Chesapeake native Daniel Marshall Griffith will soon be a household name!

The former Virginia Tech football star is competing on the new season of American Idol.  He earned his Golden Ticket to Hollywood on last week’s show with a cover of Garth Brook’s ‘The Dance.’

Daniel stopped by The Eagle Morning Show to talk to Cash and Annaliese about growing up in Chesapeake, getting his start performing and making it onto the American Idol stage.

Check out the interview below and watch for Daniel on this season’s American Idol!