BREAKING NEWS

Phillip Sims, most everyone's top QB recruit from VA, made a verbal commitment to Alabama yesterday. The Virginian-Pilot has confirmed.

While I am a UA alumnus, this hurts- not because Sims made a pretty good decision (Alabama's QB situation in two years looks bleak right now), but because Sims basically ruled out VT from the get go. VT has to make a better effort at Oscar Smith, and get back on good terms with the coach there.

Phillip Sims

Here is an article from ESPN's JC Shurburtt on Phillip Sims. Good quotes from his coach. Enjoy, and here is a portion:

"(Sims) picks up concepts very quick," Morgan said. "He calls all of his own protections and changes plays at the line of scrimmage. He's got every one of his teammate's numbers in his cell phone and he's the guy calling them up and getting them together to work out and run through plays.

"I ask a lot of the kids, but I get them to buy into it by telling them that once they get this down, there aren't many teams that will be able to stop us. For a player like Phillip, it also gets them ready for any system they may be asked to run in college."

VT Recruits Attending the ESPN Under Armour Game

Here is a list of the recruits attending the ESPN Under Armour Game, and I've compiled a list of VT specific recruits:

Evan Hailes- DT, Oscar Smith
Phillip Sims- QB, Oscar Smith
Nick Dew- S, First Colonial
Justin Hunter- WR, Ocean Lakes

Phillip Sims

You can cross at least one ACC team off the list for Sims' services - Clemson. The combination of the depth chart, Tajh Boyd's committment, and the coaching staff's interest has led Sims to believe that they are just not that in to him.

I think that the best news for VT is that the top QB is really investigating the depth charts of the interested teams.