Didn't get around to these on the most recent handful of commits during the season, so here goes:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/from-the-film-room-cole-beck

Prep school players finally got their rankings today, and Adam Friedman was impressed with what he saw from the 2017 signee (now a 2018 prospect for VT):

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That puts VT within distance of Washington for No. 12 nationally with another good commit, and Henry (should he pick VT, which still doesn't sound like the most likely outcome) would take them to No. 9 nationally as things stand today.

...including KJ Henry:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/crystal-ball-time-here-s-where-uncommitted-five-stars-will-go

Courtesy of our Greg Ladky:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/shrine-bowl-highlights-north-carolina-55-south-carolina-24

Lots of twitter and free board talk about KJ Dax Grant.... Big Bang to the end of class.
Dm4vt or any insider got any news for us to get our hopes up?

A big agile, physical CB that wants to left on an island with the best WR the other team can offer.

I bet you start next year.

Sorry, that's James Mitchell.

You'll be a match-up nightmare for opposing D's with your size and speed!

He chose VT over Ohio State and Auburn!

Thanks to a major gift:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/vt-to-construct-student-athlete-performance-center

Where things stand with the early signing period very, very close:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/new...hip-chart-and-2018-needs-early-signing-period

On Grant, you are not going to get much, if anything directly from him when it comes to recruiting until a final decision is made, but I have been hearing a lot of chatter behind the scenes about Virginia Tech.

He was on his official visit over the weekend and things went very well. He feels more of a priority right now for VT than he does Tennessee, the school he is still committed to.

Based on what I am hearing, there is a real chance he flips to the Hokies sometime after Christmas. I am not ruling out a public decision before then, but based on what I got after doing to checking on Sunday, it looks like something could/will happen late in December or early in January.

Grant himself told me last week that he will sign this week, and I was told by a good source Sunday night that, that is still his plan.

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His first game since becoming a Hokie (in fact it will be his only high school football game after committing)

http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports...cle_920e4d26-e2d9-11e7-adae-4783b5a2d80b.html

Basically expected, but exciting nonetheless. Story to come.

We're at 24 now and potentially could add four - six more. 25 is the max, correct? Does that mean we don't honor some commitments from lower rated players (like other teams have done)? Or do we force some to grayshirt so as to be counted in the 2019 class?

In case you didn't see our network story yesterday:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/braxton-clark-talks-new-offers-january-visit-plans

...Justin Fuente has been pretty clear that prospects who don't sign in the early period this week won't be considered commits anymore. That doesn't mean VT will stop recruiting them on principle, but a player of Clark's status in the class is not going to have a whole lot of leverage in that situation. Of course, it should come as no surprise that Clark's decision not to sign won't be entirely his own (he's been sort of on the fringe of the class even since he committed, almost a placeholder guy while the staff went after prospects they wanted more - many of whom they landed).

He's going to have plenty of time in January to look at other options, and if his letter ends up going to VT on the traditional Signing Day they first Wednesday in February, it will be because they Hokies see that they have an extra spot or two to fill. At this point, I wouldn't expect that to happen, though.

We have a horrible offense. I think this game will won or lost by Bud.

Could change in the next couple days, but some very solid official visitors are planned:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/expected-visitors-list-dec-15-2017

Is he solid to us or is he still wanting to possibly play on offense somewhere?

Second commit of the day (and not a surprising one, though he had previously planned to wait until Wednesday to go public with his commitment).

Story coming shortly.

Tremaine Edmunds named to AP All American team.

I thought he should have been first team.

One of the coaches around the country getting the most out of unrecognized high school recruits:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/evans-seven-coaches-who-can-turn-unheralded-players-into-pros

Hokies have a tough test against Kentucky:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/virginia-tech-hokies-basketball-preview-kentucky-2017

Webb is a Hokie.

In fact, won't take a college visit anywhere:

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That tends to be good news for the schools he's already seen, with VT and West Virginia set to duke this one out.