Everything you said is correct LB. There is little doubt that W&M strongly covers everything that he is looking for. The tough part is on an official visit things are ratcheted up and a lot of pressure is put on a kid to make a decision right now. Everybody loves you. Every girl flirts with you. Every coach is your best friend. You are a star here with a successful career no doubt. However, this is a one time deal and if you don't decide today we will be moving on. The seduction is tough to resist and tends to blur the big picture. That's why coaches try to get kids in just before signing day- pressure on both ends.

Mr. J., no doubt you are correct. Just hoping the kid keeps his head about him and sees our merits.

Twitter commitment from
Matt Whalen 6'2 230lb OLB/FB Purcellville, VA

Not sure, but probably a preferred walk on.

(12-19-2014 01:18 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:  Piecing tweets together, I believe the NC running back is Albert Funderburke. He too is 6' 205lbs and runs a 4.4. Offers from Duke, northwestern, & wake.

http://247sports.com/Player/Albert-Funderburke-35593

Our staff follows Juwan Funderburke. Could there be two Funderburkes from NC who have some relationship with W&M? Juwan just wrapped up official visits at Bluefield College and some other school. Weird.

(01-20-2015 09:19 PM)Tribal Wrote:  

(12-19-2014 01:18 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:  Piecing tweets together, I believe the NC running back is Albert Funderburke. He too is 6' 205lbs and runs a 4.4. Offers from Duke, northwestern, & wake.

http://247sports.com/Player/Albert-Funderburke-35593

Our staff follows Juwan Funderburke. Could there be two Funderburkes from NC who have some relationship with W&M? Juwan just wrapped up official visits at Bluefield College and some other school. Weird.

This article talks about two Funderburkes, in the same district and apparently unrelated.
https://allaroundsportsbuzz.wordpress.co...nderburke/

I pieced together the Albert info by seeing multiple tweets saying "Albert committed to play at william & mary". Scrolling through the tweets from those people it was obvious that they went to or cheered for Sun Valley HS in NC. Albert stars for sun valley. At about the same time coach Brady rang the bell for a NC RB.

Also, Richmond trinity LB Jake Freudenthal tweeted that W&M came by and saw him today. Notable because his profile claims that he is a wake forest commit. I wonder if they recruited over him and pulled his offer

It's a family affair. Brandon Britt's brother Brehon Britt just committed to the Tribe.

(01-21-2015 06:30 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:  It's a family affair. Brandon Britt's brother Brehon Britt just committed to the Tribe.

He looks exceptionally fast. Nice to pick up a HB, especially someone who knows W&M's expectations.

Brehon is a great catch. 3* on Rivals with multiple FCS offers and at least a Toledo offer. Good speed and durable at 5'11" and 195.

https://twitter.com/brehon_britt

Welcome Brehon!
Love keeping it in the family.

Full ride per Brandon's instagram.
Got to be a proud mother having both of your sons in the W&M fold.

Going on Brady's tweet, he's coming in at RB, not DB.

If he's got his brother's speed and acceleration he's a winner. Great catch for the Tribe.

(01-22-2015 07:23 AM)BigTribe Wrote:  If he's got his brother's speed and acceleration he's a winner. Great catch for the Tribe.

Looking at his highlights, I don't think speed will be an issue.

(01-13-2015 05:10 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:  Current Commits 1/22/15 (That I'm aware of)

1. QB Brandon Battle 6'3 180lbs Waldorf, MD

2. WR Chris Conlan 6'4 180lbs Leetsdale, PA

3. Tyler Klaus 6'5 220 lbs Haddonfield, NJ

4. OL Graydon Campbell 6'3 270lbs Alexandria, VA

5. OL Nick Whimmer 6'2 275lbs Lexington, NC

6. OL Jack Cornett 6'3 280lbs Richmond, VA

7. OL Mark Williamson 6'4 305lbs Stanardsville, VA

8. ILB Nate Atkins 6'2 225lbs (ILB ) Roanoke, VA

9. OLB Joe Suarez 6'2 210lbs (OLB ) Miami, FL

10. S Corey Parker 5'11 185lbs Haymarket, VA

11. S Miles Hayes 6'3 195lbs Cincinnati, OH

12. ?? RB Albert Funderburke 6'0 205lbs Monroe, NC ??

13. ?? New Jersey ??

14. ?? New Jersey ??

15. WR/FS Grant Waxter 6'2 185lbs Frederick, MD

16. LB Matt Whalen 6'2 230 lbs Purcellville, VA

17. RB/CB Brehon Britt 5'11 195lbs Chesapeake, VA

Can we bump the list to the top?

Last year we had 25 freshmen (including walk ons).

So I would guess we will add another 5-8 (mostly walk ons).

Kithcart may be the last scholarship available.

Offense
Updated 01/22/15

QB
Brandon Battle 6'3 180 lbs Waldorf, MD (W&M Commit)

Austin King 6'3 (Pro-Style) Alpharetta, GA
Jordan Williams 6'0 Memphis, TN
Blake LaRussa 6'0 VA Beach, VA
Ryan Adzima 6'4 Wallington, NJ
Andre Brown 6'1 Decatur, GA
Gabe French 6'3 DuBois, PA
Justin Cogar 6'4 Clear Fork, WV
Austin Rice 6'0 Sevierville, TN

Chris Chugunov 6'2 Skillman, NJ (committed to West Virginia)

WR
Chris Conlan 6'4 180 lbs Leetsdale, PA (W&M Commit)
Grant Waxter 6'2 185 lbs Frederick, MD (W&M Commit)

Trevion Armstrong 6'5 Chesterfield, VA
Kyle Horton 5'9 Charlotte, NC
Nick Gray 6'2 Morganza, MD
Dylan Mellor 5'11 Purcellville, VA
DJ Haskins 6'3 Bergenfield, NJ
Alex Toplyn 6'3 Haddonfield, NJ
John Lager 6'5 St. Louis Park, MN

RB
Brehon Britt 5'11 195 lbs Chesapeake, VA (W&M Commit)
Albert Funderburke 6'0 205 lbs Monroe, NC (?? W&M Commit ??)

Jaylyn Gill 5'8 Lynchburg, VA
Marcus Marshall 5'9 Raleigh, NC

TE
Tyler Klaus 6'5 220 lbs Haddonfield, NJ (W&M Commit)


Jake Bargas 6'4 Boca Raton, FL (Committed to Wake Forest)

O-Line
Graydon Campbell 6'3 270 lbs Alexandria, VA (W&M Commit)
Nick Whimmer 6'2 275 lbs Lexington, NC (W&M Commit)
Jack Cornett 6'3 280 lbs Richmond, VA (W&M Commit)
Mark Williamson 6'4 305 lbs Stanardsville, VA (W&M Commit)

Randy Robinson 6'1 Hampton, GA
Tyler Hudanick 6'5 Harmony, PA
Alex Locklear 6'5 Huntington, WV

Tanner Kern 6'4 Middletown, CT (Committed to Lafayette)

Athlete
Rashad Robinson 6'0 Richmond, VA


Specialists
Kris Hooper 5'11 175 lbs Orange, VA (W&M Commit)

________________________________

Defense

LB
Nate Atkins 6'2 225 lbs (ILB ) Roanoke, VA (W&M Commit)
Joe Suarez 6'2 210 lbs (OLB ) Miami, FL (W&M Commit)
Matt Whalen 6'2 230 lbs (OLB ) Purcellville, VA (W&M Commit)
Griffin Davis 6'1 225lbs (ILB ) Charlottesville, VA (W&M Commit)

Trevor Darby 6'3 ( OLB ) Cornelius, NC
Drew Wiley 6'2 ( ILB ) Pennington, NJ
Josh Weisberg 6'2 ( ILB ) Alpharetta, GA
Taji Lowe 6'2 ( ILB ) Phillipsburg, NJ
Peter Delatour 6'0 ( ILB ) Miami, FL
Phil Sampson 6'2 (OLB ) Franklinville, NJ
Nick Miller 5'10 (ILB ) Olney, MD

Sage Lewis 6'1 ( ILB ) Miami, FL (Committed to Marshall)

CB
Mike DeMonte 6'2 195lbs Red Banks, NJ (W&M Commit)


Devin Franklin 6'0 Midlothian, VA
Allan Koikoi 6'0 Brooklandville, MD

Aaquil Annoor 5'11 Brentwood, TN (Committed to Furman)

D-Line
Elijah Alford 6'3 VA Beach, VA
Devin Hannon 6'4 Belle Vernon, PA
Morgan Wilson 6'4 Charlottesville, VA

Dorian Kithcart 6'0 Norcross, GA (Committed to Mercer)

FS/SS
Corey Parker 5'11 185 lbs Haymarket, VA (W&M Commit)
Miles Hayes 6'3 195 lbs Cincinnati, OH (W&M Commit)

Johnny Petrishen 6'1 Pittsburgh, PA
Mason Gray 6'0 Washington, DC

Jordan Fisher 6'2 Leesburg, VA (Committed to Toledo)
James Gibson III 6'2 Chantilly, VA (Committed to Army)

Current Commits 1/22/15 (That I'm aware of)

1) Brandon Battle
Pro-Style QB
6'3 185 lbs Waldorf, MD

2) Chris Conlan
Wide Receiver
6'4 180 lbs Leetsdale, PA

3) Tyler Klaus
Tight End
6'5 230 lbs Haddonfield, NJ

4) Graydon Campbell
Offensive Line
6'3 270 lbs Alexandria, VA

5) Nick Whimmer
Offensive Line
6'2 275 lbs Lexington, NC

6) Jack Cornett
Offensive Line
6'3 280 lbs Richmond, VA

7) Mark Williamson
Offensive Line
6'4 305 lbs Stanardsville, VA

8) Nate Atkins
Inside Linebacker
6'2 225 lbs Roanoke, VA

9) Joe Suarez
Outside Linebacker
6'2 210 lbs Miami, FL

10) Corey Parker
Safety
5'11 185 lbs Haymarket, VA

11) Miles Hayes
Safety
6'3 195 lbs Cincinnati, OH

12) Albert Funderburke
Runningback
6'0 205 lbs Monroe, NC

13) ?? New Jersey ??

14) ?? New Jersey ??

15) Grant Waxter
Wide Receiver / Safety
6'2 185 lbs Frederick, MD

16) Matt Whalen
Linebacker
6'2 230 lbs Purcellville, VA

17) Brehon Britt
Runningback / Cornerback
5'11 195 lbs Chesapeake, VA

18) Griffin Davis
Linebacker
6'1 225 lbs Charlottesville, VA

19) Kris Hooper
Kicker
5'11 175 lbs Orange, VA

20) Mike DeMonte
Cornerback / Safety
6'2 195 lbs Red Banks, NJ

21) Riley Wilson
Quarterback
6'5 195 lbs Arlington, VA

(12-24-2014 03:14 PM)Tribal Wrote:  In a matter of just minutes, nearly the entire football staff followed Griffin Davis, all-state MLB out of Monticello HS in Charlottesville. 6'1 225

Griffin is on his way to W'burg for an official visit. JMU recently invited him as a preferred walk-on.

Actually, it looks like multiple kids will take their officials visits this weekend. 100% chance they'll be at the basketball game.

Add Mark Williamson to the list of recruits visiting tomorrow.

6'4, 305 OT
Standardsville, VA

The BB game and atmosphere at the Kap today shouldn't hurt our recruiting efforts for the potential FB players there today at all.