PODCAST | Virginia Union University signed 13 players on Wednesday, February 6, on Football National Signing Day, including a junior college quarterback who threw for over 1,800 yards last season.
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Junior college standout Khalid Morris, has signed to play for VUU in 2019. Morris, a 6-1, 220 lb., quarter from Petersburg, Va., is transferring in from ASA Junior College, where he passed for 1,599 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. He was first-team All-Northeast Conference.
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"We filled a need because we graduated guys out of those positions," said VUU Head Coach Dr.
Alvin Parker. "Our starting quarterback graduated last year in
Darius Taylor, so there was a need for us. We also wanted to create some competition at that position, so we went out and got a top level guy like Khalid Morris. He played for one season at his junior college and threw for a lot of yards. He's a local product as well, having attended Thomas Dale High School. We think he can create an instant impact."
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Another familiar face to football fans may be Jaylen Bradshaw, a wide receiver from Chesapeake, Va., who had originally signed with Virginia Tech.
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Bradshaw, a 6-0, 210 lb., wide receiver, played for Coach Richard Morgan at Oscar Smith High … A first-team 6A all-state selection by VirginiaPreps at wide receiver … A 2013 American Family Insurance First-Team All-USA Virginia Football selection … A first-team All-Tidewater selection by The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk … Led South Hampton Roads' public school players in receiving during the regular season and finished with 65 catches for 1,102 yards and 18 touchdowns … Helped lead Oscar Smith to the state title game … The Conference 2 Tri-Offensive Player of the Year … A first-team All-757 selection by Recruit757.com … Had 35 catches and 10 touchdowns as a junior … Ranked as the No. 20 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Rated the No. 7 player in South Hampton Roads by The Virginian-Pilot … Listed as the No. 88 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 20 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 147 wide receiver in the country and the No. 36 player in his state by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 130 wide receiver in the country, the No. 121 player in his region and the No. 29 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
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Of the 13, seven are Virginia products, but six are from outside the Commonwealth.
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"We feel comfortable recruiting coast-to-coast," Parker said. "We got a big 6-5 lineman out of California with Kofi Karikari. When we go that far, it's usually to sign a junior college or a transfer, but we felt that good about a guy like that and that this high schooler can make an instant impact.
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