New Virginia Tech basketball offer: Peyton Daniels

Hokies starting to focus on the junior class, with a big (top target right now: Juco DeAndre Pinckney) the only remaining need in 2020 - and the way John Ojiako is developing on a little quicker timeline than expected, they could maaaaybe - though not preferably - be done in 2020 at this point.

2021 could be a pretty special class if the on-court product remains up to snuff. I never really had problems with the way the previous coaching staff recruited (and indeed, they had pretty good results), but I've been pleasantly surprised to see this group - particularly Christian Webster - looking like a pretty big upgrade at this early stage.

Two years in a row he’s the MVP of the Texas big school state championship. Probably the single most accomplished recruit we have ever had in terms of high school success. Is he a flight risk? Have to think he’ll have more choices over the next year.

Hey Tim, can you put something together about next year’s in-state guys and our chances of signing any?

Here's today’s AP story:

Cattoor leads Hokies past VMI

As I’ve said a couple times in the recent past, struggling is fine if you win, but there isn’t a lot of correctable action obvious to turn these into the margins of victory they should be. There’s just been a general... playing fine but not well enough.

Would have loved to see the Hokies playing in a “wow, but can they get it done against better teams” way, not a “they better snap out of it before they face better teams” way.

It’s probably no surprise to see Rivals100 CB Tony Grimes getting all-area honors, of course:

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Does signing just 1 player out of the state worry any of you guys? Thoughts?

Hearing a little buzz around Vanderbilt here. That is the only school he has visited officially.

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He picked up a TCU offer tonight:

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After DJ Lundy asked me to post that he would be signing today at 2pm Wednesday afternoon, he had a talk with his coach and family, and he has decided to wait and sign in February.

I was told he spoke with Vanderbilt and West Virginia coaches Wednesday night as well after that news of an early signing came out. Maybe he talked to VT too, but I have not heard that.

He announces himself late last night that he would wait.

Now, as of today, Vanderbilt is the leader. I was hearing a lot of talk about him signing with Vanderbilt today IF he had signed.

He is now planning to take official visits to Virginia Tech and West Virginia in January.

Other schools are likely to come in, so we will see how this plays out. Vanderbilt goes into this final six weeks or so as the favorite for me.

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Just a few serious options left for the traditional signing period:

Virginia Tech 2020 hotboard: Post-Early Signing Day

I'd been planning to wait until the end of the Early Period, but with DJ Lundy now officially waiting until February to sign, the Hokies should be done collecting signatures for a month and a half here.

Rivals.com's Adam Gorney looks ahead to what still might unfold in the next couple days during this (very short) signing period:

What's left to watch for in the Early Signing Period

Here's a preview of some of the day's action, with updates coming here all day:

Early Signing Period is here!

Quotes and analysis on the newest Hokie, who will in Blacksburg in January

"Virginia Tech was a different school + I really wanted to do something different this time around"
➡️ https://rvls.co/36PKjlT

Caliber of landing point probably helps indicate why he's not bound for VT

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