From The Sun's Stefen Lovelace:

Gilman senior linebacker Joey Ehrmann committed to a full football scholarship with Wake Forest last week. He chose the Demon Deacons over scholarship offers from Syracuse, Duke and Iowa.

"I came to the conclusion that Wake is where I wanted to go and didn’t think I should wait," Ehrmann said.

Wake Forest plays a 4-3 defensive scheme, but the Deacons' defensive ends sometimes play the position like linebackers, which should suit Ehrmann’s skill set well.

"Their ends play a lot like outside linebackers and Joey will be able to get to the passer, which is what he does really well," Gilman coach Biff Poggi said. "The way they play their 4-3, they play it like a 3-4, so he’s going to be dynamite in that. He reminds me of [Seattle Seahawks defensive end] Patrick Kerney, when he went to the University of Virginia. I think that’s the kind of career he’s going to have there."

Wake Forest may be the right fit for Ehrmann, the son of former Colts defensive lineman Joe Ehrmann, for a number of reasons, including that he won’t be rushed into playing time.

"I think the good thing is that Wake is in a position where they can redshirt all their freshmen, and that’s really going to help Joey," Poggi said. "Wake’s a great choice for him."

Ehrmann added: "I’m going to need a couple years, but once I get the size and strength I feel like I can offer a lot of speed at linebacker and hopefully offer that combination of pass rush and pass coverage, which I’m going to play at outside linebacker."

An added bonus in going to Wake Forest is that it’s in the Atlantic Coast Conference with the University of Maryland. That means his coaches, teammates and friends at Gilman will get to see him play when he’s back in the state.

There’s no question where their allegiance lies, though.

"Our loyalty is with our players," Poggi said. "There’ll be no question where we’ll be sitting. We’ll be sitting with Black and Gold."