Nice to get a win after the very tough Syracuse loss!

Pretty good day for VT sports with a win and the Garbutt verbal.

Guys, as we do with every commitment (still have to do this on Tyree Rodgers and Eron Carter), our full breakdown on just how big Tyjuan Garbutt is for the Hokies:
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http://www.hokiesports.com/football/superbowl/

26 of the 50 SuperBowls have feature a Hokie on the roster of at least one team.

Midget would do well at tech but head coach won't touch it. He doesn't want segregation between staff that he excepted coming in. West is second best option

Before posing the question, let me first say I have confidence in Whit and perceive him to be a man who not only has a vision for our program but knows how to implement a plan that will eventually turn that vision into reality. He is not afraid to do what is necessary to accomplish what he believes is critical to effect change, to include making a financial commitment in people, facilities and marketing. Results from change are rarely seen overnight.

Here's my question: If you could be the athletic director at Virginia Tech, who would you hire as the head coach?

Here's my 2nd question: If you were the head coach at Virginia Tech, who would you hire as your staff?

Guys, I've seen it out there sporadically, but wanted to post here and let everyone know that we've confirmed that redshirt freshman OL Austin Clark has quit the team. We haven't been told an exact reason for why, but have heard that he didn't like the new workouts and wasn't liking his place with the new staff. He's still on campus and still enrolled in school, but is not with the team.

Sorry, he's actually our first for 2017. Its TyJuan Garbutt who verbaled. Hes' a 4 star DE, 6'3" and 220 lbs from Fredericksburg, VA.

Checking out the current roster we have 6 DE's that could/should see action next year. How many have started? One. How many have actually taken snaps in a game? 2. We threw out offers to several JUCO kids this year. QB. RB. Why no DE offers? A position of need. There were 5 DE's in the top 50 JUCO rankings. We offered zero of them. Why?

I will list the DE's we currently have on roster including our 2016 class. The class ranking is what they'll be in 2016 season.

Seth Dooley- RS Junior
Ken Ekanem- RS Senior
Darius Fulwood- RS Freshman
Houshun Gaines- RS Freshman
Trevon Hill- RS Freshman
Vinny Mihota- RS Sophomore
Jimmie Taylor- Freshman

The state of Virginia has quite a few DE's in the 2017 class in the Virginia top 30. Four of the top 10 are DE's. Can we sign any of them? Luiji Vilain is #3. TyJuan Garbutt is #6. Yetur Matos is #9. Jordan Williams is #10. They are MUST GETS. We have to sign at least two of them. Less than that is a total and complete failure.

and Ross too! By the way thanks for spreading lies about possibly sanctions. It's pretty bottom of the barrel when that's your angle to try and sway a recruit.

Come on Hokies, why is everyone complaining?

We retooled our cupboard for QBs with 2 excellent choices. One will redshirt, one will start, not bad.

We are loaded at RB, so that was not a big priority....still would have liked one.

We restocked the cupboard at WR, which we needed to do, and got some great young players, tall, fast, etc.

We got 4 new OL, 2 projects and 2 future bookend tackles. Not too shabby, need some Guards!

We DID get 3 DEs, which we seriously needed, bodies help. Need a stud ASAP though.

We got some depth at DT, which we will need next year. We are stacked for next year.

We got 3 more LBS, two of which are over 6'2" 220lbs, which is HUGE considering our past LB recruits.

We needed help at safety, we got 3-4 able bodies to compete and provide depth.

Oh yeah, we got a 4* corner in Ladler to help there as well...for those who love stars!

YES, we missed on some we really wanted, that happens every year.

Here is to a huge 2017 class full of every kid we all want, which hopefully includes Laborn, Capehart, Matos, Garbutt, Crosby, Ewell, Foster, Brooks, Poole, Wade, and Hunter!!

GO HOKIES!!!

Jason, do you have a list of this weekend's visitors? Thanks!!

It's been a busy week for VT sports, especially on the football side, with national signing day, the departure of assistant coach Torrian Gray and RS freshman OL Austin Clark leaving the team. That's not to mention the five-game slide of Hokies basketball and baseball starting up. You won't want to miss this podcast as well, for the humor of our very own Derrick 'Skip' Hopkins, former VT defensive tackle.

Publisher Jason Stamm is joined by senior writer Doug Bowman and Hopkins to break down these topics and more in installment No. 45, of our podcasts. We'll be conducting our podcasts every week during the football and basketball seasons, recapping the latest and giving you plenty of what to look for.
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O K Hokies, time to start revving up this board. Three days left . Go Hokies!

Guys, this will change and be updated as info comes in, but here's a few to keep an eye on for VT's DBs coach search: http://rvls.co/1PDYiiA

How do you grade this year's class?

Here's mine - not graded on a curve to be measured against bottom tier ACC schools, but measured against all P-5 Schools:

LB: D+
WR: C
DL: D+ (upgraded after Clay Dean changed to walk-on)
ATH: C
OL: D+
QB: C+
DB: C+

OVERALL: C-

It's been a busy week for VT sports, especially on the football side, with national signing day, the departure of assistant coach Torrian Gray and RS freshman OL Austin Clark leaving the team. That's not to mention the five-game slide of Hokies basketball and baseball starting up. You won't want to miss this podcast as well, for the humor of our very own Derrick 'Skip' Hopkins, former VT defensive tackle.

Publisher Jason Stamm is joined by senior writer Doug Bowman and Hopkins to break down these topics and more in installment No. 45, of our podcasts. We'll be conducting our podcasts every week during the football and basketball seasons, recapping the latest and giving you plenty of what to look for.
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Jason or Max, why does the rivals article that Max put out say, "Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente added four new members to the football support staff Tuesday morning.... and the final new member of the Virginia Tech staff, Shannon Lewis, joins as an assistant to the head coach." Yet hokiesports says this about Shannon Lewis, "Virginia Tech head women’s soccer coach Chugger Adair announced Tuesday that former East Carolina assistant coach Shannon Lewis will join the Virginia Tech women’s soccer program as a volunteer assistant coach."

So is Ms. Lewis on Fuent's staff or Adair'd staff?

Guys, signing day might be behind us, but there's still plenty going on with the Hokies, including a junior day on Saturday. But I'm happy to answer any questions you have on the 2016 class, as well as Torrian Gray and anything else going on. Take advantage of and get the very most out of your subscriptions and come chat with us! If you can't make the chat, you can always post questions on The Gobbler, email me directly or catch the replay.

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Jason, now that NSD is over can we get a rundown of all the offers that has gone out for 2017 kids? Thanks in advance

where did we en up in the final rankings?

Wouldn't it be ironic if they started scoring all over the place? That his O was being held back all those years?

Guys, I heard rumors just before this report, but Sports Illustrated reporting that defensive backs coach Torrian Gray is leaving VT for the same position at Florida:
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Word is TG is heading to Florida to be CB Coach???!!! Goddamit I knew they didn't pay him enough when Fu came in....sonofa!!!!