Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson and offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero are no strangers to Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Just six years ago, those coaches recruited quarterback Matt Johnson while at Bowling Green. Six hundred fifty-five completions, 8,846 yards and 73 touchdowns for the Falcons later, Johnson is now signed to camp in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tayvon Bowers became the newest Bishop McDevitt High School recruit to commit to Clawson and Ruggiero, as the 2017 dual threat quarterback announced his verbal commitment to Wake Forest on Twitter Wednesday evening.

“I’m really excited and just looking forward to getting to Wake Forest,” Bowers said.

Bowers said he had three specific reasons for choosing the Deacs.

“When I went down there, I went with my grandmother, grandfather, my aunt and my little cousin from my dad’s side of the family. They play a big part in a lot of what I do,” Bowers said. “I went up there on April 30 and they fell in love with everything. We talked to the coaches and some of the players. They felt like it was the right fit for me, and that played a big role.”

In choosing Wake over offers from Rutgers, Old Dominion and Akron, Bowers continued to detail the main deciding factors.

“The academics you receive there, and looking at life after football,” Bowers said. “The best degree I could get would be at Wake Forest. The last factor was when I spent time with the players coaches, I felt like that was a place I could be at for the next four years.”

Bowers called the new McCreary Field House, “jaw dropping.”

He said he really clicked with the coaching staff at Wake.

“It’s ironic that they were the ones recruiting me,” he said about Clawson and Ruggiero, who also recruited Johnson out of the same high school.

Bowers threw for over 3,500 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior last season while leading his team to the state playoff semifinals.

“Very competitive player,” Bowers said when asked to describe his game. “I like to win, and I’m a good teammate.”

He said his throwing numbers were a bit skewed last year because of the talent he had around him, and that he truly is a dual-threat quarterback.

“I’m able to use my feet, but last year we had three division one receivers on our team, so we threw the ball a lot,” he said.

He looks forward to competing for playing time when he arrives in Winston-Salem.

“I’m pretty sure they have a couple of older guys they’re working between, but I’m hoping to come in and compete right away,” Bowers said.