Reports: N.C. linebacker Jamieon Moss switches commitment from East Carolina to Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech got a commitment for its 2013 class Friday night, adding linebacker Jamieon Moss from Elizabeth City, N.C., according to both HokieHaven.com and VTScoop.com.
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The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Moss originally committed to East Carolina in February but kept his options open. The Hokies offered in April and got his verbal commitment Friday night.
Moss, who also had an offer from Wake Forest, is ranked as a three-star recruit by both 247 Sports and Rivals. 247 Sports lists him as the No. 35 player in North Carolina.
As a junior at Northeastern High, Moss had 107 tackles, eight TFLs and three sacks, earning all-conference honors.
He is the 12th commitment for the Hokies’ 2013 class and the second from North Carolina, joining quarterback/athlete Carlis Parker of Statesville. Commitments are non-binding until players fax in their letters of intent in February.
Defensive line coach Charley Wiles was Moss’ primary recruiter.
Here’s Moss’ highlight video:
Here’s a full list of the Hokies’ 2013 commitments:
- Charles Clark, DB, 5-11, 180, Suffolk (King’s Fork)
- Holland Fisher, DB, 6-2, 205, Midlothian (Manchester)
- Bucky Hodges, QB, 6-5, 225, Virginia Beach (Salem)
- Cequan Jefferson, ATH, 5-11, 167, Richmond (Henrico)
- Jamieon Moss, LB, 6-1, 210, Elizabeth City, N.C. (Northeastern)
- Andrew Motu’apuaka, LB, 6-0, 210, Virginia Beach (Salem)
- Deon Newsome, ATH, 5-11, 170, Hampton (Hampton)
- Parker Osterloh, OL, 6-7, 268, Williamsburg (Warhill)
- Carlis Parker, QB/ATH, 6-4, 187, Statesville, N.C. (Statesville)
- Braxton Pfaff, OL, 6-5, 290, Lynchburg (Liberty Christian)
- David Prince, ATH, 6-0, 175, Roanoke (Patrick Henry)
- Anthony Shegog, DB, 6-2, 195, Stafford (North Stafford)
June 16, 2012 - 12:11 AM
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Great- we get some 3 star recruit that had verbally committed to ECU yet Clemson announces the No. 1 prospect in the Country is headed their way. I’m sure the Clemson beat writer AB just interviewed is getting a chuckle out of this one.
Embarrassing.
You know beat writers don’t cheer for the teams they cover, right?
I can’t imagine what is embarrassing about picking up a 3 star recruit.
Would you prefer he stayed with ECU? Do you feel embarrassed about all our recruits because they aren’t the number 1 rated player in the nation?
Last I heard it takes 11 people on the field at any one time. With 4 seasons of eligibility not all of them could be the #1 player in a single year. Do you really believe winning teams are one recruit and 80 walk-ons? Really?
Techerman – you are way too easily embarrassed.
I am also sure that all of our recruits are feelin’ your love. Way to support your team.
Maybe they’re not supposed to cheer for the teams they cover, but they do. Beat writers also make observations about how guys on the team they cover “light up” another team. (ie Greg Wallace’s comment on how Dwayne Allen lit up VT in both games last year). After one teams writer interviews another’s and asks him why his team seems to have the other teams number, and a day later the big headline is about Tech picking up a 3 star recruit a day after you report Clemson getting a commit from the no 1 prospect in the country, you don’t think Wallace allowed himself a little laugh?
I enjoy your work, AB, but the timing of your articles (I understand you are just reporting news events) just underscores Clemson’s recruiting advantage over the Hokies in recent years. Do we really have to look very far to find the answer as to why they dominated us last year when the reality is they have better talent at this point in time?
Z, I hope the context helps.
Go hokies! NC in the bag!
Three of Allen’s eight touchdowns last year came against the Hokies. So yes, that is lighting a team up.
And no, I can tell you beat writers don’t care how well another team recruits. We’re not invested in things like that. It’s the difference between covering a team and being a fan of it.
Oh I think Clemson’s writer is definitely pro-Clemson after the way he drew attention away from their year-long struggles on D and pointed to the WVU game as the only embarrassment. Of everyone only the VT offense could not do squat against them. Doesn’t take a genius to figure out how they did it
Here’s an interesting interview with recruiting analyst Tom Lemming that sheds a lot of light on recruiting ratings, star rankings and how much they mean at this point in the year… from what I can gather, not much.
http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news/When-do-recruiting-ratings-become-releva?blockID=721516&feedID=629
I remember a time when Beamer said he did not like to take players who change committments, but now anything is OK as long as we win, I guess the pressure is on to win big .
No Techerman, your context does not help. It only makes it worse. You are actually embarrassed about an event that is good for us because Clemson’s beat writer is laughing. Really?
I wrote yesterday that his comment is fuel for our fire.
Techerman, we landed KJ when he was #1 in the nation. That meant exactly what to us? Yes, he was good. No, he was not the best ever. Get over this recruiting ranking business. While it has some meaning it certainly isn’t science. 5 stars is not a guarantee of greatness.
You’re right Zman, I can see trying to put it into context for you didn’t help.
Let’s try it like this:
Clemson gets verbal from #1 prospect in the country on Friday
VT beat writer interviews Clemson’s BW on same day-asks him why he thinks Clem dominated us twice in same yr
On Sat we headline the pickup of a 3 star recruit who switched his commit from ECU to VT
It’s the irony of the timing of these events, not whether or not a recruit pans out or not.
Look, recruiting ranking are merely a way for scouts and coach to evaluate talents based on observations of player’s skills and talents. Some 5 stars recruits turns out to be a great catch, like Tyrod Taylor and Brandon Flowers were, and there are others 5 stars who flops like a bad egg.
Really, Tech’s success is not based on how well they recruit, but on how well they maximize the potentials of players, be it they are 1-, 2-, or 3-stars recruits.
We can all bemoan that Clemson is reeling in 4- and 5-stars recruits all we want, Tech have built their reputation and success on maximizing the talents they bring to Blacksburg.
Oh, come on Andy, you (as in beat writers) may not outwardly root for the teams you cover, but inwardly, you know you all do so. You want them to win so that you can get sent to conference championship games, cool bowl games in nice locations – all on the employer dime. Also, if you cover a winner, you get more exposure, and you can move up to bigger and better. If you don’t secretly pull for that team you are covering, you must not like the job very much.
I root for my story, to be dramatic, well-written and filed in time for deadline. Other than that, there’s no rooting interest.
I like the trips, but it’s not a reason to root for a team you cover.
As for exposure, that’s nonsense. The more a team wins, the more national media start to come around to write stuff that you’ve already written (and people fawn over it). It’s harder to get good material, which I don’t like.