One of Cam Goode's high school teammates:

New Virginia Tech football offer: Mekhail Sherman

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That’s a 2019 target off the board, obviously. It also fills a running back slot at OSU though (and maybe one they’d be saving if they thought they were still the favorite for Devyn Ford). Not positive the Bucks like him at tailback - I’ll look into it - because he can play multiple spots.

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Can I see it online?

Virginia Tech's staff is very confident on this one:

Nyquee Hawkins making a college commitment today

Dru Smith is a 6-3, 190-pounder who was clearly Evansville's best player last year (.491 from three, great at assisting and racking up steals), but couldn't seem to get a ton of minutes as a sophomore:

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Still odd to me that the staff seems to focused on grabbing guards, but I guess a guy who'll have to sit out next year (as Smith would have to do, before having two years of eligibility remaining) is more of a replacement for when Justin Robinson et al graduate.

Was on the front page yesterday, but didn't want to crowd the message board too much and have it get buried in Bryan Hudson content:

Five-star Christian Brown looking to bounce back this spring

Still seems like Notre Dame has a healthy lead here, but Virginia Tech is probably running third here and could make strides.

In-state safety will commit in March

Hola Hokies,

Dave Lackford from kentuckypreps.com here bearing good news. I just spoke to Hudson who returned from a multi-school visit to Florida, Ole Miss, and LSU. I didn't bother asking him a bunch of questions about the visit, I only inquired if anything had changed at the top of his list.

Me: "So after all this visits no change, it's still VT with UofL, Duke, and ND? VT on top of course?"

Hudson: "Yes sir it is."

I talk to Hudson frequently along with a lot of people in the Lexington football community. Hudson is a straight forward kid who doesn't play any games. He's one of those type of kids who is too genuine to lie or keep a poker face.

It looks like VT has held this lead dating back to at least January. I know a lot of Hokie recruitnicks feel Notre Dame is the biggest threat here but I think UofL is equally as dangerous. His sister is on the Louisville track team and he's been tight with OL coach Mike Summers and recruiting coordinator Pete Nochta for a while. What puts VT ahead of UofL in this one has been the involvement of the head coaches. Justin Fuentes has been way more active with Hudson than Petrino has. Notre Dame hasn't been involved with Hudson until January (after he named VT his leader) after they hired Jeff Quinn. So VT and Justin Fuentes enjoy the benefit of a long standing relationship while Notre Dame will have to blow him away with the official visit.

I'm not saying VT is a lock here, but they are definitely sitting in a comfortable spot and the credit goes to Fuentes getting hands on early in the process. I'll keep everyone posted if I get any new info, especially after the ND visit.

Rob Cassidy and Adam Friedman with a dive into 2019:

ACC Spotlight: How 2019 recruiting is shaping up for each team

VT with fewer commits than all the teams ranked ahead of them is good for upward mobility.

This ranking is prior to their senior year. These kids passed up lots of schools to choose VT. Our talent level is getting better and better every year.

Big commit, and sets the class up for success in the remainder of 2019:

Class impact: Bryan Hudson to VT

Profile: Desmond Evans

Bryan Hudson is in:

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A tough road slate, but with tough scheduling comes opportunity to build a resume:

Hokies' home/road schedule set for 2018-19 hoops season

I thought after the win over Duke, we might have something to get excited about with the Big Dance.
How'd that turn out?
So Spring is here according to the calendar so its time to time to turn our attention to what really matters, Hokie Football. We lost most of our defensive backfield so Bud is going to have his hands full trying to find some hell hounds to replace them. And then there is the question of who is going to be the Quarterback. Its Jackson's position to lose so I hope he steps up and takes charge of the offense. It will be interesting to watch.
Buzz, we'll see ya next fall.

Not a surprise based on what we've been hearing and I'd previously reported, but a big boost for the squad next year now that it's official:

Outlaw officially receives sixth year

Go Hokies.

I think they're a little bit behind Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers in particular, but obviously at least one of those programs is not exactly the toughest competition in the world:

Virginia Tech makes top six for Ronnie Hickman

Not expecting Hudson to be the only commitment this week. Will have more on that in a Tunnel Talk EXTRA this evening or tomorrow (the expected pledge is likely at the spring game Saturday).