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…
North Stafford lineman C.J. Van Buren (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Recruiting continues to roll in Northern Virginia by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA As spring football is becoming more of a reality for teams across Virginia, the search for quality athletes has also picked up steam. This week, several Northern Virginia footballers made their collegiate intentions known and…
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…
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…
Loudoun County QB Gavin Pitts (Photo: Michael Ferrara/BURG Sports Network) Gavin Pitts Commits to Virginia Tech by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA On Saturday, Loudoun County High School senior quarterback Gavin Pitts (2021 QB 6-3 195) made a life-changing decision to take his talents to Blacksburg to play for Virginia Tech. Gavin has sort of blown up…
Stone Bridge ATH Najee Richards (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruitNoVA) Najee Richards Commits to West Virginia State by Marc Goldstein, recruitNoVA Stone Bridge High School senior Najee Richards has to West Virginia State University. Najee plays running back, wide receiver, and defensive back. He excels at all three positions, made clear by his commitment. Richards had a…
South County Head Coach Gerry Pannoni (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruitNoVA) Former South County head football coach Gerry Pannoni has been named national COY by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For South County Football, a 2019 VHSL Class 6 State Championship win was a first. Nevermind that we haven’t seen high school football since that cold day in December.…
