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OFFICIAL: Fuente To VT

Guys, I'll have plenty more coming with all the details of the hire of Justin Fuente and how we got to this point in an INsider, but VT has announced Justin Fuente has agreed to terms with the Hokies as next coach.

Also, as was reported, defensive coordinator Bud Foster will remain with VT. I've also confirmed that assistant coach Charley Wiles will remain as well. And it looks like Fuente will bring his co-offensive coordinator. Brad Cornelsen with him as his offensive coordinator, though that's not set in stone just yet.

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Guys, just wanted to pass on that two assistant coaches have been confirmed to be following coach Justin Fuente to VT. I've been posting possibilities, so this one should come as no surprise. Our Memphis site, TigerSportsReport.com and publisher Bryan Moss have confirmed that wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins and special teams coordinator/TEs coach James Shibest will indeed be following Fuente. Wiggins recruits Georgia and has been at Memphis under Fuente for the whole four years that Fuente has.

Prior to Memphis, Wiggins was at Tulsa in 2011 as running backs coach. Before that, Wiggins coached with Fuente at Illinois State from 2006-10, so there's tons of familiarity.

Shibest has also spent the past four seasons at Memphis under Fuente and recruited Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, signaling perhaps a more southeast recruiting look for the Hokies.

Doesn't it bother you that....

VT being one of the top programs in a P5 conference, and all the coaches we are going after are from Memphis, Houston, Temple, SMU, and Toledo. Then you have Miss St and Arizona are the only guys that have really been mentioned that's not in a lower tier.

I'm sorry but this bothers me. Guess I may be reading into it too much but what bothers me is the level they are at. Can any of these guys step up and change a P5 program? I just wish we had someone that coached on a higher level. Just feel we are stepping back down a notch just ranting a bit I guess I'll be satisfied with Fuente. Just hope they can prepare for Mia Gt, Clemson, NC and so on instead of Tulane, Tulsa, USF Cincy and SMU.

Tomorrow...

A new era begins for Virginia Tech. Exciting times are ahead Hokies.

Let's hope our players/coaches can get their heads out of their asses one last time and send Frank out with another commonwealth cup win and a bowl. The man deserves it and what he has done for Virginia Tech and the area cannot be overstated.
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Running backs....

McMillan
Mckenzie
McClease
Williams
Edmunds

I hope we take at least one of them and find another way to use them. McClease will have a role in our offense next year somewhere for sure . McMillan is a beast... Williams and Mckenzie are great
Edmunds needs to find another spot maybe? And it might be a great change for him

Motley would have won that game yesterday.

I slept on it to cool down but I am still hot.. Everyone wanted Brewer back and they must have forgotten who Brewer is.. He missed WIDE open receivers all day.. Even if Motley would have missed them he could have ran for a few yards and got some production that way. Brewer is awful. I am also celebrating more that SL will no longer be in Blacksburg and Shane Beamer as well BYE BYE!!. That was ridiculous that we put the game in the refs hands that made bad calls all day (OBVIOUSLY NO CATCH BTW) Defense did everything they could but score touchdowns for the offense. I am not blaming the line this time either a few times he had plenty of time to throw. I actually think the line did outstanding yesterday. Receivers, RB, TE all did good. But you can not make up for a sandlot OC, and a god awful QB... Kills any chance to get anything going. I will be very happy to have a coach in here to put points on the board because we have all the pieces in place just need the system.
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A thought about Herman

Was driving to C'ville yesterday and listening to the Houston game. Herman pulled one of the most classless acts at the end of the game, one I would hate to see any VT coach do.
48 seconds left in the game, leading by 14, 2nd and goal inside the Navy 1 and he has his 1st team in the game running a play to run up the score. Absolutely no need for that, you take a knee twice. Even if Navy took a time out there is no way they score twice. Show a little class coach!
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