William Byrd’s Hairston signs with Virginia Tech football as a preferred walk-on.
Early Wednesday morning, a William Byrd athlete committed to continuing his sports career at a school he has always wanted to attend.
Terrier quarterback Israel Hairston signed a letter of intent as a preferred walk-on to play football at Virginia Tech.
The four-sport high school athlete has a GPA of more than 4.0 and was named Class 3 VHSL Scholar Athlete of the Year.
After signing, he expressed how great it is to have a school like Virginia Tech show interest in his athletic and academic ability.
“It was great,” he said. “It has always been a childhood fantasy of mine, as it is for many other children in Virginia. Having that option was fantastic for me. During my recruitment process, I truly wanted to
Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry’s recruiting efforts will intensify in the coming month. Four-star defensive back Terrance Edwards, a
, Virginia native, has announced his final three schools, including Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Michigan State. The Hokies are a top contender to land him.
That was great. Coach [Bud] Foster is a legend. He said he seen my film, and I’m certainly a DBU and Lunch Pail Defense guy. He likes me at the corner and urged me to attend Virginia Tech. He put a lot of DBU players into the league.”
– Terrence Edwards
If anyone knows about DBU and the Lunch Pail in Blacksburg, it’s Foster, given what he built during his time there.
Last fall, as a junior at Trinity Episcopal School, he had 33 tackles, three interceptions, one touchdown, and 14 pass breakups.
