Today at the Peninsula All-Star camp at Christopher Newport University, Hampton signal caller, and honor-student David Watford become the 20th high school football player to commit to UVA for the 2011 season. Watford chose the Hoos over in-state nemesis Virginia Tech, and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Watford, who is former UVA star Marques Hagans’ cousin, is the 12th in-state football player to commit to new coach Mike London’s Hoos. Many folks around the state, including me, thought that the Hampton Crabber quarterback would follow former Crabber, and current Hokie starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor to Blacksburg.
David is the first Hampton High player to join the Hoos since Hagans signed in 2001. Both Hagans and Tyrod Taylor were on hand for the announcement Saturday.
February 2, 2011 is the first day that kids can actually sign their letter of intent to play college football at a Division-I school, and at this time their commitment is just really their word. But, since all of these 20 commits have yet to play their senior season in high school, I expect there to be some attrition from this current list of commits.
A lot can happen between now and the National Signing Day.
The dual-threat quarterback is 6-2, 180 pounds and currently has a 3.8 GPA at Hampton.
Go Hoos and welcome aboard David. Beat the Hokies!