrating increasing numbers of explosive athletes and college prospects, Knowledge Wallace fits right in. Wallace is a bit smaller at 5-9 and 140 pounds, but he’s no less athletic. College coaches are going to be critical of his size, but he’s not fazed by that. Wallace is…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan defensive back Sheridan Jones has seen his stock skyrocket in recent weeks. After picking up his first offer from Florida last week, Jones added another SEC offer from the University of Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday. They came to our pro day at Bishop Sullivan a couple weeks back and…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Not every athlete wants the same thing out of the college experience. Did you know you could study the oceans, ships, related business, science and technology plus play college football at the same time? Now your academics still have to be strong, but you can study in Marine Trades at SUNY…