A Sea Of Red

Kudos to the VMI SIDs for adding video highlights of each recruit:

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Among the Lynchburg area signees:

Rajah Jenkins - RB/DB, 5-8, 165 4.5, Staunton, VA / Robert E. Lee H.S.
Major: Engineering

* Three year letter winner in football, baseball & track at Fishburne Military Academy from 2005-2007
* Three year starter at running back, defensive back and return specialist at Fishburne from 2004-2006
* All-Conference Baseball player at Fishburne Military from 2004-2007
* All-Conference Track athlete at Fishburne Military (10.8 100 meter, 21’7” Long Jump and 44’1” Triple Jump)
* Honor Roll Student at Fishburne from 2005-2007 and a member of the Honor Guard from 2004-2006
* Winner of the Fishburne Military School Top Cadet Physical Challenge Award in 2006-2007
* National Jr. Honor Society Inductee in 2006
* Letter winner in football, baseball and track at Robert E. Lee High School in
* Staunton, VA in 2007-2008
* Started at Running Back and Defensive Back at R.E. Lee in 2007
* Had 130 carries for 1313 yards and 23 touchdowns while averaging 10.1 yards/carry as a senior at R.E. Lee
* Also had 60 solo tackles and 3 interceptions and 1 defensive TD as a DB
* Earned First Team All District, All Region and honorable Mention All State in 2007
* Chose VMI over The Citadel
* Son of Roger Jenkins and Lashuan Jones-Jenkins
* Sister Angela is in her 2nd year at West Point and other sister Alisha is in her first year at Virginia Military Institute and both are track athletes
* Coached by Alec Dunn at Fishburne and Davis Tibbs at R.E. Lee

Trae Watkins - DB, 5-11, 180, 4.5, Lynchburg, VA / Virginia Episcopal School
Major: Undecided

* Led Team to VISAA Championship game as a senior
* Three Year All-VISAA Running back
* Two year selection as All-VISAA Defensive Back 1st team
* Two year selection to the Lynchburg News & Advance All-Area 1st Team as Defensive Back
* Virginia Episcopal School Most Valuable Player as Junior and Senior
* Son of Angela Garland and James Watkins, Grandmother Dorothy Megginson, Sister Shae Watkins
* Coached by Bruce Stell

Zach Webb - A-Back, 5-9, 175, 4.5, Bedford, VA / Fork Union Military Academy /
Liberty H.S.
Major: Undecided

* Posted 586 rushing yards in a 2-game stretch as a junior
* Was second Team All District Running Back
* Averaged 119 Yards rushing Per Game as a senior (6 Games)
* Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Chryssikow
* Coached by VMI Alumnus John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy and Chris Watts at Liberty HS

From the Roanoke fishwrap ...

VMI has big signing day

By Katrina Waugh
981-3127

Seven months before the opening snap of the 2008 football season, VMI has already pulled off an upset.

The Keydets lost their head coach to warmer waters just two weeks ago, and still managed to draw their largest signing day class of recruits in recent memory.

Nineteen players, including Zach Webb of Bedford, signed letters-of-intent to come to VMI in the fall, the school announced Wednesday.

"What a great recruiting job," said director of athletics Donny White. "I don't know when we've ever had so many recruits on signing day."

There have been larger classes at VMI, but not on the first day.

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very nice, and a good job by the staff to hold the class together despite jim reid leaving for the NFL.

Frankly it didn't appear to hurt them at all.

With the letters signed, it gives the school more time to hire Reid's replacement. They've already pushed back Spring ball.