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019 Football Season Ticket Renewals begin WednesdayMany value-added benefits included in Tech’s 2019 football ticket package


BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced Monday that season ticket renewals for the upcoming 2019 football season will begin later this week with many value-added benefits built-in.


“We are very grateful for the outstanding support of our football season ticket members,” Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said. “These folks invest their resources, time and passion into our program to create an atmosphere in Lane Stadium that is second to none. We wanted to continue to find ways to show our appreciation for their continuous support throughout the year.”


Season ticket members will continue to receive the best pricing available. Other new benefits include:

• A $25 concession voucher is included in each season ticket
• Complimentary Maroon & Orange Memories credits to upgrade your experience on gameday
• Payment plans – Break up your purchase into multiple payments. Fans ordering early may utilize an extended payment plan to break their total purchase into six equal payments of $63 over six months for every season ticket purchased.
• A discount to the official online store, shop.hokiesports.com
• Access to complimentary men’s and women’s Basketball individual-game tickets (2019-20, games to be determined, based on availability)
• Exclusive access to videoboard messages during 2019 home games (contact the Athletics Ticket Office to submit)
• Hokie Club priority points – 3 points per consecutive year purchasing season tickets, 1 point per purchased season ticket

Season tickets are priced at $375 in 2019 and guarantee a seat in Lane Stadium for all six home games, including ACC matchups with Duke, North Carolina, Pitt and Wake Forest. The full schedule with dates is expected to be released by the ACC in January.


Renewal Timeline

December 19, 2018 – Season ticket renewals begin

January 31, 2019 – Deadline to renew season tickets in priority

February 2019 – Hokie Scholarship Fund donors without season tickets in 2018 able to purchase. Public season tickets also on sale.

March 31, 2019 – Hokie Scholarship Fund giving deadline

April 2019 – Seat selection begins for fans who are interested in exploring other options based on available seating locations


Giving Deadlines Explained

Please note, that as with the previous two seasons, there is a deadline to renew your season tickets (Jan. 31, 2019) and a deadline to give to the Hokie Scholarship Fund (March 31, 2019). The ticket renewal deadline in January is the last opportunity for fans who had season tickets in 2018 to renew their tickets in 2019. The Hokie Scholarship Fund giving deadline on March 31st is the last chance to make your gift to the Hokie Scholarship Fund for 2019-20 football benefits, including any scholarship seating requirements associated with your season ticket renewals and maintaining or increasing your giving level to retain football parking locations for the 2019 season.


Following the ticket renewal deadline, season tickets will go on sale to the general public without locations. Individuals who purchase season tickets at this time — and make a minimum gift of $100 to the Hokie Scholarship Fund by March 31, 2019 — will receive a Hokie Club ranking for 2019 seat selection in Lane Stadium. Seat selection will occur following the Hokie Scholarship Fund deadline of March 31, 2019.


Information regarding student season tickets for 2019 will be released in the spring.


For additional questions or assistance when renewing tickets, please call the Athletics Ticket Office at 800.828.3244 or 540.231.6731. For questions regarding one’s Hokie Scholarship Fund gift for 2019-20 benefits, please contact the Hokie Club at 540.231.6618.

The numbers sort of exploded with late-season attrition (including the fourth-year juniors who walked on Senior Day):

Early signing period home stretch: Updated scholarship count and 2019 needs

When CFU was hired, the expectation was (at least my expectation), that we would have a prolific passing attack in the future, and a balance running attack. I have been impressed with the QB recruiting (here's hoping that Hooker stays, but expecting other in lieu of Patterson), and the WR recruiting is excellent talent. We appear to be upgrading our offensive line, and still chasing that elusive talent at RB. I do believe we will get there on offense.
Defense is another story. I was stoked about having quality depth at LB (although young, still quality), and while we have a lot of bodies in the secondary, there are few apparent long term stars (they could still be there, but have not matured yet). The DL and outside pass rush have been less than adequate against the competition, and upgrades are needed at those positions (the bandage of JUCO as a stopgap being the current solution).
Much has been debated about roster management (over recruiting at one position in lieu of needs at other positions). I suspect this exists at the majority of schools. What I take from all of this is that we still need time to build the program to have our normal beast mode defense, and have the offense we envisions when CFU was hired. Just like a corporation, having the right people in the right places produce continued success. I believe we will get there, and it is about what I expected in the short time CFU has been here.

The ACC has had plenty of turnover in recent years, and will continue to have more as time rolls on. VT will continue to improve with recruiting and developments, but there are also some other teams that are on a positive trajectory as well. NC State, Syracuse (although I expect their coach to move up at some point), FSU (they have to improve), UVA (make no mistake, they are getting better), Miami, Pitt all have positive futures. Wake Forest is building, and Duke will be constant as long as Cutliffe is there. GT is an unknown for several years, and Clemson is Clemson. Out of all of these, I believe NC State, VT, and/or Miami are going to be the sleeping giants (in addition to Clemson being the steady force), in the next 3-5 years.

Any news of an unexpected visitor?
.... or possible flip for a big recruit?
......or pick up of unexpected player?
Something has Hokienation buzzing....

The 82nd annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas took place on Saturday afternoon, with the two teams playing to a 10-10 tie, the first tie in the annual game in more than 50 years. But the final score wasn't the only notable happening at the event, as several recruiting stars turned in big performances. Here's a breakdown of the 10 players who impressed us the most.

You can read the story here.

Anybody wonder what he could have done paired with Peoples this year? O line was improved some and he had some speed. We got to the outside quite a bit with some big runs. He was good to the outside. I felt like he was just on the verge all the time anyway.

Pretty much the same as I’ve been discussing over the course of the week, but all in one convenient place:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/expected-visitors-list-dec-14-16-2018

Last serious game of the non-conference:

Virginia Tech Hokies basketball preview: Washington

Hokies get a Juco DT commit from the weekend:

DaShawn Crawford is a Hokie

VT makes walk-

ons into All Americans.

Juco LB Amare Barno:

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The rest of the list is mostly the 2019 commits and in-state LB Eugene Asante. I'll do some digging and come up with a list later today.

What's behind the delay in a commitment, and when will the four-star center commit now?

Three-Point Play: Wahab changes course, frosh commit, DC's talent

(Sorry, this is from yesterday, but I didn't have a chance to post it here).

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Every year it seems as if the recruiting worlds gets smaller, with many high school prospects getting to know each other well as they come up through the process together. Players gathered at the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas game are no different, with even Friday night rivals coming together to hang out during the week of practice and activities. With that in mind, we surveyed the prospects in attendance to get their thoughts on where some high-profile North Carolina prospects will end up signing next week.

You can read the story here, which includes a number of prospects weighing in on J.R. Walker.

You have a great motor, quickness, and you shed blocks and make plays.

Hearing rumors of Hunter playing RB for the scout team. Has he switched position or is this just for bowl prep? If I remember correctly he was an above average back in high school. I would hate to waste him at RB for 5 carries a game.

Plenty of offered prospects, though I think you could say only a large handful with whom VT will have a realistic shot:

Hokie offers in the 2020 Rivals250

New Virginia Tech football offer: Bryce Steele

A few over the past couple days, as is pretty typical with coaches on the road.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is once again filled with talented players that will be spreading their wings to play all across the college football map next season. With so many committed players in attendance for this year’s game, we chatted with several about how their respective future schools fared during the 2018 season and what they expect to see improve once they arrive on campus next year.

You can read the article here, which includes comments from Virginia Tech commit JR Walker.

At one point VT was in good shape for the 2020 receiver. Plenty of other fish in the sea (especially at that position) in the class though.

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