In some of the least surprising news possible:

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The 2023 TE will probably make another commitment or two before finding his final choice. Unsure with this new VT staff how much they're willing to mess around with that (particularly for a kid who's not can't-miss and doesn't come from a crucial high school).

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Not much in the way of major visits, but that's because the coaches wanted the Friday camp and yesterday's 7-on-7 and bigman camp to be their focus.

Pete's a good dude. Wish him all the best:

From @RivalsFriedman:

2024 wing from outside Baltimore offered:

New Virginia Tech basketball offer: Drew McKenna

From Midlothian Manchester to Richmond Trinity Episcopal:

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Going from one traditional power to another, though I'm not sure how positive (or negative) it is for the Hokies to see in-state players concentrate at a few key high schools.

Forgot to post this one in here earlier:

Class impact: Layth Ghannam to VT

As I mentioned in the story after his VT visit, Hokies had to hope to weather the storm this weekend... didn't happen:

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He'll also greyshirt and enroll this year, rather than his planned reclassification to the 2023 cycle.

Hope he finds success there:

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No direct impact on the Hokies here, but anything that weakens PSU in the state (and particularly at powerhouses like LCA) is good for VT:

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(And theoretically down the line, if Miller's gettable down the road - at this stage VT isn't pursuing, but you can never predict the future - it's probably easier to flip him away from Georgia than from PSU).

Hokies add the three-star OL from West Virginia. Much more to come.

Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., Charleston (W.Va.) George Washington 2023 offensive lineman Layth Ghannam will be announcing his college commitment. North Carolina, NC State, and his home-state West Virginia team join the Hokies as his finalists.

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Ghannam has consistently shown the most interest in Virginia Tech, making his way down to Blacksburg just as frequently as to the in-state program, WVU (despite the Hokies not getting involved until the coaching change). He's taken his official visits to UNC and West Virginia, and has his official trip to Blacksburg scheduled for later this month. He's only seen NC State unofficially.

All told, the vibes have always been positive from the Hokie end, and they continue to emanate out of the Merryman Center.

In the name of thoroughness, I've poked around with sources at a few of the other finalists. West Virginia still feels like a threat to me - though that's bad more on feel than anything I've been told - so perhaps that's just a natural bit of trying to avoid the letdown if it doesn't happen. A member of the coaching staff at one of his other finalists, however, was very clear to me:

"I hear VT is the leader in the clubhouse for Layth Ghannam," he told me.

Based on everything I already knew, and what we've seen in the past couple weeks as he's checked out his other finalists, I was confident enough to put in my FutureCast last night, and am expecting good new out of Charleston tomorrow morning.

More to come when I confirm with a couple more sources, but Virginia Tech should be hearing good news:

Ghannam will pick between four on Saturday

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Ayo Tifase visits VT, names top four

I'm close to putting in a FutureCast for him, though I'll wait to see how his FSU visit goes before making any sudden decisions here.

Still a bizarre choice for him to leave when Young's system is perfect for him and he was about to come into tons of playing time with the departure of Aluma. Nevertheless...

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