UVA is already on it.
Bronco Mendenhall talks 2018 UVA QB situation
On Monday, Virginia a commitment from Shelby (Ohio) dual-treat quarterback Brennan Armstrong.
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On Monday, Virginia a commitment from Shelby (Ohio) dual-treat quarterback
Brennan Armstrong.
While head coach
Bronco Mendenhall couldn’t mention Armstrong by name, he did talk about the latest addition to UVA’s 2018 recruiting class an hour after the three-star commitment tweeted his decision.
Mendenhall was asked how he felt about the future of Virginia’s quarterback position with Monday’s commitment from Armstrong to go along the previous commitment of Florida dual-threat quarterback
Wyatt Rector.
“We're beginning to get a succession plan that makes sense,” said Mendenhall. “There is and within the rules I'm just very, very excited about the way this class and the interest -- it's amazing how much that game on Saturday sparked interest in our program.
“And how we're viewed has been increasing weekly through this season, and that was just now it sent this other wave of, wait, this is real, what's happening.
“And I think that had a huge impact on the last commitment. There's a great chance there will be a transfer quarterback as well. And once that happens, then I'll feel comfortable going into next season in terms of how we've staffed that position, which is the number one priority for our program in terms of personnel going forward, is trying to get that position to where we can play, grow and develop players all at the same time.”
Mendenhall has been clear about adding a quarterback transfer, one that would be immediately eligible for 2018.
On Monday, he was asked if he would prefer a graduate transfer or a JUCO quarterback.
“I would prefer if I'm choosing I would prefer a junior college player, most of those guys were Division I player bounced back to a JC. But that would be ideal because that would give us a mid to upper tier player in terms of eligibility with the younger players and so that would be my ideal.
“If we can't find who we wanted as a transfer with multiple years then we'd go grad transfer and that's just where the program and where our needs are.”
This weekend, Virginia will host a JUCO quarterback on a visit. Yuma (Ariz.) Arizona Western College dual threat quarterback
Bryce Perkins, who was at Arizona State, will be immediately eligible in 2018 and has two years of playing eligibility remaining.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound signal caller was offered by UVA earlier this month and will graduate from Arizona Western in December. He plans to enroll at his school of choice in January and right now, Virginia is the heavy-favorite.
According to the 247Sports Composite, coming out of Chandler (Ariz.) High School, Perkins was ranked the No. 17 dual threat quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class.
