Hunter Washington:

Hunter Washington down to ten, including Hokies

They've done a good job staying involved here, but given he visited Blacksburg before he even had any other Power-5 offers, I've been a little disappointed in the ability to gain separation as the No. 1 overall school for him (instead the Hokies have sort of settled back into the pack). The early identification remains a strength of this staff, and staying in the mix has never been a problem. But sealing the deal (or at least establishing themselves as the top program in some of these recruitments) has to be more consistent.

No front-page story because it's nearly a week old, but still some good tidbits in there:

https://espnblacksburg.com/the-drive-wednesday-march-18th/

He tells our Corey Evans:

Carter Whitt to remain a 2021 prospect

In all honesty, this is a (very) positive change for Virginia Tech. While Mike Young would certainly have accepted his pledge no matter the class, you have Wabissa Bede, Jalen Cone, and Joe Bamisile already on next year's roster at the position. Bede's graduation (and of course Bamisile's versatility) certainly opens up hypothetical playing time and makes the Hokies much more appealing in 2021-22 than 2020-21.

It should come as no surprise that the Hokies - which would be on his list even if were just a top two or three - are here, but always encouraging to stay in the mix for priority targets:

Watson narrows to 13

Hoos19 passed away last night. He had been in nursing home for about a year

He's a UK legacy, though...

New Virginia Tech football offer: Dane Key

Hokies were the first offer for Malcolm Johnson:

Malcolm Johnson includes Hokies in favorites

Sort of a bummer after VT was the unquestioned favorite relatively early in this one:

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That said, this program is still not in position to stay on top for guys (without obvious connections, at least - whether geography or otherwise) once a lot of the top recruiters in the country enter the mix. Certainly there are times when they'll be able to do it (Dematrius Davis), but until the program gets it done on the field, this is why they have to continue casting such a wide net, and being very early with their evaluations - they've been outstanding with those evaluations, but have to build a lead in those instances, because other programs have more in the tank to accelerate right on by if the lead isn't big enough.

Fortunately on Campbell, the staff saw what the deal was going to be pretty early and managed to pivot to other top targets, so they didn't waste a ton of resources on him.

Anyone have any thoughts on our chances to land him?

Thanks.

He's an interesting case, since he's a multi-sport athlete and (as should be the case with Cole Beck going forward, actually) if he were to not see the field for the first two years he's on campus, could technically count as a football walk-on with a baseball scholarship.

Malik Newton names favorites

He flies under the radar a bit as one of the top kids in the state because he's not particularly vocal in the recruiting process (also because his various travels have not seen him see Blacksburg), but he's a talented guy at a position of need in what should be a pipeline area:

Gilliam names top 15

Hokies would be wise to pump up the attention on a guy like this.

With college football in a holding pattern for the foreseeable future, we went around the Coastal for an update on each team. See all seven pieces here:

Around the Coastal: Duke

Around the Coastal: Georgia Tech

Around the Coastal: Miami

Around the Coastal: North Carolina

Around the Coastal: Pitt

Around the Coastal: Virginia

Around the Coastal: Virginia Tech

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I popped in for the final piece of our Around the Coastal series:

Around the Coastal: Virginia Tech

Not that they were the primary competition for TreVeyon Henderson, but this probably takes the Heels out of the hunt in any serious way:

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