Jaylen Holmes (bottom center) visits Lake Taylor (Photo: Yale Eason/Lake Taylor) Lake Taylor’s football athletes get a workout from future NFL athlete Jalyn Holmes by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It’s good to see successful athletes give back to the community. Ohio State linebacker Jalyn Holmes is about to become an NFL athlete. The NFL Draft starts…
The last week has been busy for Ben Castellano by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There are two highly regarded tight ends for the Class of 2019 in the Commonwealth. Judging by offer count, Ben Castellano is grabbing more attention. Woodberry Forest tight end Kyle Bilodeau (JR TE 6-6 240) holds ten offers including Yale, Penn, Dartmouth,…
Greenbrier Christian (File photo: Sam Mizelle/recruit757) Seven schools will transition from traditional 11-man football this fall by Andy Hilton, recruit757 For some private schools, it’s been hard to field a full team that can play 11-man football. Only one school in the state (that we know of) has been playing 8-man football and that’s Southampton…
William and Mary Spring Game 2018 (Photo: Jim Agnew/W&M Athletics) Quarterback situation looks intriguing for W&M by Andy Hilton, recruit757 William and Mary celebrated the end of spring practice on Saturday with the Green and Gold game at Zable Stadium. Four quarterbacks shared reps on Saturday, with redshirt freshman Dean Rotger finishing as the leading…
NCAA limits college coaches’ involvement in unofficial visits early in a prospect’s HS career by Andy Hilton, recruit757 There’s been some confusion about a recruiting rule change that was announced by the NCAA earlier this week. There has been discussion among member institutions that recruiting for younger prospects has been exceptionally accelerated. In other words,…
Mount Vernon DB Skyler Davis (Photo: Mount Vernon Athletics) Skyler Davis adds an offer from the Hampton Pirates by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA Rising senior defensive back Skyler Davis has picked up his second college scholarship offer. The Hampton Pirates coaching staff covered the state this week, and Davis was one of a number of high-caliber…
Freedom HS Lineman Joshua Fuga (Freedom Hudl Photo) Freedom HS duo Josh Fuga and Tyquan Brown see their recruitment heat up by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA A visit to Towson University yielded offers for two rising seniors at Freedom High School in Woodbridge. The Towson Tigers are just up the road from suburban Washington D.C. Pass…
Another domino near the top of the 2019 class falls as Litchfield Ajavon commits by Andy Hilton, recruit757 After narrowing his offer list in December, Episcopal athlete Litchfield Ajavon (JR ATH 6-1 190) has honed in on a decision. recruitNoVA correspondent Jim McGrath reviewed his December announcement, and McGrath raved about Litchfield’s junior season. “As…
ECU lands a versatile athlete in Taylor Harris by Andy Hilton, recruitNoVA On Thursday, Taylor Harris became an early verbal commit for the East Carolina Pirates. “I’m Taylor Harris and I’m committed to East Carolina University,” said Harris in a two-minute video that was prepared for his official announcement on Twitter. The video shows highlights…
Sheridan Jones commits to Clemson Clemson gets a top Virginia prospect with a commitment from Sheridan Jones by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruitment of Sheridan Jones certainly accelerated over the past six months. After the 2017 football season, Jones decided to reclassify from the Class of 2020 to the class of 2019. He also transferred…
