Quick turnaround with a short bench:

Virginia Tech Hokies basketball preview: Louisville

whats the word on all the footnball transfers.seems like an unusual number at one time.

This young man is a GAMER!

I have seen Kadum love over half a dozen times... I have seen him play multiple times, practice and camp over the last three years. He is a WINNER!

Here are my thoughts on the new Hokie.

STRENGTHS

• Love his ability to lead
• So calm under pressure
• Deep ball
• Consistency
• Mobility

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

• Strength
• Frame
• Footwork
• Throwing on time

EVALUATION

Kadum is a quarterback that may not be the biggest, he may not have the super arm and he may not be Michael Vick, but he does a lot of things well. He still needs to add mass and strength to his frame, and that should come in time. He won two state titles, so he knows how to play in big games and win those. He throws a very good deep ball and has thrown with good accuracy the last couple of years. He will need to make sure he throws with better timing with coverage being much more tight in the ACC. There is a lot to like about Kadum. He will go to VT ready to compete, so do not sleep on him despite his offer list not reflecting his ability.

Doug Nester’s on-again off-again visit plans for the weekend ended up on-again, and it’s paying off for Virginia Tech. The Ohio State offensive line commit seems like an extremely serious option for VT right now.

In fact, sources close to Nester indicate that the murky nature of the visit might have been more about not needing to see VT again (because he’d already formed his extremely high opinion of the program) rather than it being outside the realistic options in his recruitment.

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New QB commit Knox Kadum has been in his ear this weekend, and that certainly hasn’t hurt (though again, may not have been necessary all along).

He’d be the highest-ranked member of the class and a surefire anchor in what is already a pretty good offensive line group.

Distance to home - Columbus and Blacksburg are about equidistant, while Penn State (which may otherwise have won out) is farther away - has been a factor in the Hokies’ favor. He’s spoken to those in his inner circle and has indicated that it may ultimately be one of the factors that indeed results in a commitment to Virginia Tech.

An announcement timeline hasn’t been decided upon, but all indications as things stand today are that whenever the choice is, VT is the current favorite.

It's almost easy to forget that there was a commitment waaaaaay back... on Wednesday:

Class impact: Jaden Cunningham to VT

Should come as no surprise that he told me coming into the visit that he was planning to pull the trigger:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/knox-kadum-is-a-hokie

This game (especially with Robinson's injury situation still under wraps, but while I'm assuming the worst) does not give me warm fuzzies:

Virginia Tech Hokies basketball preview: NC State

We'll be chatting here at tipoff.

This one has been more a matter of "when" not "if" for a while now. The answer is "today"

Jalin Hyatt is a Hokie

Beating a ranked team on the road without your starting PG seems pretty impressive. Much of the credit can be given to the Pack FG %, but I'd say 2/3 of the missed shots could be attributed to VT defense. I am (and have been) fully engaged...

Tim, Any word on the severity and nature of Robinson's ankle/foot injury from the last game. He is the straw that stirs the drink so can't afford any long term loss of his contributions.

I'm out for the rest of the afternoon, so hopefully any recruiting news out of the weekend (and obviously we're expecting some) holds off until tomorrow:

Defensive effort allows Virginia Tech to dominate NC State

You know the spiel by now:

New Virginia Tech football offer: Blaine Green

We'll believe there's a real shot at Texas kids when we see it, rinse and repeat.

New Virginia Tech football offer: Kendrick Blackshire

Athlete prospect breaks the season on 2020:

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When Virginia Tech offered Rome (Ga.) quarterback Knox Kadum a couple days ago, they were in pursuit of a James Madison commit.

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That's no longer the case, though. After Kadum set up an official visit to Blacksburg for this weekend, the Dukes decided they'd cut ties with the three-star in order to pursue other QB prospects. That indicates their level of confidence that they'd be able to hold off the Hokies for his signature (low), and VT should be feeling confident that they'll be able to lock down his pledge this weekend.

"I’m no longer committed to JMU," Kadum said. They pulled my scholarship earlier in the morning when I told them I was taking an official visit. Looking real good for the Hokies."

That's a pretty refreshing level of candor that Virginia Tech will be able to secure a commitment during the course of his official visit, so stay tuned for what seems more a matter of when than if.

Didn't have a chance to get to it yesterday after he announced it late Wednesday night, but here it is:

Asante down to five as Signing Day approaches

A little intel on where he's leaning in there, too.

Of course not being in a top list doesn't mean the end of his recruitment, but when you're not even among the 12 schools he's thinking about... ain't happening:
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Offered this morning. I would expect he ends up in the class:

New Virginia Tech football offer: Knox Kadum

Full story with quotes on the way shortly.

Brock Hoffman:

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The Juco DT is in. More to come.

In the Tidewater area yesterday:

Audio: Tim Sullivan on 757 at Six

Story: Top remaining targets for all the ACC teams