Wahooze on the Trail: The Jake Kite Mystery

Jake Kite of Roanoke, VA (Hidden Valley) was born to be a Wahoo. His father Chris Kite played cornerback and wide receiver at UVA during the 80's. A 6-1 180 pound hard hitting safety he is also built to be a Wahoo. He absolutely crushes people with the ferocity that should get anyone excited, with the exception of his opponents who are probably terrified to see him bearing down. Is he a perfect form tackler? No not at all. But it seems like this is the perfect kind of kid to bring in, and one that would take a scholarship offer in a heartbeat.

And yet the Hoos are yet to offer, much to the confusion of Wahoo fans. Initially it was due to the fact that the Hoos did not have a documented time for the 40 for him. But now it seems that they have it, and at 4.5 he is more than fast enough. So now the question becomes what is the hold up. Yes this is supposed to be a small class, but this is starting to stink of a "Don't count your kegs before they're tapped" situation. If the staff is taking Kite for granted assuming he will want to follow in his footsteps they might miss out on him. I understand we are poised to take in an impressive haul for this class but Kite seems like a pretty good prospect for me. Kendall and Pierce both described him as a potential "wish UVA had offered" type kid later in his career and Kendall brought up the name Danny Coale as a prime example of a player like that. Is Kite a roll of the dice? Sure, but he has the drive to want to be a Wahoo which I think is a very important characteristic to have, especially for what the coaching staff is trying to model the team after. Even if Kite can't play safety effectively in college he has to potential to make a hard hitting fullback. I think given the solid performance of LoVante Battle in the spring that might be a solid back up plan. With all that being said I do not understand why there has not been an offer. I assume that if Kite came and ran for the coaches something would most likely get done, but until that happens all we can hope is that he doesn't commit to Duke on his trip this weekend.