Tommy Ricard Season 2023

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Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:  Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, West Virginia
 
From Ricard’s head coach Jeff Gough: “Tommy is the hardest working, most coachable player that I have ever coached. He is incredibly tough and dominates opponents on the field. He was a three-time captain for us because he is also an outstanding leader. Hands down, one of the best football players to ever come out of Hudson.”
 
High School:  Three-year captain and four-year letterwinner at Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio … Two-time Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) Division II All-State First Team offensive lineman (2022, 2023) … Voted the 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Suburban League National Conference Lineman of the Year … Two-time OHSAA Suburban League All-Conference First Team selection (2021, 2022) … Three-time OPSWA Division II All-Northeast Inland District mention (2022, 2023 First Team; 2021 Second Team) … Two-time Offensive Most Valuable Player at Hudson (2021, 2022) … Co-led Hudson to the combined 31-7 record between 2021 and 2023, including its 15-3 mark within the Suburban National Conference … Won the 2022 Suburban League National Conference championship (6-0); part of the third team spanning school history to begin the season 10-0 … Advanced with the Explorers as far as the OHSAA Division II Region 5 championship game (2022), finishing runner-up with their 13-1 record … Reached the Division II Region 5 semifinals in 2023 and quarterfinals in 2021 … Tabbed the Suburban League National Conference Athlete of the Month for September 2022, allowing zero sacks and blocking for 223 team rushing yards per game … Also competed in wrestling at Hudson … Rated as a three-star lineman by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 58 offensive guard by ESPN; No. 64 interior lineman by 247Sports; No. 77 interior lineman by On3 … Ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit from Ohio by 247Sports; No. 34 by ESPN; No. 40 by Rivals; No. 50 by On3.
 
Personal:  Full name is Thomas Anthony Ricard … Born Oct. 22, 2005, in Hudson, Ohio … Son to Frank and Jen Ricard … Mother, Jen, is a member of the Virginia Tech Class of 1990 … Youngest of six children with sisters Emily and Maddie, brother Sam, and sisters Carolina and Sophia … Uncle, John, is a member of Virginia Tech Class of 1992 … Garnered scholar-athlete distinction at Hudson and in the Suburban League … Interested in studying industrial engineering at Virginia Tech with aspirations of becoming an engineer … Cites going to church, hiking, playing pickleball and being with family as his primary hobbies.