One of Tim O’Donohue’s goals when he took over as Navy men’s soccer coach was to boost local recruiting. He figured players in the D.C., Maryland and northern Virginia region would welcome the opportunity to attend the Naval Academy, and he was right.
“Of course, we want to travel all over the country and find the best players because the Naval Academy is a national brand,” O’Donohue said. “At the same time this DMV area has such a great soccer community. There are a lot of great players locally.”
In light of that goal, Tyler Collins was a signature recruit.