By Harry Minium
NORFOLK, Va. – Statistics sometimes speak for themselves and in the case of Old Dominion’s latest football recruiting class, one stat says it all: ODU signed four of the top 17 players in Hampton Roads, as rated by The Virginian-Pilot’s Larry Rubama.
Never has ODU done as well locally as coach Ricky Rahne and his staff did this fall in the early signing period.
In all, ODU signed 10 players, including wide receiver Peter Kikwata, a 6-foot-1, 181-pound Montgomery Village, Maryland native, the top-rated recruit ever to sign with the Monarchs.
Kikwata was also the highest-rated recruit to sign with a Conference USA team on Wednesday.
And the Monarchs are far from done. Because of NCAA rules, ODU is not allowed to announce signees from the transfer portal until January. Last season, Rahne and his staff signed 10 transfers.
Also, in February, there is another signing day and Rahne said the recruiting year won’t truly end until fall camp begins in eight months.
ODU could sign as many as 22 players when all is said and done, Rahne said.
While it’s too early to judge this class, the Monarchs are off to a phenomenal start. Five of the 10 signees had Power 5 offers, including three of the four local signees.
Recruiting linemen, wide receivers and defensive backs were critical needs, Rahne said, and ODU signed five lineman (three on offense,…
