Grant says he changed mind about Virginia
By Eric Kolenich
Published: January 19, 2011
In September, when U.Va. defeated VMI 48-7 in September, Hermitage linebacker Curtis Grant told Mike London and his staff that he wasn't interested in attending U.Va. But something changed between then and early January when Grant announced his final four schools -- Florida, Ohio State, UNC and Virginia.
"I just felt like he's a great coach and I know he has a chance to change the program and make it a better place," Grant said. "And I knew coach London before he even got there."
Grant got to know London when he was the coach at Richmond.
Grant will take a visit to U.Va. on Saturday. He was originally scheduled to visit UNC this weekend, but Grant is slated to take the SAT this weekend. So he's pushing his trip to North Carolina to next Saturday, which opened up time to make a shorter trip.
He plans to make his announcement on Feb. 2, signing day.
Rivals released its final top 100 ranking yesterday, and Grant moved up a spot to No. 2 in the country. Rivals recruiting analyst Mike Farrell had high praise for the middle linebacker.
"Grant has an NFL body now, he led his team in tackles during the [U.S. Army] game itself, and he is simply a terror at middle linebacker," Farrell said. "No one was going to pull ahead of [Rock Hill S.C. defensive end Jadeveon] Clowney but I can guarantee you that Grant won't simply be the answer to a trivia question. He's going to be a college and NFL standout."