State O-Lineman Surber picks UVA over Tennessee, WVU, Pitt and S. Carolina

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia gained its first football commitment for the Class of 2023 on Friday when Cole Surber, an offensive lineman from Nokesville, announced he would play for the Cavaliers.

Surber is a 6-foot-6, 280-pound offensive lineman from Patriot High, a 3-star who is ranked No. 22 and 23 in the state by 247Sports and Rivals.com, respectively. He was recruited by UVA offensive line coach Garett Tujague.

Surber had a total of 18 offers, several from Power 5 schools. He chose Virginia over Tennessee, West Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Pitt, Maryland and Duke.

He was also offered by Liberty, ODU, Kent State, Richmond, Princeton, UConn and others.

I am humbled and blessed to announce that I am 110% committed to playing at the University of Virginia 🔷⚔️🔶
@Coach2J @Coach_TElliott @UVAFootball #BigMenLead #GoHoos @O51truck @FinnertySean @c4_training @PatriotPioneers @PatriotHS_FB @RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 pic.twitter.com/g8p10lTtcx

— Cole Surber (@ColeSurber77) April 30, 2022