Ashby, pictured here in the 2014 5A state championship game, which LC Bird won over Tuscarora.
Ashby, pictured here in the 2014 5A state championship game, which LC Bird won over Tuscarora.

When it came time to make his college choice, L.C. Bird (Chesterfield, VA) junior linebacker Rayshard Ashby says Virginia Tech and another local school were right there in contention. It was Virginia Tech, a school the talented prospect says he "liked watching" when he was younger, that scored the commitment, however.