A Virginia football practice session in the fall may suddenly appear to look like a Division I private school championship game.
Days after landing Collegiate’s Jake McGee, the winning quarterback in the contest, Virginia coach Mike London added the losing signal-caller.
Originally a verbal commitment to Louisville, Mike Rocco — the quarterback at Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg — elected to shift gears and informed London of his decision to play for the Cavaliers.
A two-star recruit (out of five) according to Rivals.com, Rocco passed for 235 yards and three touchdowns in the title game. Standing at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, Rocco also ran for a score in the loss to Collegiate.
Rocco is familiar with Virginia, as his uncle, Danny, worked under former coach Al Groh as linebackers coach before leaving to become the head coach at Liberty University. His father, Frank, is the head football coach at LCA
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