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Football: Western Branch QB transferring to Hargrave Military | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
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Western Branch will be without its star quarterback this fall, as Kevin Newsome plans to play his senior season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham.
His father, Kevin Sr., confirmed the move this afternoon, saying his son wanted to "continue to improve at quarterback so he'll be in a better position to step in and help somebody as soon as possible when he gets to college."
Newsome, rated the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com, has committed to play his college ball at Michigan. Over the past two seasons, Newsome threw for 2,156 yards, rushed for 798 and piled up 39 total touchdowns for the Bruins.
Also an elite track athlete, Newsome (6-3, 217 pounds) has a rare blend of size, speed and power.
"If he keeps developing, with the physical make-up he has, it wouldn't surprise me to see him be one of the top-10 picks in the NFL draft someday," Hargrave coach Robert Prunty said. "He has a Lebron James-type body for football. We are very excited to have him. Ecstatic."
Newsome will play on the post-graduate team, where almost all of the other players will have finished high school and are using Hargrave as a prep year before heading to top college destinations.
"You've got to be very good to play for me as a high school kid," Prunty said. "He realizes he has a lot of talent, and he wants to focus on that. It's a move that will make him better."
Newsome's switch from Western Branch to Hargrave, though, might not be his last move. Former Bruins coach Lew Johnston, a close family friend of the Newsomes, said colleges have continued to recruit the talented quarterback even after his Michigan commitment.
Virginia Tech, a team Newsome grew up rooting for, is among those suitors.
"I thought when he picked Michigan, he jumped the gun a little bit, and I was disappointed," Johnston said. "I told him that."
Johnston is not a big fan of Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez, who told Newsome he was "their guy" and then continued to recruit several other top quarterbacks. Michigan received a second QB commitment just days after Newsome's pledge.
"We're very close, and I've told him I'd like to see him stay closer to home," Johnston said. "I'm not going to push it, but there's something about playing in your home state."
Johnston said Newsome was enamored of former Tech quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers, now with the Minnesota Vikings, and likely would've chosen the Hokies if Rogers were still in Blacksburg.
But Tech is trying to convince Newsome to get to know current quarterbacks coach Mike O'Cain. The Hokies' Hampton Roads recruiting ace, assistant Curt Newsome, has stayed in steady contact with the family.
"All they're asking is please don't discount us," Johnston said. "Just give us a chance and give Coach O'Cain a chance. I think they've at least got his attention, and a willingness to continue pursuing that."
Newsome, Johnston said, might attend a one-day recruiting camp in Blacksburg in July. Neither Newsome nor his father wanted to comment on any potential re-opening of his recruitment.
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Newsome, the four-star quarterback from Chesapeake (Va.) Western Branch who is committed to Michigan, had struggled for one reason or another at several events this spring and summer. Even as recently as the EA Sports Elite 11 regional camp in early June, Newsome wasn't displaying the skills that made him one of the nation's best quarterback prospects.
But that Newsome wasn't the same guy who was on field at the All-Star Sports Complex this weekend. The Newsome on display at the Football University Top Gun Showcase Camp was confident, sure of his throws and accurate.
Instead of overthrowing or bouncing passes, he was making the right reads on progressions and nailing wide-open receiver after wide-open receiver. This was the quarterback who got college coaches and recruiting fans drooling.
"I've been throwing every day," said Newsome, who is one of the most physically impressive players in the nation at 6 feet 3 and 220 pounds. "I just decided to do it and stop complaining about the time I didn't have because of track. I just decided to start working harder to make up for the time I didn't have with track."
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Some still question where he will be achieving in college. Newsome has been the focus of widespread speculation that he's going to end up somewhere other than Michigan. After not wanting to talk about recruiting on Saturday and Sunday, he opened up a little bit on Monday.
"I'm committed to Michigan," Newsome said. "Me and Bryce McNeal were going around bragging how we're going to beat Randall Carroll, who's going to USC, Cierre Wood, who's going to Notre Dame. We were bragging about things like that."
Newsome said he really hit it off with McNeal.
"It was great to be around a guy that's going to be a future teammate hopefully," he said. "He's a great guy. Bryce is a good, good guy. He's one of my boys now. We're going to really stay in touch."
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08-19-2008, 01:49 PM
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By Lichtenfels...back on the market, with UM, PSU and VT (among others) in pursuit.
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From the VT site...talks about visiting VT last weekend...talks about the Tyrod Taylor situation and getting to know Logan Thomas. Plans to visit Penn State, Boston College and UCLA.
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BN$-- Are Bucks Part Of The Kevin Newsome Mix?
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Kevin's dad says his son is considering Penn State, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Tennessee, Illinois, UCLA, Louisville and Ohio State. Michigan is out of the picture and he definitely wants to visit tOSU. |
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10-21-2008, 09:49 AM
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From BWI...talks about his visit to PSU...meeting some of the PSU verbals and going to the locker room. Has official visits planned to Boston College, Virginia Tech and Penn State. Also considering Tennessee.
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BN$-- Newsome Narrows Field To Four
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Kevin is down to Boston College, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Penn State. He will take his official visit to Columbus this weekend. |
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Rivals$-- Newsome has a great trip to Virginia Tech
Kevin raves about his VT visit but says he will visit PSU next weekend and tOSU on the 12th before making any decisions. |
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