Grant Holloway commits to UF

By: hokiefan89
on November 19, 2015, 8:29 PM | 14 comments

To run track, he had no football scholarship from them but can walk onto the football team. Another 757 miss. https://www.dawgnation.com/football/recruiting/breaking-virginia-speedst...

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Hokie Fireman's picture Hokie Fireman
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| 10 years 8 months #

Link? Rivals? 247 profile?

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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hokiefan89's picture hokiefan89
| 10 years 8 months # ^

I put the link up there now.

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VTJ12's picture VTJ12
| 10 years 8 months #

Shame. This guy is a pretty fantastic athlete. But I always thought his main interest was track and football was somewhat lukewarm with him. Maybe our new coach can convince him to flip? Or is he set on track for sure?

Hokie Fireman's picture Hokie Fireman
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| 10 years 8 months #

How is it a miss? He didn't sign on to any schools football team. Did VT track offer him? Were they even in the running? I seem to recall UF having a premiere track team.

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cds7c's picture cds7c | 10 years 8 months # ^

It's a miss because we wanted him to come here and play football and he now isn't.

nubinile's picture nubinile | 10 years 8 months # ^

If he breaks his shoulder and gives up football for track, is it still a miss?

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 10 years 8 months #

Let's see if that holds after our hire and if we still want him then.

Until then, it doesn't matter

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Bragghokie's picture Bragghokie
| 10 years 8 months #

But if his primary goal is track then are we that worried?

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DBU's picture DBU | 10 years 8 months #

I wanted him to run track at VT :(

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1985Hokie's picture 1985Hokie | 10 years 8 months #

He, if I'm not mistaken, can't be under scholarship for track and play football, even in the SEC

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DBU's picture DBU | 10 years 8 months # ^

Correct, if he makes the football team, he'd be counted against the 85 scholarship football limit, even if the track team was paying for his scholarship.

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HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 10 years 8 months #

So someone should ask DW4 to talk to him about football and track.

play.hokies's picture play.hokies | 10 years 8 months #

Obviously the kid can run and jump. If he's world class potential, he's might have a longer career and make more money as a track athlete. I'd choose Florida's weather for track and field over those long winters and wet, windy springs for my track career. But give me Virginia's wacky weather for football any day.

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