Fun little exercise taking a look at who VT's draft prospects will be at this time next year. I'll admit I got a little optimistic at the end, but there's talent on this roster in a volume that hasn't been there since probably 2019:

Hokies in the NFL Draft: Who's next?

I'd been holding off for a while, but I'm ready to make it official: I've submitted by FutureCast for Virginia Tech to land four-star quarterback Davi Belfort this evening.

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The 6-0, 180-pounder out of Miami Gulliver Prep visited Blacksburg in December and again in January, and while he's also seen his other two finalists - Michigan State and Texas A&M - on visits, the bonds he built with the coaching staff in Blacksburg (including with offensive analyst Brian Crist, who I've mentioned may be something like a de facto quarterbacks coach this year, even though he can't engage in off-campus recruiting, he's done the work when Belfort has been in town), and the vision VT has for him have me picking the Orange and Maroon to win out.

The main reason for my delay was the opinion of our unparalleled recruiting guru in the Miami area, Frank Tucker (of Canes County). He has been told by folks close to Belfort that Texas A&M had picked up... not quite a silent commitment, but something that it was reasonable for the staff in College Station to assume was the next-best thing... when Davi was there on his most recent visit. However, in advance of tonight's decision, Frank has let me know that he doesn't believe the Aggies have the upper hand anymore.

You can watch the commitment this evening on his Instagram page (linked below) and of course, stay locked to Hokie Haven for tons of commitment-related content.

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The Northwestern grad transfer saw enough on his weekend visit to pick the Hokies:

Robbie Beran will transfer to Virginia Tech!

That should mean the staff has decided to take Emmett Laws and beaten Pitt for him:

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Nyk Lewis is a 4-star PG in the class of 2025 out of Gonzaga College HS (DC), and is currently ranked #34 by the 247Sports Composite and #30 by ESPN. Virginia Tech offered Lewis back in September of 2022. He was recently a participant of the USA Jr National Basketball Minicamp during the Final Four weekend in Houston. Just wanted to drop this newly published player evaluation for you guys if you were interested in learning more about him. The breakdown has nearly 90 total film clips for you to visualize his skillset.

Nyk Lewis Player Evaluation

Northwestern transfer prospect Robbie Beran is on campus today:

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The 6-9, 215-pounder was a four-year starter for the Cats and a career 36.1% three-point shooter. He's a Richmond native who wants to end up in the ACC.

I'll admit I haven't listened yet, but should be some interesting stuff:

With Cattoor's return and Basile's departure, plus two incoming transfers:

An updated look at the 2023-24 Hokie hoops roster

From @RivalsFriedman:

RCS Atlanta: Prospects that boosted their stock

From @RivalsFriedman:

RCS Atlanta: The Friedman Awards

I'll have the social media updates rolling in here all weekend, as well.

VT Visitors: Spring Game weekend 2023

Missed this one yesterday:

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Still bizarre to me that of all the RBs who could’ve left, the guy who started whenever he was healthy last year is the one who did.

Hard not to think how different last hoops season could’ve been if he hadn’t left to ride pine at UConn:

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@ConnorMardian10 has the breakdown:

Hokies put on a show in annual spring game

Right here:

Former Hokie doesn’t last the semester at Notre Dame. Hope the best for him in the next stage of life:

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