{"id":1167,"date":"2010-08-09T23:23:51","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T03:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2010-08-09T23:23:51","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T03:23:51","slug":"dukes-open-practice-with-key-late-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Open Practice With Key Late Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wait is over. JMU officially began camp today with the first football practice of the 2010 season. Ninety players showed up to camp including one who’s a bit of surprise. Wide Receiver Quintin Hunter reported to practice and according to Mickey Matthews is officially a member of the Dukes. Hunter is a transfer from UVA<\/a> who was admitted to JMU late last week.<\/p>\n

It would hypocritical of me to imply that a transfer from a BCS transfer is a guaranteed success. However, Hunter is a versatile athlete who could become a weapon for Drew Dudzik and the Dukes. He played QB and was also a two time all state defensive back in high school. He was considered a four star recruit by Rivals. After playing wide receiver for the Cavs as a true freshman last season, he then took reps at QB during spring practices before leaving the team. He says he wants to play receiver for JMU and has 3 seasons of eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n

One interesting twist to the story is the fact that according to this report by The Daily Progress<\/a>, Hunter told his former teammates he was going to JMU to try to play basketball. He averaged 20 points a game as a senior in high school and led Orange High School to the Virginia Group AA state tournament. According to Mike Barber’s twitter<\/a> though, Matt Brady had never heard of Hunter, so his former teammates seem to be misinformed.<\/p>\n

I’m feeling pretty good about Coach Brady’s recruiting class and the make-up of the hoops roster. The Dukes receiver situation has me slightly less enthused, and this sounds like a big upgrade at the position.<\/p>\n