Midlothian (VA) offensive lineman Matt Arkema worked out last night, lifting weights with friend and future Virginia Cavalier Conner Davis. Lifting is something you can often find the 6-3 1/2, 290-pound senior doing. After all, it's mostly through hard work that he earned a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech, the school he is set to sign a letter of intent with tomorrow.
"I knew I wanted to play college football for a long time," said Arkema, who, along with Davis, has been working with Richmond area strength coach Bob Blanton since the off-season before his junior year. "My coaches said I could but they told me I'd have to work really hard and that's what I tried to do.