NFL Combine athlete UVA Safety Quin Blanding (Photo: UVA Athletics) Our latest crop of athletes made waves at the NFL Combine by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year’s draft class from the Commonwealth of Virginia is certainly among the best yet. This past weekend’s NFL Combine (Friday-Monday) was a proving ground for athletes aspiring to play…
Jamaar Hawkins (L) and VUL Head Coach Bobby Rome (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) Bobby Rome has a flair for big thinking. Lynchburg isn’t the start of it. by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Hampton University was in a bind when the MEAC made it clear that no MEAC teams should schedule HU for football this fall. The Pirates’…
Photo: Andy Hilton/ultimaterecruit.com Coach Lew Johnston addresses setting standards in your program with a little baseball analogy 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…
Colonial Forge ATH Josh Sarratt (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Colonial Forge athlete Josh Sarratt is seeing interest increase by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA As an observer, I can say that it’s about time. Josh Sarratt has been electric on both sides of the ball at Colonial Forge for three seasons now. Forge reached the VHSL Class 6…
Clash of the Titans Early Bird ends Friday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year’s Clash of the Titans should be our biggest yet. We want high school football athletes from around the state to compete. We’ll find out who’s the best at each position, in each region, and who’s best overall. Additionally, we’re crowning the…
2017 brought an undefeated championship season to Tom Verbanic and Flint Hill by Jim McGrath, recruitNoVA When Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic was winning state championships as the coach at Westfield High School, his combined teams (Varsity, JV, and freshman) routinely topped 200 players. That tended to be one of the benefits to come from…
Clash of the Titans Early Bird ends Friday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year’s Clash of the Titans should be our biggest yet. We want high school football athletes from around the state to compete. We’ll find out who’s the best at each position, in each region, and who’s best overall. Additionally, we’re crowning the…
Registration is now open for the Clash of the Titans by Andy Hilton, recruit757 This year’s Clash of the Titans should be our biggest yet. We want high school football athletes from around the state to compete. We’ll find out who’s the best at each position, in each region, and who’s best overall. Additionally, we’re…
Todd Covington All-Star Kicking in Arizona (Photo: Shauntae Covington) NCS Super Camp: Todd Covington Kicking places winners in practically every age group by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Originally, the headline was going to be about Grassfield kicker Amanda Shepps, who is the first female kicker to qualify for the NCS Super Camp. The NCS Super Camp…
Grassfield (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Grassfield HS Assistant Anthony Smith is leading young men to value character by Jim McGrath, UltimateRecruit “Who is the President of (the University of) Alabama?,” asked Grassfield High assistant football coach Anthony Smith to a group of 30 or so in attendance at his character education seminar at last weekend’s Nike…