![]() ![]() Like, this is something that could be special here.” I’m just saying that’s the feeling they felt (at South Carolina). I’m not saying that nobody else is (genuine). These kids recognize if they are going to be in a good program, or somebody’s trying to pull something over. What I think matters is real recognizes real. I mean, honestly, I really don’t think it matters that much. I don’t think to the kids it matters that much. If you’re looking at all of those reasons combined, it’s really helped them lay really good groundwork here for what seems to be a growing pipeline.”ĭaemon Powell: “I’m older. So he brings pretty in-depth knowledge there. Taylor Edwards, the director of player personnel personnel, worked at Maryland for a little while. Coach (Justin) Stepp is well known, as well. Coach (Lonnie) Teasley has also been really good. Sterling Lucas has really stepped up and been a great addition to the area when they try to bring in more coaches there. Torrian Gray has a ton of connections to the area. But I’m looking at the rest of the staff that (Beamer’s) got, Pete Lembo has recruited this area for years. He does a great job connecting with the players, the parents, all of that, and he’s learned a lot of that from his dad throughout the years. The easiest one to point to is Shane Beamer and his family’s connection to the DMV area over the years while his dad was coaching at Virginia Tech. I think that’s a good thing.”Īdam Friedman: “I think it’s a number of reasons. I give it up to South Carolina because they’re pretty much real on their word. One thing about these kids, they know what’s real and not. You have to take your hats off for South Carolina. I think people overlook that.”ĭaemon Powell: “I’m seeing (them) a little more. … So you say ‘Why have they made the inroads so quickly?’ Well, they didn’t. When (Shane) was at Oklahoma, go back and look and they got kids out of there. And when Shane was there they recruited DMV hard. You gotta remember when Frank Beamer was at Tech, they recruited the DMV hard. ![]() It means a whole lot.”īrian Dohn: “(Shane) Beamer has those relationships. It’s totally different when one of those guys walk in as opposed to somebody who’s just new to the D.C. That’s just a story of the guys on the staff that did have that relationship in this area and it helps a lot. Sterling has a great background being with the Ravens. (Defensive line coach Sterling Lucas) spoke at our clinic. “Pete Lembo was a head college coach at (Ball State, Elon and Lehigh) that would always recruit the D.C. If somebody else was the coach at South Carolina, maybe they would have the relationships that exist, but (Beamer) does have those relationships. I’m not sure if he had the same type of relationships up here, as Coach Beamer does. He’s an outstanding coach and was fantastic. When coach (Steve) Spurrier was there, he did a great job. And when the coaches trust you, that filters down to the kids.”īill McGregor: “I think so much of it is relational. And you get a guy like Pete Lembo, who does really well up there, too, who has great connections up there, knows the coaches. He’s a personal guy, who is dogged in recruiting. They understand who he is and the family he’s from. And the parents of these kids grew up when Virginia Tech was really good, and know Frank Beamer. When he was at Oklahoma, he got some kids (from the DMV) out of there. Shane Beamer is familiar with that area from his time at Virginia Tech. With that, when he went to South Carolina, of course, that helps a little bit there.”īrian Dohn: You have to look at ‘why,’ first of all. He’s an awesome guy and just a great person, aside from being a football coach. So, I have a personal relationship with Pete. ![]() And on a personal note, my son played at Maryland and he was his position coach. Pete Lembo, who’s at South Carolina now, was at Maryland previously. We’ve had multiple coaches (from South Carolina stop by). “Sterling Lucas has done a really good job with our area. They’re here consistently, every opportunity. And not just a cursory pop in, make your presence known and then out. We’re attracting a lot of interest from a lot of schools, but South Carolina has made, it appears to me, a concerted effort to really hone in on the top players in our area and certainly the top players on our team. Andy Stefanelli: “Yeah, I think certainly since Shane Beamer has taken over, there’s definitely been more of a presence. ![]()
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