2009.07.01
Tech football commitment
Justin Taylor, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound defensive end from Norwood, N.C., has become the 11th football prospect to commit to Virginia Tech for 2010.
Taylor, from South Stanly High School, picked the Hokies over North Carolina State. Coach Luke Little said Taylor also had offers from Auburn, Arkansas, East Carolina, Duke, Virginia and South Carolina.
Taylor never played organized football until he was persuaded to join the team one week before the season started.
He had taken unofficial visits to Tech and State and was planning a return visit to Raleigh, N.C., before deciding his heart was set on Tech.
Taylor's home is roughly 50 miles east of Charlotte.
--DOUG DOUGHTY
Taylor has a 3.0 GPA. Was trying to find out more about him. I ran across this:
"Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Virginia offers two Independence juniors
If you’re thinking the Independence High pipeline of talent has to run dry at some point, think again. While the Patriots have a well-documented rising senior class led by often-offered quarterback Anthony Carrothers, more help is on the way.
Like rising juniors Adrian Gamble and Nyjee Fleming.
Both attended a University of Virginia camp over the weekend and both were offered scholarships on the spot. That happens to players with two prep seasons left, but not very often. The offer was the first for each player.
Gamble is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound wide receiver. He runs a blazing 4.43-second 40-yard dash and has a 33-inch vertical jump. And now he also has an offer from the Cavaliers, who have been following him since the ninth grade.
Fleming, who attended the camp with him, is a 5-10, 180-pound running back, and also has great speed (4.41).
Virginia liked what it saw, and made an early pitch to these two Patriots.
More are coming.
--Stan Olson"
Comment by Nelson — July 3, 2009 @ 10:19 pm