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08-23-2007, 01:43 PM
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'08 VA RB Kevin Whaley (Minnesota Signee)
'08 VA RB Kevin Whaley
Running back
Virginia Beach (VA) Salem
Ht: 5-foot-9
Wt: 166 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Class: 2008 (High School)
Kevin Whaley's record-setting road
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Lengthy profile. Key blurb -
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Whaley, also a defensive back, has scholarship offers from Maryland, Michigan State, Virginia and Virginia Tech, but he didn’t spend the summer touring the combine circuit like many top recruits.
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10-05-2007, 10:06 AM
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Rivals.com Football Recruiting - From the Road: Moving up the rankings?
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Clearly the star of the game was three-star running back Kevin Whaley. South Hampton Roads all-time leading rusher and scorer added to his totals rushing 14 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Whether it was outside or inside, Whaley ran with power and purpose. He didn't dance around one bit, instead just hitting the hole immediately, bowling players over in front of him. Whaley didn't just use his strength though as his speed and vision were also on display particularly when he broke open a 42-yarder late in the third quarter and dodged a couple players during cutbacks.
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12-12-2007, 07:09 PM
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Football recruiting: Whaley, Dunn, Davis among undecided | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
12/9/07
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“I’m still kind of open,” said Whaley, whose offers include Connecticut, Penn State, Maryland and Marshall.
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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12-13-2007, 06:00 PM
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Repeat All-Tidewater Player of the Year mulling college choice | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
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“I’m still kind of open,” said Whaley, the Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. “But it’s going to be soon.”
Whaley, South Hampton Roads’ all-time leading rusher, has scholarship offers from more than a dozen college programs, including Marshall, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. He took his first visit – to the University of Connecticut – on Dec. 1 and is likely to take more trips after the holidays.
Whaley has no clear favorite, and he hasn’t whittled his list much since the preseason. Perhaps the only school to drop off was Northern Illinois. Whaley hasn’t heard from that program since its head coach’s recent retirement.
Whaley already has qualified academically to play in college, according to SunDevils coach Robert Jackson.
Whaley excelled at running back, defensive back and as a kick returner at Salem. It’s no secret what position he wants to play in college.
“I believe I’m a running back,” said Whaley, who also has heard from recruiters about playing defensive back and kick returner.
Just where Whaley plays in college depends on who’s asked.
Under NCAA guidelines, college coaches are prohibited from talking about recruits until after they’re signed.
At running back “rarely do you see a negative yardage play when the ball’s in his hands,” one college assistant coach said. “He has a toughness, and that toughness would be good in somebody’s secondary.”
Asked what he’s looking for in a college, Whaley replied: ''A big school, great place to be, great people, great program, great coaches.”
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01-05-2008, 09:41 AM
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http://www.twincities.com/ci_7839488...nclick_check=1
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Running back Kevin Whaley, a two-time Virginia regional player of the year and two-time All-Tidewater player of the year from Salem High School in Hampton Roads, has the Gophers, Michigan State and Connecticut as his final considerations, and he will visit Minnesota on Jan. 16, according to the Virginian-Pilot newspaper.
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01-18-2008, 12:07 PM
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Visiting Minnesota this weekend.
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01-31-2008, 05:55 PM
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Football: Player of the Year Whaley commits to Minnesota | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
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The Virginian-Pilot
January 31, 2008
VIRGINIA BEACH
Kevin Whaley’s next gains will come as a Gopher.
Whaley -- Salem High School's star running back, the career rushing and scoring leader in South Hampton Roads -- has committed to play college football at Minnesota.
Whaley had dozens of scholarship offers and in recent weeks had narrowed his list of favorites to Connecticut, Michigan State and West Virginia.
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02-05-2008, 11:36 AM
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Free Rivals
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From VAPreps...a great read about Kevin and his recruitment.
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03-22-2008, 12:40 AM
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Salem football star Kevin Whaley shot in leg outside nightclub
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Salem High School football star Kevin Whaley was shot in the leg early Friday outside a Virginia Beach nightclub.
Whaley was taken by friends to a nearby hospital so he could be treated for the injury that was described as not being life-threatening. He and his family declined to comment or release any information on his condition.
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It was not immediately known whether the wound could affect Whaley's playing.
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