Rio Grande signs West Virginia football standout
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MADISON, W.V.a. — On Wednesday, June 3, inside the Scott High School cafeteria, Skyhawk football’s Tucker Breedlove signed his national letter of intent to play collegiately at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio.
"It meant everything," Breedlove said. "That's what I've worked for. Just grateful for this opportunity to go play in college sports."
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Breedlove said Concord University Student Assistant Coach Kevin Neal reached out to him and gave him an opportunity, and the former was grateful for that.
But Rio Grande's campus and students as well as its support and coaches won Breedlove over.
He is hoping to be the starting kicker there, and he said he's going to work for it.
"It feels like I'm welcome, and it's like they're you're family down there," Breedlove said. "Everyone is nice to you and treats you with respect."
Breedlove said he'd "probably laugh" if you told him four years ago that he would be playing college sports.
"I would not believe, and now I'm going on to play football in college," Breedlove said. "Really, everything I've worked for. I'm glad I can go on and play more and hopefully go on after college."
Breedlove said playing football for the Skyhawks was fun and that it got him into football.
"Going into freshman year, I only played one year of little league, and I didn't really like football," Breedlove said. "But freshman year, that got me into it, and I just started liking it. I didn't really go into freshman year kicking. I didn't know I could, so I just started kicking, and I guess I thought I was good at it, so I just started doing that.
"Sophomore year, in the playoffs, they started me, and ever since then, I just started kicking."
Breedlove mentioned that coach Ric Sang, prokicker.com, and the Scott football team have all helped him get where he is today.
"I couldn't be here without them," Breedlove said. "I'm grateful that they helped me get to where I'm at."
Nick Mullins, who took over as Scott's head football coach after the retirement of Jeremy Dolin at the conclusion of last season, said Breedlove had a lot of touchdown-saving tackles when the kick returner broke free.
Mullins also said Breedlove had some of the best onside kicks he has seen.
Dolin coached the Skyhawks from 2021-2025, and he said it was fun to watch Breedlove develop over the past four years.
"I had the opportunity to coach him," Dolin said. "He worked extremely hard to improve on his skill set, including attending many kicking clinics and paying for his own private lessons."
Dolin said the life of a kicker can sometimes be very hard while mentioning that you sometimes feel like you’re on an island alone when you’re on the field and most people are quick to remember the few kicks you miss and sometimes take for granted all the ones you make.
But Dolin said Breedlove persevered.
"I’m proud of how much he developed both physically and mentally during his career," Dolin said. "A lot of his success can be contributed to Special Teams Coaches Dean Brinegar and Todd Mitchell who spent a lot of time working individually with Tucker to help improve his abilities and to pick him up and encourage him when something might go awry."
Dolin is also sure Breedlove is very appreciative of the guys he had holding for him, Cole Elkins and Ryan Neal, as well as his long snappers, David Fennessy and Mason Brown.
Dolin said each of them were very good in their own right.
"I wish Tucker the best of luck at Rio Grande," Dolin said. "I hope to see him continue to develop his kicking skills, mature as a person, and most importantly, achieve great academic success."