[bigsmooth]

hey everyone. as signing day nears i would like to direct recruiting talk to this thread. please feel free to post anything on future flames, recruiting targets and any general recruiting information.

[Sly Fox]

Other than the LB we received a commitment from NC named T

Winton-Salem Journal Story on his Commitment

Here's what El Scorcho posted for us on the old board:

More info:



Terry Adams Stats:

Height - 5-11
Weight - 216
40-yard Dash - 4.84
20-yard Shuttle - 4.43
Vertical Jump - 24.00
Bench Maximum - 365
GPA - 2.300

Rivals.com and Scout.com have also turned up that he had offers from Va. Tech, Florida State, UNC, NCSU, TN, Marshall and of course UVa.

His coach posted briefly about him on AGS and talked about delivering some highlights of him online. But he hasn't followed up yet.

[Stevev]

That is a pretty impressive list of colleges offering this guy scholarships. Is he that good? Might be able to start right away. The article says that he weighs 235 but the stats below the photo show 215.

[Chris Lang]

Stevie Ray Lloyd is official. He signed the papers today. Story in Wednesday's fishwrap.

[flameshaw]

Chris, as always thanks for you interest and updates.

[Sly Fox]

Thanks for the heads up, Chris.

flameshaw -- You need to get registered. We ned your insight and perspective around here.

[PAmedic]

http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Sate ... 8769382851

Lloyd to transfer from Tech to LU

By Chris Lang
Lynchburg News & Advance
January 18, 2006

Former Jefferson Forest High School football standout Stevie Ray Lloyd announced Tuesday that he is transferring to Liberty University after three years at Virginia Tech, giving Danny Rocco his second marquee transfer since taking over as the Flames' head coach.
Two weeks ago, former LCA star and Pittsburgh Panther Rashad Jennings transferred into the program.

"I think with coach Rocco here, he's going to turn the program around," Lloyd said. "My goal is to just help my teammates win a Big South championship."

Lloyd, a 5-foot-11, 234-pound linebacker, played in all 12 of Virginia Tech's games as a redshirt freshman, but knee and shoulder injuries set him back this past season. He played in just four games and made one special teams tackle.

The News & Advance's defensive player of the year in 2002, Lloyd was recruited by Rocco at Virginia but chose to go to Blacksburg instead.

Rocco made enough of an impression on Lloyd during the recruiting process that Liberty became an attractive option once he decided to leave Tech.

Lloyd wanted more playing time and realized he was going to struggle to find it at Tech. The Hokies are strong at linebacker with Xavier Adibi and Vince Hall returning. Also, Aaron Rouse could move to whip linebacker because Tech is so deep at strong safety.

"I loved it at Virginia Tech," Lloyd said. "I loved my coaches, friends and teammates. I'm glad they gave me an opportunity to play special teams.

"I basically came back here because I wanted to play linebacker. I like coach Rocco a lot. I like his coaching style. I'm excited to be a Flame now."

Rocco wants to install a 3-4 defense at LU, a change from the 4-3 the Flames played under former coach Ken Karcher.

Liberty returns key contributors at linebacker in senior Manny Rojas, junior Brandon Duke and sophomore Nick Hursky. Also, Winston-Salem, N.C., high-school signee Terry Adams will vie for time at the position.

"I was going against Division I guys every day in practice," Lloyd said. "My speed and strength is definitely going to help me."

During his final season at Jefferson Forest, Lloyd posted 165 tackles and nine sacks, recovered seven fumbles and intercepted two passes. He was named to the all-Seminole District, all-Region III and all-Group AA teams.

[BJWilliams]

A bit off topic but its interesting that Coach Rocco is going with the 3-4 for next year

Also, With the kind of talent that Tidewater has to offer, especially in teh public school ranks, hopefully Coach Rocco tries to tap taht for some future talent

[TallyW]

These sure are great times at LU. I'm so pumped about next year's team already. It's looking like a great year ahead!

[thesportscritic]

it looks like things are starting to fall in place. I can't wait to see the team play in the fall. I hope we can turn the tide this season.

[givemethemic]

Coach is in the middle of hitting Florida hard, he will be back in town on Friday. I will be talking to him once he gets back in town and get the latest update and that will be on this week in Flames athletics which returns this Saturday morning as well. I will be talking with both Rashad and Stevie Ray in the next few days and will look to have those interviews available on line very soon. And the best news of all is that there is another 1-A prospect on the way and it is what everyone wants an Offensive Linemen and he comes from East Carolina. More to come tomorrow.... This is going to be a great year.

[Sly Fox]

Very nice nuggets ... my curiosity is definitely piqued.

[beigledog]

2.3 GPA in high school? We'll see how long he stays academically elegible!!

[givemethemic]

Stevie Ray if that is who you are talking about having a 2.3 GPA, will be just fine with grades... he will have pretty good accountablity if it becomes a problem. He never had a problem at Virginia Tech so I see no problems at Liberty.

[guest forever]

"2.3 GPA in high school? We'll see how long he stays academically elegible!!"



The word is "eligible" not "elegible".

[krh44]

35 - Stevie Ray Lloyd
Position: Linebacker
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 234 lbs.
High School: Jefferson Forest
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.


A tough young player who came to Tech as a walk-on ... A regular on the kickoff coverage last season ... Impressed the coaches with his work ethic ... Has made strides in the strength and conditioning program ... Second on the team in special teams tackles, including a team-high nine on kickoff coverage ... Missed the spring after having arthroscopic surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee ... Has some ground to make up but will be in the mix for the backup duties at mike linebacker if he can return to form ...
2004: Played in 13 games, recording 11 tackles ... Played 57 snaps on special teams and 12 on defense in the regular season ... Was in for four kickoff coverages, recording a solo tackle, against USC ... Had a career-high four tackles against Florida A&M ... Played six plays on special teams at Georgia Tech ... Had a solo tackle on kickoff coverage against both Maryland and Virginia ... Posted a 340-pound bench press, a 575-pound squat, a 304-pound power clean and a 321-pound push jerk in spring testing ...

2003: Worked at the mike linebacker position while redshirting during the fall ... Registered a 530-pound back squat during spring testing that ranked second-best among the inside linebackers ... Moved to the backer position during the spring ... Contributed four tackles during the Hokies' third spring scrimmage ... Added a tackle in the 2004 spring game ...

High School: Played linebacker and fullback for Coach Terry Smith at Jefferson Forest ... Was all-area, all-district, all-region and all-state as a linebacker his senior season ... Named the Seminole District Defensive Player of the Year ... Also named defensive player of the year by The Lynchburg News & Advance ... Won the Iron Man Award at Jefferson Forest ... Posted 165 tackles, nine sacks, seven fumble recoveries and two interceptions during his final season ... Had 22 tackles, two fumble recoveries and an interception for a touchdown in a game his senior year ... Was in on 159 tackles as a junior and went on to a school-record 477 career tackles ... Was the defensive MVP for the West team in the 2003 state high school all-star game ... Also competed in track and baseball ...

Personal: Stephen Ray Lloyd ... Born 4/9/85 in Lynchburg, VA ... Son of Steve and Kathy Lloyd ... Majoring in sociology.

[BJWilliams]

We have threads for 4 more verbal commits: Spencer Landis, Israel Machovec and Wesley Cheek from GA and local boy Chris Rocco from LCA

[Chris Lang]

Another commit I found while snooping around Scout.com tonight:

Andrew Trowbridge, 6-0, 216 ILB from Warner Christian H.S. in Port Orange, Fla.

Here's his rivals bio:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/vi ... _key=29428

And a story from Daytona on his commit:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJ ... 011806.htm

[Stevev]

Looks like another potentially great linebacker if he fully recovers from the knee injury. Rated about equal to Terry Adams.

[PAmedic]

and a nice spin on the fact that although we went 1-10, we lost 5 games by less than a TD.

[ccujacket]

Came across this:

OL Chandler Rearden (6-3 250) of Greenwood has committed to Liberty. He also drew interest from Appalachian State, Georgia Southern and The Citadel.

- PalmettoSports.com

[Sly Fox]

Thanks, jacket. I hadn't seen that one.

[Chris Lang]

Two more local recruits sign with Liberty. Will update at 11:30.

[Sly Fox]

The odds of WSET actually checking this board are practically zero. But I understand.

[Chris Lang]

Well, they aren't going to check now, even if on the off chance that they do.

Amherst quarterback/linebacker Pierre Tinsley (6-2, 216) has committed. He was the Region III offensive player of the year last year.

William Campbell quarterback/defensive back Danny Broggin (6-0, 185) also signed. He led the Generals to the Group A, Division 1 state title. Great athlete. I've seen him play four or five times and he can fit in well at DB or could give some depth at quarterback. That way, Rocco could move over to safety full time.