Revell is the Area's Next Great One
Sean Glennon, Peter Lalich, Mike Glennon, Bryn Renner, and now Bo Revell. Yes, Bo Revell. If you don't know the name, you soon will. Hailing from Battlefield High School, the 6-foot-6 218-pound quarterback promises to be the next big thing from this area.
Just 16 years old, the rising junior is already turning the heads of college coaches. While looking solid as a sophomore starter for his Bobcat football team before getting injured, it was his performance at North Carolina's camp that has many sold on the Battlefield gunslinger. The coaching staff evaluating Revell was more than impressed with his arm, which is extremely impressive for a player his age.
When asked about his performance at the Tar Heel camp, Revell was also pleased with how he performed.
"I like to think I did good," said Revell. "I felt that because of the work I had done, I had seen an improvement in what I was able to do as far as throwing."
Perhaps Revell's strong showing at the UNC camp shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone when considering that he works with famed quarterback coach Roger Theder in the offseason. Theder, a former Cal head coach, has made a living on developing talented quarterbacks. Based out in California, Theder coaches NFL as well as youth quarterbacks, and his results are stunning. Just last year, five of his understudies were starting at quarterback for Division I-A squads, namely Lalich (Virginia), Drew Olson (UCLA), Sam Keller (Arizona State), Kyle Wright (Miami), and Trent Edwards (Stanford).
Theder's been said to have played a huge role in developing all the aforementioned quarterbacks, and despite only working part-time with Theder, that can only bode well for Revell's future.
"He's a great football-minded coach and he really helped me with some great things and really taught me new things," said Revell. "He helped me with my throwing motion and passing and taught me some things about reading defenses that I hadn't yet learned because I'm still young and still need more experience."
For Revell, being just a rising junior, he's looking for all the experience he can get which is what he values the most from seeing Theder.
"I just love all the experience he has about the game," said Revell. "He really is able to help me with all the mental aspects of reading defenses and stuff I haven't even thought about because of the level of football I've been playing at."
For Revell, though, to already be playing at such a high level and possessing a developed arm is quite remarkable. After being handed the reigns to the starting quarterback position midway through the year, he went down to injury in just his fourth game as a starter.
"It hurt me inside. I wanted to be there for my team more, and I was really saddened by not being able to go out there and compete and play during the playoffs," said Revell. "I've really worked hard this year so I can avoid another injury and be there for them the whole season."
The limited experience hasn't seemed to phase Revel at all. For him to be playing at such a high level at this stage in his career has many recruiting circles believing he will be the one continuing to carry the torch for Northern Virginia quarterbacks. Not to mention his height, 6-foot-6, gives him limitless potential.
However, the rapid rise of high-caliber Northern Virginia quarterbacks is somewhat of a new phenomenon. It started with Sean Glennon in 2004, now a three-year starter for Virginia Tech, and continued with Peter Lalich in 2006, who now starts for Virginia as a sophomore. Then Sean's younger brother Mike came along who is probably the best yet, and was named MVP at ESPNU's All-American game earlier this year. Then just last week, Bryn Renner put himself in a position to now attend the Elite 11 (as Mike and Lalich did) and will likely be a four-star player.
"I'm honored just to be mentioned in the same breath as those guys," said Revell. "I've been working really hard just to get where they are, and one day set myself up at that caliber. Right now I just need to focus on getting better and maybe one day getting at that level."
Yet each of those quarterbacks their sophomore year saw limited action just like Revell. One of them, Renner, wasn't even playing quarterback until his junior year. It was only during each respective player's junior years did they really start to put on a show.
"Hopefully I can be where they were their junior year and work to be as good as I can on the field this year and then see how I compare to them," said Revell.
If Revell is counting on a big junior year, he's already on good standing. His Battlefield team returns a plethora of talent that already went 9-1 last year and won the Cedar Run District title.
"We're going to be a great team because we got a lot of guys who have really worked hard and know about the team aspect," said Revell. "We know what we need to do and what we're working for and we know what we're capable of doing now."
Yet no matter the success of Battlefield's team, it is expected that Revell will still see a ton of attention starting next year. Gameday is projecting him as a four-star quarterback who should see national interest. Yet for Revell, none of that is currently phasing him. Rather, he's just looking to take the recruiting process in stride, not concerning himself with rankings or increased attention.
"Well, the recruiting process, it's a long process," stated Revell. "I'm not really nervous about the process. Hopefully things go good for me and schools will like what I bring to the table and schools will want me to be a part of their program."
Later this week, Revell will be attending Virginia's camp and indicated that the Charlottesville school is one he is very interested in. Virginia Tech and North Carolina are also schools of interest for the 6-foot-6 quarterback who stated he is wishing to study sports medicine. For more updates on Revell and any potential offers he may receive in the future, check back with GamedayMagazine.com.
For specific questions or comments please email me, Derek LeComte, at GamedayRecruits@aol.com
