Oscar Smith High School Coach Rich Morgan
“Anytime there’s change, whether you agree with the change or not, change brings a certain amount of excitement and newness to it all. So Mike comes in, he’s got a good reputation from where he is before. He comes in, and you offer a couple kids, and now state coaches start to turn around and say, ‘Hey, we’re gonna be able to get some of these kids into school here,’ and then Mike’s kind of taking advantage of the fact that he’s the new guy and can generate some excitement. That’s good and that’s the way it should be. ...
Jim Cavanaugh and Curt [Newsome], (the primary Virginia Tech recruiters in the Tidewater region) I’ve known them for five, six, seven years also. Curt was recruiting this school when he was a JMU guy, so I’ve known them both for a long time. They’ve always done right by me. I’ve never had a problem with any of them. They’re always up front with me, letting me know what’s going on. ...
But Virginia, they've definitely got momentum. Whatever the record is, I don’t even really know, but when I saw them play USC, they had as many athletes on the field as USC did. Right there told me they’ve got some players. Now if they continue and get some more, they’re gonna make a splash. If you capitalize on that with another good recruiting class or two, then I think you really start to build some momentum. Kids are interested in U-Va., they’re talking about it now."
