Kentucky Commit Dee Fullwood Gets Another Look at the Hokies

2015 defensive end / tackle Dee Fullwood may be verbally committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, but that didn't stop him from taking an extra trip to Blacksburg last weekend.

The senior from Olney, Maryland's Good Counsel High School spurned the Hokies for Mark Stoops and company back in June, but he still wanted to stop by to see Lane Stadium one more time on Saturday.

"The last time I got to see a game was last year for Maryland," Fullwood said. "It's just such a good atmosphere. Even though they lost, I still had a good time. It was good to see the defense in action again."

He was especially watching Bud Foster's unit to envision how he might fit in someday.

"It's all about looking at the defense to see how they played, see how I could fit," Fullwood said. "And they definitely played well."

Fullwood maintains that his commitment to Kentucky is firm, but the allure of checking out the campus while he still can and catching up with some old friends was too much for him to pass up.

"I was just trying to get back down there, get another experience on a visit there while I could," Fullwood said. "I got to come down, stay with Melvin (Keihn), an old friend of mine."

Fullwood's ties to Tech are strong. Not only does he go back with Keihn, a Baltimore product, but he also shares an alma mater with Kendall Fuller.

"It was really good to catch up with them, both Melvin and Kendall, I got to catch up with them, and they seem like they're both doing well," he said.

He's also kept in close contact with the coaches, even though he's already picked another school.

"In a way, it's kind of easier," Fullwood said. "The school's close enough for driving distance. So I've definitely stayed in contact with them."

Wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead was Fullwood's primary recruiter when the Hokies were still neck and neck with the Wildcats, and that bond hasn't diminished over time.

"The Hokies were one of the first teams to start recruiting me when I started playing high school football," Fullwood said. "So I still talk to Coach Moorehead pretty frequently."

Fullwood says he doesn't have any other visits planned at this point, unofficial or otherwise, but he certainly made it clear that he has positive feelings for the Hokies, even if his commitment currently lies elsewhere.

"I have nothing planned right now, it's just, whatever happens, happens," Fullwood said.