Great read. I'll take VT's d any day, but this year looks extra promising.

Guys, I alluded to it in the INsider notes, but here's the full story and interview I did on Woodbridge (Va.) four-star DE Kyree Campbell. Again, he's coming for VT's spring game, but will be at UNC the next weekend. I think the Hokies are in his top five, but the Tar Heels I think are the clear favorite here. We'll see if his VT visit changes that at all.

Campbell on upcoming visits

So what the deal with him is he coming or prep

You guys already know that, because I reported it here March 30, but three-star VT commit Kareem Felder visited Ohio State today. Here's a photo from that:


4h4 hours ago
#VaTech commit.

Guys, after yesterday, assistant coach Stacy Searels looks like a genius for putting so much effort into landing Landon Dickerson. Here's my interview with him at the Rivals Camp. Absolutely great, down to earth kid.

Dickerson on VT visit, recruiting

Brewer goes 10-15 for 256 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Motley with the 60 yard TD pass and 50 yard TD run.
Peoples with a 60 yard TD run.

Guys, as mentioned in another thread, Merritt didn't make it to VT as he had loosely planned to, but the Hokies are still at least in contention here.

Merritt on VT, recruiting

Guys, I mentioned it on the INsider thread, but confirmed today that Archbishop Carroll (DC) four-star OL teammates Jauan Williams and Richard Merritt headed to VT after today's Rivals Camp and will be on campus tomorrow.

Guys, there's a good thread already started so check that one out, as well as my story that I've now posted and linked below. A few additional tidbits:

- It was interesting afterward, Loeffler talked a lot about how excited he was to have a second year with Brewer and how that's the reason he came to VT. He wants a place he can stay awhile and "build a room" with coaching guys more than one year.

- Loeffler talked a lot about the quarterback meeting room right now and how intense it is. He's expecting a lot from Brewer and Motley, basically trying to put as much mental pressure as possible on them to perform. Brewer echoed how intense it is and meticulous everything is right now.

- Brewer threw a pass to Ford that Ford took for a long touchdown. I saw a hand signal that Brewer made to Ford right before the play and asked Brewer about it afterward. He said that's something he's getting to do more and more and something Loeffler is encouraging.

- Torrian Gray was all over Adonis Alexander all day. From basic teaching to yelling at him after a play, Gray was really trying to get Alexander going. Foster is all about him and it's obvious he thinks he's going to be a star.

- Loeffler gushed about Eric Gallo afterward. Said he's probably already in the film room watching the film. He's going to start at center 100%, no doubt about it.

- Antone Exum, James Gayle, and Kyshoen Jarrett, among others were on the sidelines just hanging out most of the game.

Scrimmage Report

Guys, just concluded the Rivals Camp Series stop in Richmond a little while ago. I'll be adding more to this when I get to Charlotte in a bit for tomorrow's camp. But wanted to catch you all up on some important notes from today's camp:

*As we expected, we've confirmed a lot of names for the spring game. I've seen so many guys and done a ton of interviews (video coming), so I'll be getting more in depth on who's coming. But some guys right off the bat who will be in attendance are Ricky Slade, Donovan Williams, Jalen Elliott, Devon Hunter, Kyree Campbell, Eric Crosby, Eric Kumah, Jaquan Yulee, Thomas Jarrett Hopple, Myles Wolfolk, Victor Greene and Reggie Floyd.

**The four VT commits in attendance, Floyd, Wolfolk, Greene and Hopple, all looked very impressive. Not sure what Mike Farrell has as his overall list, but it wouldn't surprise me to see all three on the top performers list for the camp, especially the first two. I will say with Hopple, he's a very nice, but quiet kid. I did a video interview with him and he says about two words for each response. And he was hesitant to jump in for reps in the OL/DL one on ones. But for the four reps he got, he looked very impressive and held his ground very well.

***Josh Ball's father caught my attention right off the bat by wearing a VT hat. I really like the Hokies' chances here. He's visiting West Virginia for the spring game April 25, but will be back at VT very soon. Just visited South Carolina yesterday, but I think VT's odds have improved here. Went against Kyree Campbell a ton and won the majority of the reps. Very strong kid who has good hands, but still needs to get a little lower. WV might actually be the team to worry most about here. His dad was actually carrying a WV sling around as well.

****There weren't many good QBs at the camp, but of the kids there, Alex Faniel looks very impressive. Big kid with good feet and a big arm. I like Donovan Williams at Hylton (Va.) a lot too. Another svelte, well-built kid who has good feet and hands.

*****The next big prospect in the state of Virginia is only a 2019 kid, LB Tayvion "Tank" Land, who VT just offered last month. He already looks like a junior or senior in high school and moves very well.

******Greene worked out uring the day at linebacker. He's been recruited as an athlete and still doesn't know where he'll play with the Hokies. I told his dad that Victor looked good at linebacker and he told me, "You should call Bud Foster and tell him!"

*******Some unfortunate news with an area player, as Lord Botetourt (Va.) DB Bradley Lythgoe, who just got an Army offer earlier in the week, looks like he had a very serious injury. We'll see after an MRI, but trainers told me they think it could be a torn ACL. Never good.

********The two most impressive receivers, hands down, were Rivals250 WR Tino Ellis and three-star Grant Holloway. The latter especially made it look easy, crushing opposing DBs on nearly every rep in one-on-ones. He ran great routes and lept to make some impressive catches over DBs. The amazing part is that this was the first football work Holloway has done since the end of the football season in November, as he's been focused on track. As I've reported, he's trying out for the US Pan Am team coming up and is probably so good of a track athlete that he might never play a down of football.

*********With Ellis, he echoed an earlier report in the week by our friends at TerrapinSportsReport.com, that he's backed off of having a top two of VT and Maryland. I still think it's between those two and will come down to those two. But I think he's hoping to put less pressure on himself, by stepping back a little bit.

**********I really think VT also has an excellent shot at 2017 five-star ATH Devon Hunter. He got an invite to the Five-Star Challenge in June in Baltimore, but said he has a great relationship with assistant coach Bryan Stinespring and will likely visit for the spring game. Long way to go, but Hokies are in excellent shape.

**********I'll mention it on a separate thread, but two big-time OL who were at the camp today will be visiting VT tomorrow, Archbishop Carroll's (DC) Jauan Williams, No. 102 in Rivals250 and four-star Richard Merritt, who was the OL MVP today. This will be the first visit to VT for both.

**********The other kid who seems very excited about VT, in 2017, is DE Eric Crosby from Ocean Lakes (Va.). In the Rivals100 to watch for 2017, he and his teammate, Khalan Laborn, also in the Rivals100, visited VT two weeks ago for the coaches clinic with their coach, Chris Scott. Both will be back at the spring game in a few weeks and I'll see Laborn at the Charlotte camp tomorrow.

***********I hate to make predictions like this, but two of the leading candidates to commit to V next are three-star WR Eric Kumah and three-star DB Jalen Elliott, Both talked very highly of the Hokies and I think are big leans to both, based on how they're talking. You'll see video interviews coming on both.

Alright guys, I'm off to Charlotte for tomorrow's camp! TONS more coverage coming here that you won't find ANYWHERE else, as these camps are exclusive to Rivals.com.

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Guys, we just finished up a short while ago with the Charlotte stop of the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour. And while there weren't as many VT targets as in Richmond, there was still a lot to watch.

*First off, the talk of the camp was South Caldwell (NC) OL Landon Dickerson, who as we've been reporting for over a month now, is probably the top target on the board for VT in the 2016 class. He's been one of the top three OL targets for sure, along with Josh Ball and Thomas Jarrett Hopple, the latter who committed. Dickerson was by far the best OL on hand and received the OL MVP and an invite to the prestigious Rivals Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour, In June in Baltimore. Dickerson held his own all day, even against five-star DT Dexter Lawrence, which definitely pushed him over the top. Dickerson has unreal hands and feet and just has great build. If the Hokies can land him, he'll be the gem of this class.

**Dickerson told Mike Farrell that his top five are Virginia Tech, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida State, but that the Hokies and the Vols are his top two because of how hard they recruit him and how they treat him. He told me he loved his visit to VT yesterday for the scrimmage and that he now wants to decide possibly on Sept. 30, his birthday, if not before then. Dickerson hopes to see Tennessee, Alabama and Florida State next. Farrell told me that Dickerson might be the most impressive OL he's seen in the 2016 class and that's saying an awful lot. And right now, it looks like VT is the favorite here.

***I know Mallard Creek (NC) four-star DE Josh Brown visited VT last weekend, but I'm not sure how strong a chance the Hokies have right now. As soon as camp was over, Brown, who's been committed to Florida State, changed into Seminoles shirt and shorts and seemed to be pretty happy about his decision. He likes VT, but there's a good chance he stays put.

****For the second day in a row, four-star Lake Taylor (Va.) DB Wayne Davis participated in the Rivals Camp, after competing in Charlotte yesterday. Davis told me he rode to Richmond with his coach, drove back with him, got home around 6, slept for a few hours, got in the car around 2 and drove to Charlotte with his mom, Davis didn't look tired, but for the second day in a row, got beat more than not. He was also holding a lot, too. Looks very likely that Davis could get bumped down to three stars or just keep his four stars. As far as recruiting, VT is right there, but Ohio State, Georgia, Auburn and Wisconsin are all right there, too. I still think Davis has the build and ability to be a big time guy in college, but his rank could take a hit for now.

*****The other guy who was at his second camp is three-star Roswell (Ga.) LB Tyrone Hopper, who was also at the Atlanta camp a few weeks ago. But he was visiting family and asked to go again, so he did. Hopper sounds like Tennessee and VT are at the top, despite a new offer from Wisconsin. I do think the Vols have a slight edge here, but he has visited VT and says he'll visit again either for the spring game or later this summer. So I don't think Tennessee has much of a lead.

******I like RB Khalan Laborn, a 2017 kid from Ocean Lakes (Va.) a lot too. He had a great camp and won the RB MVP award. He and his 2017 teammate also in the Rivals100, ATH Eric Crosby, visited VT two weeks ago for the coaches clinic weekend. I saw Crosby yesterday, who was excited to return for the Hokies' spring game, but Laborn today was equally, if not more excited. Great looking kid who still has a long way to go, but VT in great shape early on.

*******I spoke with LB Jonathan Smith from Scotland County (NC), whose dad was teasing me about Smith being just two stars. That will change very quickly. Smith is a great looking LB, but one of those guys who doesn't do well in the camp setting. He's more of a run-stopper, so it's tough to get a gauge on his ability from camp. But I like how he looks. Smith had narrowed things down a bit, but over the past few weeks, has picked up a lot of interest, including a VT offer last week that caused him to re-look things. Smith said he visited VT Friday and was there yesterday for the scrimmage. He didn't mention VT much at first, but I think the Hokies have a shot here. This one will be tough to get, though, as he has a lot of interest. He'll be at Georgia Tech's spring game next weekend.

********One kid to really watch, TE Will Register, a 2017 kid from Chapin (SC). Great hands, great routes and has the makings of one of the top tight end targets for sure in the southeast, for the next class. He looks like he's just getting going.

*********I like four-star DE Nick Coe a lot. Very explosive kid with violent hands, who is a handful off the edge. He's also a state champion wrestler. But there's a reason why not many schools have offered like VT has. Grades aren't great, but he looks to be worth the chance. We'll see if he can get 'em up during his senior year.

**********A couple of guys who badly want VT offers, DB Simeon Gatling, WR Corey Sutton and LB Zach Welch. It's gonna be wait and see, though for all three. The guy who seems most likely of the three is Sutton, but VT wants to see what happens with the other WR targets on the board first.

TONS of video and photos coming as always! Glad to now be headed back home to the NRV, but a great weekend of watching football recruits.

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Any report? Who was there? Spill it please.
Was not on Periscope....


Any of Jason's Angels there?

Guys, I've made it to Charlotte, after a very long day of camp and driving. But excited for another big day and big camp tomorrow. Here's the list of VT guys who will be on hand, with guys from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and a few from Tennessee and Virginia:

DT Dexter Lawrence, Wake Forest (NC), five stars, No. 13 in Rivals100, No. 3 DT, No. 1 in NC -- Wiles
ATH Mecole Hardman, Elbert County (Ga.), four stars, No. 98 in Rivals100, No. 6 ATH, No. 11 in GA -- Gray
LB Julian Okwara, Ardrey Kell (NC), four stars, No. 179 in Rivals250, No. 16 OLB, No. 6 in NC -- Beamer
Safety Marlon Character, Grady (Ga.), four stars, No. 195 in Rivals250, No. 13 safety, No. 18 in GA -- Gray
RB Robert Washington, Southlake Christian Academy (NC), four stars, No. 15 RB, No. 12 in NC -- Beamer
DE Nick Coe, Asheboro (NC), four stars, No. 16 SDE, No. 13 in NC -- Wiles
DE Josh Brown, Mallard Creek (NC), four stars, No. 16 WDE, No. 14 in NC (FSU COMMIT) -- Beamer
OL Landon Dickerson, South Caldwell (NC), three stars, No. 16 OG, No. 15 in NC -- Searels
DE Zack Gilbert, South Mecklenburg (NC), three stars, No. 30 WDE, No. 25 in NC -- Beamer
TE Garrett Walston, New Hanover (NC), three stars, No. 23 TE, No. 27 in NC -- Wiles
LB Tyrone Hopper, Roswell (Ga.), three stars, No. 47 OLB, No. 53 in GA -- Gray
WR Corey Sutton, Hough (NC), three stars, No. 36 in NC (NO OFFER) -- Beamer
LB Jonathan Smith, Scotland County (NC), two stars, No. 46 in NC -- Wiles
CB Simeon Gatling, Dudley (NC), two stars, No. 47 in NC (NO OFFER) -- Wiles
OL Pete Leota, Asheville (NC), two stars, No. 49 in NC -- Searels
RB Khalan Laborn, Ocean Lakes (Va.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
CB LeAnthony Williams, Roswell (Ga.) (2017) -- Gray
LB Ellis Brooks, Benedictine (Va.) (2017) -- Beamer
CB Aapri Washington, Southlake Christian Academy (NC) (2017) (NO OFFER) -- Beamer
RB Devon Lawrence, Wake Forest (NC) (2018) (NO OFFER) -- Wiles

Do you think he will be considered for DE? He is certainly fast enough and has good size
This post was edited on 4/10 4:06 PM by nike32

From our buddy Woody Wommack on who stood out on Saturday, including three-star ATH Grant Holloway:

Camp breakdown

From Hokie Vision on today's practice:



A Look At Practice

Guys, as I've said before, this is a HUGE weekend for recruiting. Tomorrow, I'll be in Richmond for the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour Richmond stop there and on Sunday, I'll be in Charlotte for that Rivals camp. This is one of the biggest things that sets us apart from our competitors in that these camps are exclusive to Rivals.

Here's the list of guys to watch, as far as who VT is interested in, for Richmond tomorrow.

OL Jauan Williams, Archbishop Carroll (DC), four stars, No. 102 in Rivals250, No. 9 OT, No. 2 in DC -- Searels
WR Tino Ellis, Dematha (Md.), four stars, No. 139 in Rivals250, No. 5 in MD -- Burden
CB Patrice Rene, Episcopal (Va.), four stars, No. 160 in Rivals250, No. 14 CB, No. 4 in VA -- Gray
WR Trevon Diggs, Avalon (Md.), four stars, No. 194 in Rivals250, No. 39 WR, No. 6 in MD -- Burden
OL Richard Merritt, Archbishop Carroll (DC), four stars, No. 12 OG, No. 4 in DC -- Searels
CB Wayne Davis, Lake Taylor (Va.), four stars, No. 20 CB, No. 7 in VA -- Burden
OL Josh Ball, Stafford Senior (Va.) four stars, No. 24 OT, No. 9 in VA -- Searels
LB Jaquan Yulee, Indian River (Va.), four stars, No. 11 ILB, No. 8 in VA -- Stinespring
OLB, Aaron Hansford, St Johns College High (DC), three stars, No. 43 OLB, No. 7 in DC -- Burden
LB Keith Simms, Landon School (Md.), three stars, No. 21 OLB, No. 9 in MD -- Burden
ATH Steven Smothers, Franklin (Md.), four stars, No. 29 ATH, No. 10 in MD -- Burden
CB Myles Wolfolk, Wise (Md.), three stars, No. 38 CB. No. 16 in MD --- Gray --- VT COMMIT
DT Kyree Campbell, Woodbridge (Va.) three stars, No. 22 DT, No. 10 in VA -- Foster
OL JayJay McCargo, Bishop O'Connell (Va,), three stars, No. 30 OT, No. 12 in VA -- Gray
Safety JJ Givens, Atlee (Va.), three stars, No. 31 safety, No. 13 in VA -- Beamer
WR Phillip Patterson, Bayside (Va.), three stars, No. 79 WR, No. 14 in VA -- Burden
Safety Reggie Floyd, Stonewall Jackson (Va.), No. 28 RB, No. 17 in VA -- Gray -- VT COMMIT
LB Dedrion Bacote, Oscar Smith (Va.), three stars, No. 18 in VA (NO OFFER) -- Stinespring
LB Tavante Beckett, Indian River (Va.), three stars, No. 19 in VA (NO OFFER) -- Stinespring
WR Eric Kumah, Forest Park (Va.), three stars, No. 21 in VA -- Foster
DT Joe Goff, Episcopal (Va.), three stars, No. 22 in VA -- Gray
ATH Grant Holloway, Grassfield (Va.), three stars, No. 23 in VA -- Stinespring
ATH Jalen Elliott, LC Bird (Va.), three stars, No. 25 in VA -- Beamer
Safety Traveon Redd, Magna Vista (Va.), three stars, No. 27 in VA (NO OFFER) -- Brown
Safety Anthony Womack, Ocean Lakes (Va.), three stars, No. 28 in VA (NO OFFER)-- Burden
Safety Keyvone Bruton, Lake Taylor (Va.) three stars, No. 29 in VA -- Stinespring
ATH Jovonn Quillen, Hampton (Va.), three stars, No. 30 in VA -- Brown -- VT COMMIT
OL Thomas Jarrett Hopple, Nansemond River (Va.), No. 34 in VA -- Searels-- VT COMMIT
WR Trevion Armstrong, Trinity Episcopal (Va.) three stars, No. 35 in VA (NO OFFER)-- Beamer
OL Elijah Johnson, Dematha (Md.), two stars, No. 32 in MD (NO OFFER) -- Searels
DT Jamari Logan, Booker T Washington (Va.), No. 39 in VA -- Stinespring
ATH Victor Greene, Courtland (Va.), two stars -- Foster (VT COMMIT)
OL Zach Adams, Riverbend (Va.) (NO OFFER) -- Searels
DE Carlos Basham, Northside (Va.) (NO OFFER) -- Stinespring
ATH Bradley Lythgoe, Lord Botetourt (Va.) (NO OFFER) -- Stinespring
QB Shaolin McGuire, Magna Vista (Va.) (NO OFFER) -- Brown
ATH Devon Hunter, Indian River (Va.), five stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Stinespring
ATH Eric Crosby, Ocean Lakes (Va.) four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
QB Alex Faniel, Glen Allen (Va.) (2017) -- Loeffler/Beamer
ATH Tahj Capehart, Ocean Lakes (Va.) (2017) -- Burden
OL Darnell Ewell, Lake Taylor (Va.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
RB Anthony McFarland, Dematha (Md.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
LB Dylan Rivers, Sherando (Va.), (2017) -- Gray
RB Ricky Slade, Hylton (Va.), (2018) -- Foster
OLB Teradja Mitchell, Bayside (Va.) (2018) -- Burden
CB Tayvion Land, Ocean Lakes (Va.) (2019) -- Burden

This post was edited on 4/11 11:27 PM by Jason Stamm

Guys, one visitor confirmed, who will then be at the Rivals Camp in Charlotte on Sunday, South Caldwell (NC) three star OL Landon Dickerson.

Landon Dickerson profile

Thank you for winning another one for the ACC.

Guys, my VT staff sources have informed me that the Hokies are expecting a few visitors on campus today. They'll tour campus, facilities and hang out during practice today:

LB Jonathan Smith, Scotland County (NC), two stars, No. 46 in NC

Also, a couple of 2017 guys from Chancellor (Va.) who don't currently have any offers:
WR, EJ Jenkins
DE, Yetur Matos

And a sidebar, Smith will be at the Rivals Camp in Charlotte on Sunday, so I'll get a full look at him there.

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Guys, V did have one visitor on hand yesterday, in LC Bird (Va.) three-star ATH Jalen Elliott. But on his way home last night, he was offered by Georgia. Here's the story from our UGA site. I'll also be catching up with him to see how his VT visit was and I'll see him Saturday in Richmond for the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour.

Elliott on UGA

Great first article by our Kelly Porazzo, on the happenings this week with the offense. Thoughts?

Offensive changes

Well he might be a headache to defend in the future.

Guys, I spoke earlier with West Oaks Academy (Fla.) small forward De'Riante Jenkins, No. 121 in the latest Rivals150 for 2016, released yesterday.

Jenkins is a kid VT liked a lot last summer and offered at the end of the summer. But Jenkins was originally a 2015 guy a reclassified to the 2016 class. The Hokies have stayed in touch with his coach, but seem to have lost some interest, at least until they can see him again on the AAU circuit.

Jenkins said he hasn't talked to assistant coach Steve Roccaforte in a while, but that he's interested in VT. The school that's been on him most, though, is Clemson. Jenkins said he's visited there multiple times.

I talked to Jenkins because this is a kid VT has already been made aware of and will probably get on more as the summer progresses. He's one of those that a lot of schools are waiting to get a feel for, before offering.

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We have a construction project coming up in Fredericksburg and I'll be moving there. Would like to ask some questions of the premium board about the area and also let folks know we are looking for two assistant superintendents and possibly co-ops from your construction program at school.

I've been on the Auburn board since it started.