BLACKSBURG?
As one of four brothers that have played or will play football at Virginia Tech, sibling rivalry is a natural part of Corey Fuller?s life, but he?ll argue with anybody who contends he?s not the fastest of the foursome.
He?s even put his words to the ultimate, most fundamental tests of all ? foot races.
When Corey was home in Baltimore recently with his brothers Vincent, Kyle and Kendall, they all decided to find out once and for all who was the fastest.
With their mother, Nina, judging with the help of a video camera, Kyle, a starting cornerback at Tech, came out on top with Corey, Vincent and Kendall finishing in order behind Kyle. The result didn?t satisfy Corey.
?(Kyle) beat me by like a hair, but I still think I won it,? Corey said. ?We had the video. I think I won it.?
The next time the brothers got together, it was rematch time at Woodlawn High, which was the high school in Baltimore where Corey and Vincent went to school. A football game was going on at the school when they decided to race again, but it didn?t matter to the brothers Fuller. It was on.
Vincent sat it out, but with at least two stopwatches and a video camera documenting the event, Corey got the best of his brother Kyle in the second race.
Not bad for the most unheralded brother in the family. Of course, Corey could quickly make a name for himself in Blacksburg if he has more games like the one he had Monday night in Virginia Tech?s 20-17 overtime win against Georgia Tech.
Corey, who is a senior wide receiver at Virginia Tech, had just two catches all last season in his first year of eligibility at Tech after transferring from Kansas. Against Georgia Tech, he finished with five catches for 82 yards, but none were bigger than the two he had on Virginia Tech?s final drive in regulation.
With Virginia Tech trailing 17-14, he opened the drive with a 22-yard catch that moved the Hokies to their own 47-yard line with just under 40 seconds left. They only six more yards before they were looking at fourth-and-4 from Georgia Tech?s 47 with 13 seconds remaining.
Corey entered the game as a second team receiver. He was only getting so much playing time late because D.J. Coles had suffered a right knee injury in the first quarter that would wind up being season-ending. Corey would make the most of his extended time on the fourth down play.
Corey lined up slot right with safety Jamal Golden playing off him at the snap. Corey ran a short 5-yard slant before Thomas hit him with a pass. Corey did the rest, taking it for a 23-yard gain to Georgia Tech?s 24 with six seconds left and setting up Cody Journell?s game-tying 41-yard field goal.
?Honestly, I didn?t know who the ball was going to,? said Corey regarding the play call leading to his 23-yard catch. ?It was fourth down. I was a little surprised we were going to run a slant. It was a good first down route. I didn?t think I was going to get that far down the field. The linebacker came up, I ran my route and (Thomas) threw it to me perfectly.
?We had to get the first down. I didn?t know how far Cody could kick. I knew he had a great leg. I told him he was going to win the game for us. I saw a hole and I just tried to burst through it as hard and as fast as I could to squeeze out of it, and I guess I got enough out of it.?
It was the football highlight to this point for a guy who has taken a backseat to his brothers on the football field.
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Vincent played at Virginia Tech from 2001-04, collecting eight interceptions in his college career before getting selected in the fourth round of the National Football League draft by the Tennessee Titans and sticking in the league for seven seasons.
Kyle has developed into an All-ACC cornerback at Tech, where he?s currently a junior. He led the team with 14 1/2 tackles for loss last season, and intercepted a pass in overtime Monday against Georgia Tech.
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