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Let the Countdown Begin
Never fear, The Sabre has your football fix ready to roll in July. We'll have stories scouting the ACC, the top ACC players in each class, Virginia's schedule, what the Hoos can expect, and more Hoo news to boot. So get your summer vacation out of your system and then come back home with shoulder pads and helmets in tow. After all, the countdown can't reach zero fast enough!
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne At least one recruit from the 2006 class will not ever attend the University of Virginia. Gavin Smith, the 6-2, 270-pound defensive tackle prospect out of Wakefield High School in Raleigh (N.C.), was officially denied by Admissions earlier this week. He had an opportunity to head to Fork Union Military Academy but, for several reasons, does not want to go in that direction. Smith had known for at least a month that there was a chance he would have to attend Fork Union, so this week's news does not come as a complete surprise. Smith was "devastated" at not being able to get to Virginia according to his mother [DeAnn Smith], but wants to play Division 1 football this fall and is looking to head elsewhere. Smith, who had a qualifying SAT score, had a poor final semester in the classroom (mainly due to personal reasons) and this was presumably the main reason why he was denied admission.
Still no official word on Glassboro (N.J.) George Johnson, who is awaiting the results of his June SAT score. The Johnson's feel this is a SAT issue and, according to WINA's Jed Williams, they are somewhat confident that George will be admitted to UVa. We could know for sure by early next week.
UVa had its camp from last Saturday through Wednesday. From the camp, several new names emerged and one familiar name seems to be back on the staff's recruiting radar. Matoaca's Kris Burd turned in an excellent performance in the 7-on-7 competition as well as individual workouts and now seems to be back on the UVa staff's target list. The 6-1, 180-pound standout has an official offer from UVa as well as offers from Maryland and Richmond, but the staff had not been recruiting him heavily over the past month-and-a-half or so. UVa is high on Burd's list, although he wants to visit at least one other school (likely Maryland) before committing anywhere. Now, for the new. Halifax (South Boston, VA) wide receiver Patrick Terry was on the recruiting radar of college coaches before his performance at last Saturday's 7-on-7, but his name only recently got out in the public. The 6-0½, 182-pound standout boasts written offers from Duke and Maryland and offers are likely on the way from North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Terry, who could make a decision next month, is visiting Maryland, Virginia, and Virginia Tech in late June or early July. He has already been to Maryland and, of course, to UVa. As a junior last season, Terry racked up 46 catches for 829 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He earned first-team All-Western Valley District honors for his performance. A standout in track as well, Terry has run a 10.69 in the 100-meter dash. A few other players to watch in the coming months are Riverdale (GA) 6-2, 170-pound wide receiver Rashad Tukes and 6-0, 180-pound Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) standout cornerback/wide receiver Calvin Otis. Both players performed well this week.
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Thread of the Week
Subject: Any guesses on starters and our rotation next season?
Sean Singletary Jr. PG 5-11 I think I am safe in saying the only guarranteed starters are SS and JR. Here would be my prediction for the starting 5, but of course this is all speculation and will change once practices begin. Singletary, Reynolds, Harris, Tucker, Lars Key bench players (10 to 20 minutes per game): Cain, Tat, Joseph, Sorroye Secondary Bench players (5 to 10 minutes per game): Bannister, Diane, Pettinella, Meyinsee The hardest for me to judge would be who gets more playing time between Sorroye, Pettinella, Meyinsee. I think Lars and Cain get the most minutes down low, with whoever plays hardest on defense and rebounding getting the most time behind them. My guess is this will be Sorroye, but I dont know much about Petinella or Meyinsee. Perhaps they will be just as good on defense and the boards as Sorroye and have more offensive game thus more playing time? The other question will be with our building depth on the wing, how does playing time shake out betwee Diane and Joseph? It seems Harris and Tucker and Tat will get plenty of PT. Thoughts?
Subject: Re: Any guesses on starters and our rotation next season?
Subject: Early season = SS, JR, Diane, Cain, and Soroye.
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Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
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