Holland Fisher a highly recruited safety/line backer out of Clover Hill, and a teammate of Joel Caleb's, committed to Virginia Tech this evening. Holland held offers from a number of schools including Tennessee, Virginia, UNC, and NC State. Tim Harris another Virginia Tech target who was in attendance at Virginia Tech's junior day along with Holland Tweeted the following just before 9:00 PM Saturday evening.
Alex Gleitman of Eleven Warriors.com confirmed the commitment Harris was Tweeting about was Holland's to the Hokies.
Holland is Tech's first commitment of the 2013 cycle and he's ranked 72nd on the Rivals.com Rivals100. Welcome to HokieNation Holland!
Highlights are below, what do you guys think?
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nice
open field tackler, with speed and ball skills.
caleb .... not a qb.
Nice start
Looking forward to seeing this class develop - Fisher is an excellent way to kick this party off.
Let's find some OLs.
He's not necessarily at a position of need, but Fisher is arguably a bigger "get" than we had in the entire 2012 class. With him on board early, and hopefully Kendall Fuller, this could end up being an all-time great Hokie class despite fewer available scholarships.
so...
now that he is a VT commit does Mike Farrel drop him out of the Rivals 100 per his usual practice?
Just kidding. Sort of.
This is an awesome commitment to start the class with. Glad this guy is joining Hokie Nation
Nice
Pretty great grab. But I always get nervous when kids sign so early, before they can even go through the process.
fwiw
fisher was perceived to be a future hokie .. this came as no surprise and it's a great catch so early. i think that some of these kids would rather not deal with the crap of being recruited ..
Excellent points
especially
the higher rated recruits .. maybe some of these kids dig on the attention .. some types (like me) would want to wrap something like this up sooner than later so that they can move on with life .. it's a big decision but i couldn't imagine getting calls and visits for a year (or longer) until a decision is made .. and sometimes after unless you just shut them down .. kendall fuller for example, i'd get some visits in, make a spring game or so, get in a fall visit, narrow the list, and commit to virginia tech 30 minutes before kickoff of the clemson game :)
I'd want the attention
But that's just my ego talking.
Height, Size, Speed, Hands
6'2", 205lbs, and runs 4.5? Damn, and that's before he gets Gentified. Ok, he's got enough skills to play anywhere from backer to free safety to wide receiver. If he has coverage skills, hell, he could be corner. Very nice get early.
Coaches are telling him safety or Whip.
via Andy Bitter http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/holland-fisher-says-virginia-tech-everyt...
Sounds good
Including last years LB haul, VT has a lot of potential in the positions of Backer, Whip, and safety. The future looks good, much better than the current status, in which VT has no true Whip and a Backer that is average with no one pushing him. The competition for starting Whip and safety should be a good one to watch in 2-3 years.