Gilman defensive end Mattheus Carroll saw that his recruitment was beginning to slow down during the coronavirus pandemic, but he still received a litany of calls. It didn’t stop him from narrowing his choices to Duke, Maryland and Virginia Tech on Memorial Day.
Each school has an inside track, with Duke making the first pitch from the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Carroll has built a relationship with the program and has continued to hear pitches from Loyola Blakefield quarterback and Duke commit Jordan Moore.
“With Duke, it was a no-brainer for me,” Carroll said. “It gets no better than there with the coaching and the relationships that I’ve built with Coach [David] Cutcliffe and Coach [Ben] Albert and I trust those guys.