Plenty of interest for Rivera
With interest from Wake Forest, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Marshall, safety and running back Morris Rivera is becoming a hot recruit out of Virginia in 2006.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder out of Portsmouth (Va.) Woodrow Wilson helped the school to a 6-4 record. He went on to post 827 yards and nine touchdowns on the season.
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"He has the ability to run over and around you," said Woodrow Wilson head coach Brian Bynum. "He pretty much took over the workload at running back and went both ways this year. He's a hard-nosed kid, who doesn't mind mixing it up with everyone and is a physical ballplayer."
So what will Rivera play in college?
"He'll probably be a strong safety," he said. "Predominately because his speed ability to cover one on one and he can hit people."
This summer Rivera is planning on camping at Virginia Tech and Penn State.