Brent Pry announced earlier this offseason that Virginia Tech quarterbacks Kyron Drones and Pop Watson will return, but they won’t be the only signal callers th
at Virginia Tech will have.
The latter, AJ Brand, is competing at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is the nation’s oldest high school football all-star game, and the game raises money for the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. The game will be played on Saturday, but On3 Sports was able to get a look at the practices leading up to the game.
”AJ Brand gets the nod as the top quarterback in Shrine Bowl practices. The Virginia Tech signee showed a strong downfield arm and spun the ball well, despite having a bandaged hand. As one of the top rushing threats at quarterback in the 2025 cycle, the non-contact practice setting didn’t allow Brand to show the full breadth of his skill set, but he still impressed.
Brand had an opportunity to drive down the field with less than two minutes left on the clock, and he scored. Irmo tied the game 31-31 and just needed a stop to go into overtime and potentially clinch their first state title in over 40 years, but the Yellow Jackets fell just short. Northwestern nailed a field goal as time expired and Brand walked away as a runner-up.
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