Guys, because I'm traveling to Purdue on Friday, this week's chat will be at 12:30 pm ET tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 17). We'll do another Thursday chat next week due to ECU, so be thinking about whether you guys would want a 12:30 or 3 pm chat next week.

But plenty to talk about this week, with the first road game of the season, as well as plenty going on as always in the recruiting world. Come take advantage of and get the very most out of your subscriptions and joins us! And remember, if you can't make it, you can post a question any time on The Gobbler, email me directly or catch the replay. Hope to see you all here tomorrow!

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VT is working the early recruits very well. Coach Pat Mason and staff got another this morning from Amherst (NH) 3B/SS Bryce Reagan. Also shows that Mason continues to work the northeast, where he's most familiar and has a lot of connections.

I did ask Reagan real quick on his decision: "It immediately felt like home and there's no other place I want to be," Reagan said. "I love the coaches and how they push their players to their limits to become the best players they possibly can be. I want to go to the college World Series with Virginia Tech."

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Guys, VT's OL apparently has been using a meat tenderizer as a symbol for the OL. I suggested they call it 'The Hammer of Thor' but any other suggestions?

Story/Searels-Loeffler interview: http://rvls.co/1VZQXLz
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On the one hand, screw the Irish.
On the other hand, screw the Wahoos.

of VT being bad .. is this Paterno and Bowden syndrome?

I tweeted it earlier but LB Andrew Motuapuaka will be out 4-6 weeks with a sprained left MCL.
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We will be able to tell much more about the team as they take on 2 straight road games including east carolina and we all know about that one. Furman is not something you can judge motley on he had wide open receivers all day. He was late on several pass that could have been something nice. I. ford bailed him out throwing into double coverage for the TD. This week will be much tougher I don't understand why durkin didn't get a chance to take a series in the second half and throw the ball. Lawson is still raw and I don't think is ready to take over the reins until brewer is back and brewer is the best qb on the team with out a doubt he would have went over 350 yesterday with 4 tds hopefully scott. Left can get the run game going early next week and get motley some easy reads and get our guys into space. Wow get McMillian the ball more and more and more guy just out runs people. GO HOKIES

Guys, I spoke earlier with 2017 Dematha (Md.) four-star DE Chase Young, No. 11 WDE and No. 9 in MD for 2017. He visited VT last week for the Ohio State game with both of his parents.

Young's visit was his first to VT for a game, though he did visit for the July 26 camp, where his offer came. Young said the game was "very exciting" and he loved how everyone was jumping during Enter Sandman. He also loved how the coaches enjoyed coaching the players and took pride in them.

The big thing here to keep in mind is that his uncle, Bernard Joseph, played at VT in the early 1980s. Joseph has been recruiting Young and putting in a few good words for the Hokies. That's the reason for his initial interest in VT. Now, Young said he has a great relationship with assistant coaches Zohn Burden and Charley Wiles and likes how both handle themselves on and off the field and with their players.

The other early player here is Maryland. Young lives 30 minutes away and that's the only other school he's visited in any capacity. He likes the staff and the relationship there.

Young is headed to Georgia for an unofficial visit this weekend. He had planned to be at Penn State last weekend, but had to cancel. For now, those are the only schools Young has mentioned.

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...good news! Although they should not have been in there to begin with.

Guys, plenty more coach speak as usual from coach Frank Beamer, though he did touch on a few areas, like the struggle VT has had to find a third receiver. Thoughts?

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Guys, I've mentioned it on the chat, but we'll be back out tailgating tomorrow with our buddy Tom (Hokies73) in lot four, space No. 98 beginning at 11:30 am! So if you're headed to the game, or just hanging out before the game, come stop by and see us!

We'll be back with plenty of wings from our sponsor, Bull & Bones Brewhaus & Grill in Blacksburg! Plus, we'll be raffling away gift cards from Bull & Bones. Bring any food or drinks you like, but we'll also have hot dogs and hamburgers as well.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

How do we do the tag wanna post pic of son? 2-0 bet state champs. No#5 in state.

Brittany and I broke down the key aspects of VT's win over Furman. Thoughts?

http://rvls.co/1QwzE1w

Guys, I spoke a bit earlier with Benedictine (Va.) four-star LB Ellis Brooks, No. 212 in the 2017 Rivals250. Brooks was on hand at VT last Monday for the Ohio State game. He visited with his parents, his sister and his girlfriend. I've mentioned before, but his sister attended VT.

This was third or fourth game Brooks attended at Lane Stadium (he's not sure exactly how many he went to). Brooks said this game was more exciting than the others he had been to. He loved the atmosphere. He told me the highlight of the game was that he was sitting next to Sam Rogers' mother. When Rogers scored his touchdown, Rogers' mother. Brooks said that "made the day."

Over the past week, Brooks said he's kept up with assistant coach Shane Beamer. They spoke before the game, too. Brooks said Beamer told him the biggest thing was that he wished Michael Brewer hadn't gotten hurt. Brooks said he "was proud of them," though.

Brooks said he hasn't planned any other visits. He told me he's gotten a lot of invitations and will take whatever visits fit into his schedule. The schools Brooks did mention specifically were South Carolina, Clemson and Penn State, as far as who has visited his school. Those are also the first likely schools to get a visit. Absolutely no plans to make any commitments or even any cutdowns.

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I remember stating last year he was a big loss and would've been a contributor from day 1 here and was called out over it bc of how raw he was, work ethic, etc. He's starting at RT for UF this year.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13636266


BTW he played great today.

Any interest in this 6-7,304lb OL,2017 prospect from Highland Springs?

For those who missed it, the full game recap by Brittany, which includes Frank Beamer's post game presser: http://rvls.co/1K4d7Vg

It's too bad because it looked like we might be have decent team. Brewer is out for a looooong time and Motely is awful. Beamers bowl streak could be done.

After a really slow start to this game, Motley opened up downfield and hit some huge throws. Kid has a big arm, and when he's settled in the pocket, seems to have really good accuracy. He was even scanning the field looking for receivers in the 3rd qtr, so I think he got most of his butterflies out.

Lawson had one series where he was overpowering his throws into the dirt, but then even he settled down and showed some nice throws downfield.

And both kids can definitely run it.

Durden didn't get any pass plays called for him, but he ran like fullback, making it three huge QBs that can run the ball.

I don't know what Loeffler will end up doing with all this, but we do have several replacement pieces available that we can definitely work with.

For anyone interested, if you get CSNMA (mid-atlantic), they will be showing Hokie playback of the game at 1:00 Sunday. I'll be listening to the game on the radio, and set the game to record for later. It's on the standard def channel, so if you have your guide set to only hi-def channels, you'll have to go to the "all channels" guide.

my isp doesn't provide espn

The other day I checked in with 2017 OL Carter Warren. He already has offer from Rutgers and Virginia Tech. Alabama, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Michigan and Temple have been showing interest and he hopes to visit Alabama, Michigan, Maryland and Temple. Warren is hoping for offers from Alabama, Michigan and Maryland.

Video: Warren's recruitment poised to take off

I caught up with 2017 LB Ayinde Eley after the Good Counsel/DePaul game last night. He picked up an offer from Nebraska earlier this week. Eley also talked about his offers from Michigan State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina.

Video: The latest with 2017 LB Eley