UVa Visits Simpson

UVa made an in-home visit with Harrisburg (PA) running back recruit Mikell Simpson last Friday. Al Groh and Bob Price were on hand to try and impress the 6-1, 185-pound prospect with 4.38 speed in the 40, and it appears they succeeded.

“Basically, Coach Groh brought up three videos – one of Curtis Martin, one of Alvin Pearman and one of Mikell,” Mikell Simpson ‘s father said. “He was just showing that he has run the same offense when he was in the NFL and in college and that Mikell would fit the offense. They use the same formations and they use the running backs a lot like Mikell was used in high school. He sees a lot of similarities in the backs he has coaches before and Mikell. He was saying that the system fits Mikell and he’s what UVa’s is looking for. Coach Groh was telling us how much he needs him. He said that if recruiting was an NFL Draft, Mikell would be in his top 3 draft choices. He sees him as a bigger, faster version of Alvin Pearman.

“The visit went very good. Mikell was very impressed.”

Groh also addressed the recruitment of Toney Baker , who is another one of UVa’s top remaining targets.

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