'09 VA LB Telvion Clark (Virginia Tech Verbal)

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'09 VA LB Telvion Clark



Outside linebacker
Norfolk (VA) Granby
Ht: 6-foot-1
Wt: 205 lbs
Forty: 4.62 secs
Bench max: 325 pounds
Bench reps: 22
Squat max: 520 pounds
Vertical: 37 inches
Shuttle: 3.7 secs
Class: 2009 (High School)

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Telvion says he is receiving heavy interest from a number of schools and favors Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Penn State and Virginia. PSU has an early lead but he admits it is very early in the process.

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2/18

From the VT site...visited UVA and VT back in November and will visit NC State and ND soon. VT and UVA are waiting on test scores before offering.

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4/11

Talks about his trip to Penn State. Says his currently leaders are Penn State & Virginia Tech. Says that tOSU has been in touch with him.

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4/22

Talks about his trip to Virginia Tech. Says VT & Penn State are his leaders.

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6/8

From the VT site...camped at VT and left with an offer. Talks about his interest in the Hokies and their style of defense. JMU, ODU and Marshall also offered after camp and WVU issued a verbal offer and wants him to come to their camp. Also wants to visit PSU and Illinois.

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LB puts Hokies on hold - Roanoke.com

The heat is on Telvion Clark this summer.

Virginia Tech wants the linebacker from Norfolk's Granby High School, but the Hokies want him now. Like, right now.

After loading up with recruits for the incoming class of 2008, Tech is now in the midst of a numbers crunch in recruiting for '09. The Hokies usually sign 20-25 prospects each February but this year signed 31.

That, and a lack of attrition from the current roster, have left the Hokies with only about a dozen scholarships to offer rising seniors.

Clark got one of those scarce offers last weekend at Tech's prospect camp. He ran a reported 4.47-second 40-yard dash -- impressive speed for a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker -- and was a top performer in drills.

"They really liked him," said Dave Hudak, who recently retired after 22 seasons as Granby's coach. "I've been saying for a while now that he's the best linebacker around. ... And for Tech to offer him with so few scholarships, obviously they see something.

"But now the pressure is really on."

Hudak said that in the days since the camp, the Hokies have been pushing for a commitment from Clark.

After a wave of other commitments to Tech -- four rising seniors in the last four days -- this recruiting class is already half full.

"It makes sense that they want to know something," Hudak said. "He really likes them. He's very, very excited about the offer. But he's already given his word to visit two other places."

Hudak said Clark will go ahead with previously scheduled trips to Penn State and West Virginia in the next two weeks.

"He's just keeping his word," Hudak said, "but hopefully, Tech won't be impatient. They're in great shape for him. Those other two schools would really have to wow him to change his mind."

Clark was an All-Eastern District selection and second-team All-Tidewater pick as a junior after posting 153 tackles and eight sacks for the Comets.

"He'd be a great fit in Blacksburg," Hudak said. "And I don't think Tech has anything to worry about letting him wait."

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6/20

Visited PSU this week and picked up an offer. Visiting UNC on Sunday and will decide next Monday.

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6/23

From BWI...talks about the PSU camp and earning an offer. Says he could be deciding very soon but yet denies a favorite.

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Granby LB will commit to Virginia Tech - Roanoke.com

The Hokies don't know it yet, but they've got a new linebacker. Granby High School's Telvion Clark, who will be a senior this fall, plans to call Virginia Tech assistant coach Curt Newsome Tuesday and give him the good news.

"I'm a Hokie," Clark said. "I'm a big fan of their defense. I like the hard hitting. I just fit perfectly in their scheme. I went up there and loved the campus, loved the coaches, and everything was perfect."

Clark impressed Tech's coaches when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds at a camp in Blacksburg earlier this month. That's top-notch speed for a guy who's 6-1, 210 pounds and also bench-presses 370 pounds.

Clark received a scholarship offer from the Hokies immediately following the camp, which impressed him since Tech only has roughly a dozen scholarships to give for the Class of 2009.

"There were hundreds of guys at that camp," Clark said, "and I think they only offered four or five scholarships. That made me feel like they really wanted me."

He nearly committed right away, but decided to take previously scheduled visits to Penn State – which also offered him during the trip – and North Carolina.

Clark, a second-team All-Tidewater selection who racked up 153 tackles and eight sacks as a junior, also had offers from Colorado, East Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

But Virginia Tech, in the end, felt more like home. Clark said the large number of Hampton Roads players already in Blacksburg helped. He's been working out in recent weeks with current Hokies Kam Chancellor and Prince Parker, who are home for their summer break.

"That played a huge part," Clark said. "You want to go somewhere to spend the next four years where you don't feel like a stranger."