Virginia didn't need long to re-establish itself as a viable option for the state's top football prospects.

The Cavaliers, who did not sign a player this year ranked among the top five in the state, took a commitment Tuesday from junior Peter Lalich, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound quarterback from West Springfield High School.

Lalich was rated the No. 2 junior in Virginia by The Roanoke Times after passing for 2,671 yards and 22 TDs. He completed 189 of 331 passes (57.1 percent) and was intercepted 12 times.

Lalich said he had offers from Michigan, UCLA, Miami, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Pittsburgh, North Carolina State and Maryland.

"I'd always wanted to commit," said Lalich, who attended Virginia's camp for the first time following his freshman year and was offered a scholarship the next fall.

Lalich had indicated he wanted to make a decision by May 30 but could not resist the Cavs' weekend push.

After wooing Lalich at the spring game Saturday, the entire UVa staff went to West Springfield on Monday.

"That showed me that they really wanted me," Lalich said. "A friend of mine called me today and asked me who my top five was. Virginia was the only school that I could tell him."

Lalich, whose father played in the CBA, is the fifth player to commit to Virginia for 2007. The Cavs took a commitment Saturday from J'Courtney Williams, a defensive back from Danville.