going there". He wanted to play with, and compete against, the best. We had absolutely no shot. There was also a call from his HS coach while he was there that caused some heartburn, but that is another story. Brian Stinespring had an ace in the hole trying to recruit him. He recognized there was a guy that was very important in Harvin's life that could influence him - so important that he got a Father's day card, even though he wasn't Harvin's father. Stinespring visited the mentor regularly, was the only recruiter that knew about the guy, and eventually got the mentor to convince Harvin to visit VT. I remember walking out the door of the guy's business one time (I went there all the time to get info on all kinds of recruits) as Frank (dressed in a suit) and Stinespring were walking in. Frank was smiling and said, "We might be in good shape. I see a VT license plate out front! (mine, haha)". Of course, I quickly turned around and headed back in, pretending to be busy while I tried to eavesdrop on the whole pitch from Frank, lol. I was kind of over the top about recruiting back then. ** Edited by Coach McGuirk at 3/31/2026, 2:50:07 PM