Hokies offer 8th grader Tyreke Johnson

Link to his 247 profile here

I feel conflicted by this. On one hand, I understand the need to demonstrate interest to a recruit as early as possible. At the same time, I feel kids should be kids and making scholarship offers to a 13-year-old demonstrates desperation.

This kid has to be pretty special from a maturity standpoint as well. If a program of Virginia Tech's caliber is offering him, there will be several others that follow. Does Tyreke Johnson have the maturity to keep grinding every day and stay humble even though he's receiving this type of attention? Will we have an egomanic by the time he enrolls at VT? Are these fair expectations for someone who was born in the year 2000 (yeah, I beat that made you feel old)?

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