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UVA transfer - Andrew Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 8:53 am
by SumItUp
Andrew Cordasco
6' 5" 220 lbs Tight End
Jamestown (VA) High School via University of Virginia
UVa Profile
DailyPress.com wrote:Jamestown's Cordasco to leave U.Va. for football scholarship at Liberty
Former Jamestown High football star Andrew Cordasco is leaving the football program at the University of Virginia to accept a scholarship at Liberty University.
Cordasco, 6-foot-6, 250 pounds, redshirted at Virginia as a freshman this past season as preferred walk-on tight end. But the ranks at tight end are crowded at Virginia, so he said that when coaches suggested he give center or long-snapper a try, he asked if he could look at other schools.
Cordasco said that Liberty, which had offered him a scholarship while he was in high school, needed a tight end and offered again. He accepted and will look to break into the Flames' lineup this fall.
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Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 9:35 am
by Cider Jim
Cordasco, 6-foot-6, 250 pounds
Wow, those are Eric Green numbers.
Medic may soon be starting another man-crush, because we know how much he loves a TE.

Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 9:55 am
by BJWilliams
This certainly adds an interesting dynamic to the TE situation. Shaver was pretty much written into the starting TE spot coming out of spring practice. Id guess that he will be #2 on the depth chart at TE but I am sure he will get a chance to earn that #1 spot or at the very least see if he can be that second TE in two tight formations
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 11:44 am
by Jkill617
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 11:57 am
by NG33
BuryYourDuke wrote:Hopefully he can catch.
+1
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 12:13 pm
by BJWilliams
If he can catch that certainly will add an interesting dynamic to the passing game, although Shaver certainly can catch, he showed that the latter part of the year last year
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 12:32 pm
by Sly Fox
Welcome to the LU family, Andrew!
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 6:56 pm
by jenkins
dont know much about him but i like his size. I find this a bit interesting because UVA is crowded at TE this year but it's a little thin after this year. I think Tommy is pretty entrenched as the starter this year but this kid could be a solid backup and 3 year starter if he pans out. He would be another heck of a target for our QB's
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 10:17 pm
by uschen11
Eric Green type numbers....aren't Shaver and Wilkes bigger or as big as that. Shaver showed he can catch latter in the season....were you not at the JMU game, he was the whole passing game and it was early in the year. Some of these post are just odd sometimes.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 10:18 pm
by LUnpretty11
Last I heard Wilkes is ineligible for this season.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 11:53 pm
by NG33
uschen11 wrote:Eric Green type numbers....aren't Shaver and Wilkes bigger or as big as that. Shaver showed he can catch latter in the season....were you not at the JMU game, he was the whole passing game and it was early in the year. Some of these post are just odd sometimes.
Tommy had 8 catches for 104 yards for the entire season with more than his fair share of dropped passes. While yes he did have 3 catches for 57 against JMU, he dropped the game-tying touchdown. Let's not try to pretend he was setting the world on fire last season. Cordasco may or may not be better than Shaver. Time will tell. I just know that the more catching options for TE, the better.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 7:25 am
by Cider Jim
Based on his UVa profile, he sounds like a great fit for us in more ways than just football:
participated in a 10 day mission trip to Nicaragua ... volunteered for highway clean up ... volunteer leader of a middle school youth group
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 8:59 am
by BJWilliams
NG33 wrote:uschen11 wrote:Eric Green type numbers....aren't Shaver and Wilkes bigger or as big as that. Shaver showed he can catch latter in the season....were you not at the JMU game, he was the whole passing game and it was early in the year. Some of these post are just odd sometimes.
Tommy had 8 catches for 104 yards for the entire season with more than his fair share of dropped passes. While yes he did have 3 catches for 57 against JMU, he dropped the game-tying touchdown. Let's not try to pretend he was setting the world on fire last season. Cordasco may or may not be better than Shaver. Time will tell. I just know that the more catching options for TE, the better.
NG is right...he will come in and have a chance to unseat Tommy for the #1 TE position in a few weeks. Itll be interesting to see how good of a blocker he is as well.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 7:41 pm
by jenkins
Tommy dropped a few passes in the first 3 or 4 games, then had a great game at JMU. If your looking for huge receiving numbers from the TE's in our offense your barking up the wrong tree. Our receiving corp is so deep and there are so many Mike Brown designed runs and then plays thrown in for the regular running backs that TE is not going to have a ton of chances for balls. TE is key in the red zone when the other teams really key on Summers and Brown.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 8:07 pm
by uschen11
Ok, so he had 8 catches on the year and 3 at JMU early in the year. I think 3 is almost half of 8. SO, its not like he waited until the "latter" part of the year to become a viable reciever. We are talking about a redshirt freshman Walk On at UVA (not exactly a football power, but I know some of us act like we should beat the packers or its a bad season) coming in to "unseat" a senior starter who has been a huge part of the program in alot of areas. If he does then we are better but lets not get carried away.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 8:48 pm
by NG33
I don't really think anyone's getting carried away. We just got a transfer (albeit a redshirted walk-on) from UVA, and many are hoping he can contribute at some point in his LU career. Will he unseat Shaver? Most likely not. Could he be a viable option later on in his time at LU? Hopefully.
By the way welcome to flamefans uschen11! Always nice to have new people on the board.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 8:55 pm
by BJWilliams
i said he'll have a chance...he would be a longshot but Im sure he will get a chance.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 12th, 2011, 8:30 am
by jcmanson
So is uschen Shaver's girl? or maybe mom?
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 4:45 pm
by Obiwan
His name is Andrew Cordasco (not James). Perhaps one of the board administrators can correct the topic title.
Re: UVA transfer - James Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 5:00 pm
by Cider Jim
Paging Sly or Smoothy...
His high school is JAMEStown, but even the article says "Andrew."
Re: UVA transfer - Andrew Cordasco (TE)
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 6:08 pm
by Sly Fox
Fixed ... thanks for alerting me.