A little afternoon action (with the women playing the matinee in a doubleheader):


We'll be chatting here during the game.

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FInally starting to have a chance to look forward to the 2025 class, rather than seeing where the room is in 2024:

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Our current national ranking of #44 is somewhat deceiving in my opinion. It is primarily reflective of class Quantity rather than class Quality. We only have 16 commits, but the quality of those commits, with an average star rating of 3.38, would rank VT as #24 on the basis of quality alone. Consider also that VT has at least 2 recruits (Johnson and Williams) who are considered 4 star prospects by at least one of the other major recruiting sites, but are rated 3 star by Rivals. That gives us 8 of 16 recruits that merit a 4 star evaluation from at least one major site. Throw in the fact that we have a couple more recruits with a high 3 star rating of 5.7, and this class has the look of a very high quality haul by Pry and staff in year 2. I am pleased with this class!

Tim, do you foresee any signing day "surprises" tomorrow such as a late flip of Rainer or others??

2024 DB Josh Jones from Aldie (Va.) Lightridge:

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Stay tuned all day as the Orange and Maroon are set to sign 16 commits and a handful of transfer prospects. Not expecting any surprises, but hey if we were, they wouldn't be surprises, right?

I know his people floated that the NFL was an option (as they should have), but another year always felt inevitable. And it’s happening:

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Portal commit from the MTSU linebacker:


There's your three-piece.

For those wondering where the (brief) member of the squad ended up:

Got to catch up with Montavious Cunningham the other day and he had some great stuff to say about VT. Take a look when you get a chance!

Surely none of you astute observers finds this a surprise:


Second commit of the past 20 minutes or so, Juco DT originally from the 757.

The Hokies aren't done recruiting the Transfer Portal with just offensive lineman Montavious Cunningham in the fold. Indeed, the newest scholarship count shows a couple gaps, most notably on the interior DL (that's what happens when you have three Super Seniors as part of your regular rotation). There are a couple targets here - Duke transfer Aeneas Peebles and Oklahoma's Kelvin Gilliam - as well as juco transfer Kemari Copeland (though jucos are considered traditional prospects rather than Transfer Portal guys).

To put things bluntly, I feel pretty good about the Hokies' chances with all three of those guys. The issue is that there probably isn't a need - or even the room - to land all three. We'll see how it shakes out.

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The one that I want to bring a little insight on today is Peebles, who visited over a week ago. With a final five that sees the Hokies joined by Colorado, Louisville, Missouri, and SMU (with others still lingering around the edges, for example NC State and South Carolina), he seems to be cruising for a decision. He also gave Hokie fans a little tease last night:

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More recently, our Missouri publisher reached out to me to ask what the deal is with Peebles, because the Mizzou staff is teasing a Portal commitment. At this point, Peebles is expected to make a pledge within the next couple days, but I don't believe that he's the guy that Missouri's staff is talking about. (If he's not choosing VT, I think the temperature in Blacksburg re: the staff's confidence in landing him would cool a little bit before it happens. Which is to say if he picks immediately the Hokies believe it's them, but if there's a slight delay, it could mean Peebles to someone else).

Will continue to keep an eye on it, but if Peebles does pick Missouri at some point today, I would expect a full-go push on Gilliam and Copeland (two years to play two and three to play three, respectively), and feel good about the Hokies' chances with a concentrated effort on them.

Obviously good for the Hokies, imo the smart business decision for him, as well:

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Those who read the site this morning are not surprised:

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Schedule, stats, players, and storylines:

From @Bradley Winterling:

From @ConnorMardian10:

Vermont. 4pm. We'll be chatting.

Virginia Tech among the favorites for the UNC RB transfer:

When five guys in his class or younger got a little bit of depth time this Fall and Hunter Mclain did not, he saw the writing on the wall:


It's not ideal to lose developmental OL depth, but better to lose them early in their careers when they can make a name elsewhere (and the Hokies have more time to address any holes in the eligibility chart through recruiting and Portal).