Hill has productive ACC tour
Detroit Cass Tech 2016 cornerback LaVert Hill held offers before he hit a trio of ACC camps in June, but that trip more than doubled his total offer count.
Hill and several teammates attended camps at North Carolina, N.C. State and Miami last month, and the rising junior walked away from each campus with an offer.
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"I am really blessed to pick up these offers," Hill said. "I learned a lot of stuff down there and it was better competition."
Asked which of the three schools stood out most during his tour, Hill identified the Miami Hurricanes.
"Just with the tradition and the players that went to the NFL, it felt pretty good down there," Hill said. "They liked my footwork and they liked how my technique was. They liked how I ran my 40 time. They said to just keep working and master my craft."
Temple has offered Hill as well, but his first offer came from the Big Ten's Illinois Fighting Illini.
"I had been calling Coach (Tim) Banks, but we haven't talked in a minute," Hill said. "That was my first offer, so they were the first ones to show love to me and I just really thank them from that."
Beyond the five schools that have already offered, Hill said he is receiving a lot of interest from Michigan and Ohio State. His older brother, Delano Hill, plays defensive back for the Wolverines and he fields a lot of questions on whether he will follow those footsteps.
"Only time will tell," is Hill's standard response. "I do have pretty good interest because he is up there and a lot of people from Cass are up there, so I know what it feels like."
Hill will attend Ohio State's Friday Night Lights camp on July 25, but first he will attend a camp at Tennessee this week.
"They said they like me and want me to come down there for their camp so they can evaluate me," Hill said. "I am really excited because I had visited there one time and just toured the campus. It was pretty good."
Cass Tech has sent 11 defensive backs to Big Five Conference schools since 2008, and the 5-foot-11, 165-pound Hill is the latest in that impressive line.