Who should we hire?

We'll see if they have a legit shot to land a DeMatha kid. Hasn't been an easy slog at that school in recent seasons.

Hokies make the cut for Coziah Izzard

The near-term future is fascinating, but I encourage taking a step back and savoring the year that just finished before looking too far ahead.

Sweetest Hokie season, but ends with a bitter note

As the first part of a look at the season that was, before getting into what the future may be:

2018-19 Hokie hoops denouement: The departing

He deleted the tweet, so it's unfair to him to make a content item out of it, but I'd still consider it a top group for the time being.

Duke, Houston, Louisville, Minnesota, Mississippi State, NC State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Virginia, and Wake Forest are the other programs he included on the early list.

Sort of odd he wasn't charged at the same time as his roommate Outlaw (and now that he has, and given Outlaw passed a drug test before returning to the NCAA Tournament, sounds like this is all going to fall on Clarke), but the charges have come down:

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From Adam Friedman:

Friedman's Takeaways: Roman's Soldiers Showcase

There should be many more (I'll update here as more confirm), but some of the prime names - or more interesting ones in terms of potential offers - for the first scrimmage day of Spring:

Key football visitors: March 30, 2019

From "probably not going to get him" to "definitely not going to get him," geographically.

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Don't like to see kids coming off the board this early, necessarily, but I doubt he was near the top of VT's board at the position:

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Let's do this.

I'll have much more on the game (and the season, and the future) in the coming days:

Hokies drop Sweet Sixteen heartbreaker to Duke

And he's already visited in then past:

New Virginia Tech football offer: Beau Brade

He'll be playing (and in my opinion, that's the right call).

Sweet Sixteen drama, but Outlaw will play

Really, really sketchy situation (I understand charging him for what is found in his apartment - that's the law - but if the search warrant was executed because an officer smelled burning marijuana while he was out of town... it doesn't add up, we'll just say) out of the local law enforcement, but we shall see how it plays out.

Obviously, that won't happen until after the basketball season ends, so barring further developments, he should be on the court until the Hokies are eliminated.

I think VT needs to take him away (as much as that's even possible), and force the Blue Devils to shoot over the top:

Dealing with Duke

We know that'll mean some open threes, given this Hokie defense... but Duke is pretty darn bad at hitting those. I guess the entire recruiting budget over the past few years was spent getting Zion, not shooters.

Let's chat. Florida State and Gonzaga just tipped off.

Rumor has it this is a big one? IDK

Virginia Tech Hokies basketball preview: Duke, NCAA Tournament