"I eat everything,'' Wood said. "I would like to get to 190 (pounds) by the time the season starts, but that’s a long shot,"

He had been consuming about 3,800 calories per day, but was burning around 4,500, calculated nutritionist Michelle Rockwell. So she gave him a beefed up meal plan that increased the daily calorie count to 6,000, with allowances for "one or two" fast-food splurges.

"He has a very fast metabolism and works hard; we had to get him thinking five meals, change his mind set,'' said Rockwell, a former track athlete at Virginia Tech. "We figure if he can add 10 pounds it will make a difference."