[J. R. VanHoose]

JR was recruited by a few D-1's and several mid-majors.

I was actually offered scholarships by many "high" D-1 schools, even though I don't see much difference in high and mid. I had verbal offers from Indiana, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Miss. State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, Kansas, Florida, etc. My final three was between Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, and Marshall. I just chose Marshall because I wanted a lot of playing time, loved the fans there, plus it was close to home.