BEALETON, Virginia -- National Signing Day passed last month without a scholarship offer for Kris Sheppard.At least six NCAA or NAIA Division II football teams had recruited the Liberty senior during the 2014 high school season, but none pulled the figurative trigger by Feb. 4.
Still “extremely confident that he would get a football scholarship,” Eagles coach Sean Finnerty said. Because of “his size and agility.”
Virginia State University came through during the last week of February by offering a 75 percent scholarship. Sheppard quickly accepted and plans to officially sign a National Letter of Intent later this week.
"It was great," he said. "It finally happened – a scholarship to a place that really wants me. Honestly, it was kind of" surreal.
A lack of early offers didn't discourage the 6-foot-3, 320-pound offensive lineman.
“I wasn't really down or anything because … it was just about my test scores,” he said. “I had to get those up."
Kris Sheppard Senior Highlights Video
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