Norfolk State (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Norfolk State will not play spring football by Andy Hilton, recruit757 On Monday afternoon, Norfolk State University President Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston announced that the school is foregoing the 2021 spring football season. The school did not play a 2020 football season and instead went along with a plan by the…
Byron Jones (L) and Rockbridge County lineman David Allio (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) VMI lands commitment from David Allio by Byron Jones, recruit804 Rockridge County’s David Allio (2021 OL 6-5 280) was determined to play Division I football at any cost. He had attracted some decent interest from some programs after a solid junior season in…
Spring 7v7 has expanded to include JV Teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Football in our public schools is starting to round into form but in some cities, only varsity teams are going to be allowed to play full-contact football this spring. In order to serve local JV squads and Middle School programs, Norfolk Indoor Sports…
Shamus Jones and family (Photo: Byron Jones/recruit804) Thomas Dale Signing Day sees two lock in by Byron Jones, recruit804 Shamus Jones (2021 DB/WR 6-2 190) and Greg Mitchell (2021 OL 6-1 260) made their commitments official Wednesday afternoon in front of a small crowd in the auditorium of Thomas Dale High School. Jones signed with…
National Signing Day (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) National Signing Day allows up to update our list of 2021 Signees by Andy Hilton, recruit757 2021 brought us a relatively quiet National Signing Day in the Commonwealth. Most celebrations were either postponed or they were held quietly with few people in attendance. Of course, we had a few…
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…
Kameron Olds selects Virginia Tech (Photo: Byron Jones/recruit804) Last minute opportunity sends Kameron Olds to Blacksburg by Byron Jones, recruit804 Midlothian’s Kameron Olds (2021 LB/DE 6-4 230) announced his final four on January 20. UVA, Florida State, Western Kentucky, and Norfolk State were the finalists hoping to land his commitment. However, three days before he…
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…
Tampa Bay lineman Josh Wells (Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Former Hanover star eyes Super Bowl title by Byron Jones, recruit804 Hanover County native Josh Wells fell in love with the game of football at a young age with the hopes of someday playing in the NFL and winning a Super Bowl. This…
