It is getting closer to the spring game and the Hokies are
preparing to show what the defense is all about in the next week. In this
week's practice, the question of weight, size and the hardest hitters were among
the topics discussed.
Coming right out of high school and enrolling early at
Virginia Tech in 2014, Vinny Mihota
is turning heads in this year's spring practice. The 6-foot-5 redshirt freshman
has looked to pack on the weight, adding at least 20-pounds to his incoming
weight of 250-pounds in 2014. Last spring Mihota practiced at defensive end,
which was what he played in high school, but was moved to the defensive tackle
position. As a result of the injuries and lack of defensive ends, Mihota may
have the opportunity to move back to his familiar position.
Last season redshirt sophomore Jamieon Moss playing all 13 games for the Hokies as a linebacker
and also participated in special teams. This spring, Moss is in competition
with Raymon Minor as one of the
outside linebackers in the fall. A lot of talk with Moss at practice Friday was
about hard hitters, in which he considered himself one of them. Others that he
noted were Dadi Nicolas and Ken Ekanem.
Junior cornerback Chuck
Clark had a successful fall season, starting 11 of the 13 games and playing
in all 13 games. Coming into the spring season, Clark is still listed as a
starter at cornerback, but it is likely that Clark may move to safety or rover
to replace Kyshoen Jarrett and Detrick Bonner. Clark talked a lot
about the confidence and the cheering teammates on the sidelines through
practice, which as Clark pointed out, will boost the morale of the team.
Melvin Keihn was
a true freshman last year, playing in all 13 games last season. This spring, Wiles
has placed his concern with Keihn, saying he thought he would be further along.
Keihn will be fighting for the back-up position behind Nicolas and Ekanem.
Keihn has said that he is working hard and continuing to show the coaches that
he is the best for the starting position, but based off of Wiles has said, his
back-up job may be in jeopardy.
preparing to show what the defense is all about in the next week. In this
week's practice, the question of weight, size and the hardest hitters were among
the topics discussed.
Coming right out of high school and enrolling early at
Virginia Tech in 2014, Vinny Mihota
is turning heads in this year's spring practice. The 6-foot-5 redshirt freshman
has looked to pack on the weight, adding at least 20-pounds to his incoming
weight of 250-pounds in 2014. Last spring Mihota practiced at defensive end,
which was what he played in high school, but was moved to the defensive tackle
position. As a result of the injuries and lack of defensive ends, Mihota may
have the opportunity to move back to his familiar position.
Last season redshirt sophomore Jamieon Moss playing all 13 games for the Hokies as a linebacker
and also participated in special teams. This spring, Moss is in competition
with Raymon Minor as one of the
outside linebackers in the fall. A lot of talk with Moss at practice Friday was
about hard hitters, in which he considered himself one of them. Others that he
noted were Dadi Nicolas and Ken Ekanem.
Junior cornerback Chuck
Clark had a successful fall season, starting 11 of the 13 games and playing
in all 13 games. Coming into the spring season, Clark is still listed as a
starter at cornerback, but it is likely that Clark may move to safety or rover
to replace Kyshoen Jarrett and Detrick Bonner. Clark talked a lot
about the confidence and the cheering teammates on the sidelines through
practice, which as Clark pointed out, will boost the morale of the team.
Melvin Keihn was
a true freshman last year, playing in all 13 games last season. This spring, Wiles
has placed his concern with Keihn, saying he thought he would be further along.
Keihn will be fighting for the back-up position behind Nicolas and Ekanem.
Keihn has said that he is working hard and continuing to show the coaches that
he is the best for the starting position, but based off of Wiles has said, his
back-up job may be in jeopardy.
