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Virginia Tech football: WR AJ Roberts commits to Hokies
What a week for the Virginia Tech Hokies. One week after the 2026 spring game, head coach James Franklin was busy building the 2027 recruiting class, adding running back Kelvin Morrison on Thursday, tight end Braxton Salster on Friday and on Saturday, Franklin received a pledge from Anthony “AJ” Roberts of Rolesville, North Carolina. Roberts, […]
Virginia Tech football: Braxton Salster commits to Hokies
It’s been another good week for the Virginia Tech Hokies and head coach James Franklin. After landing running back Kelvin Morrison out of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, over the likes of Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, the Hokies picked up another big offensive commitment for 2027. Athlete Braxton Salster announced his commitment to Virginia Tech […]
Virginia Tech football: 2027 RB Kelvin Morrison commits to Hokies
Virginia Tech and head coach James Franklin continued their momentum on the recruiting trail, adding a commitment from running back Kelvin Morrison on Thursday. Morrison, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound running back from Hermitage, Pennsylvania, plays his high school football at Hickory High School. He picked the Hokies over an impressive list of offers, featuring Miami, Ohio […]
Virginia Tech basketball: San Diego State transfer Miles Heide transfers to Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies have added their second transfer since the portal opened earlier this month. On Thursday, Miles Heide, formerly of San Diego State, announced his commitment to Virginia Tech for the 2026-27 season. A three-star recruit in the 2023 recruiting class, Heide is a 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward/center from North Bend, Washington. As a […]
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock Announces His Retirement
The feeling was that it wouldn’t be long after Timothy Sands announced his departure that Athletic Director Whit Babcock would throw in the towel before the 2026-2027 school year. In a Completely Unsurprising Move Whit Hangs Up His Hat Babcock is hanging his Virginia Tech cap up and following University President Timothy Sands out the […]
Virginia Tech football: James Franklin explains his ‘shock the world’ comments
When Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin was speaking to Hokie Nation on Saturday at the annual spring game in Blacksburg, he was fired up, speaking to the crowd and said the 2026 Hokies were going to “shock the world.” Those comments immediately fired up Virginia Tech fans and, of course, brought out the Penn […]
A View from the 2026 Virginia Tech Hokie Spring Football Game
Well, Saturday was a bit more eventful in a very frightening way on Saturday April 18th. The Remembrance weekend activities, blended with the Corps Change of Command, and the capper was the Franklin Era Debut at the Spring Game. A Sincere Note of Gratitude, First The Tech Spring Game made national headlines, but the reason […]
Virginia Tech football: White Team defeats Maroon Team in 2026 spring game
There was a lot of excitement in Blacksburg on Saturday for Virginia Tech’s annual spring football game. New head coach James Franklin wanted Hokie fans to pack out Lane Stadium for the intra-squad game. While it wasn’t a “sellout,” well, because it was free, not every seat was filled. Still, it was a large crowd […]
Virginia Tech football: Previewing the 2026 spring game
It’s finally here. On Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, the Virginia Tech Hokies will hold their annual spring game. While there is always excitement for the spring game, even though it means nothing in the grand scheme of things, it’s different this year. Really different. It’s the first spring game for new head coach James Franklin. […]
Former Virginia Tech center lands at Big Ten school
Former Virginia Tech center Christian Gurdak has found a new home. After announcing his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal before it opened earlier this month, Gurdak found his next destination on Friday, committing to Rutgers for next season. A 6-foot-10, 260-pound center from Charles Town, West Virginia, Gurdak played his high school basketball […]
Virginia Tech football: 4-star DL James Buchanan commits to Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies have been on a roll recently on the recruiting trail. While the 2026 squad has been busy with spring practice, head coach James Franklin and his staff have hosted numerous recruits. It’s led to three commitments since March 19 — all out-of-state players and defensive linemen. On Thursday, the Hokies added […]
Virginia Tech football: Hokies land commitment from 2027 EDGE Xavier Perkins
Just days before the annual spring game in Lane Stadium, the Virginia Tech Hokies picked up a big-time football commitment. On Tuesday, EDGE Xavier Perkins pledged to the Hokies, saying he was “1,000 committed” to Virginia Tech. A 6-foot-2, 240-pound pass rusher from C.E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, Perkins chose Virginia Tech […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Neoklis Avdalas transfers to North Carolina
Former five-star recruit Neoklis Avdalas was supposed to spend one year with Virginia Tech, help the Hokies compete in the ACC and then declare for the NBA Draft, where he’d be selected in the lottery. Well, none of that happened. The Hokies finished 19-13, including 8-10 in ACC play. Avdalas finished his first season in […]
In the Continuing Saga of New Players: Virginia Tech WBB Picks Up Forward Lauren Hurst
With Mackenzie Nelson shopping her talents to Rocky Top, Megan Duffy nabs her second recruit from that disintegrated team. Lauren Hurst makes the move to Blacksburg. Rising Sophomore Talent Moves to Blacksburg It looks like the coaching staff is going for more than just senior talent in the portal. Coach Duffy has pulled in rising […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Oklahoma F Kuol Atak commits to Hokies
It’s been a busy week since the NCAA transfer portal opened on April 7. The Virginia Tech Hokies have seen seven players enter the portal, but only one has found a new home. Freshman backup center Antonio Dorn recently committed to Wake Forest. While there was so much focus on the players entering the portal, […]
Virginia Tech football: Matt Moore offers optimistic outlook on the offensive line
The Virginia Tech Hokies have been a mess offensively for the past several seasons. Whether it was because of offensive playcallers like Brad Cornelsen or Tyler Bowen, Tech has mostly lacked an offensive identity. Some of that has been because of subpar quarterback play. Some of it was because of poor offensive line play. When […]
In more Virginia Tech Coming, Going, and Staying News: Hammond, Suffren, Wells Stay
‘Tis the season for moves to happen, and as tough as it has been this past decade, just keeping a team together from season to season, Hokie Men’s and Women’s Basketball both got some good news. The big “sorta sports” news is that Tech’s President Timothy Sands is stepping down. Times are changing. Good News […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Tyler Johnson is back
It’s kind of sad these days that a player has to announce he’s returning when he has eligibility remaining. That’s the state of college sports these days. While the Virginia Tech Hokies have seen six players enter the NCAA transfer portal, junior forward Amani Hansberry revealed he was returning on Monday. The Hokies received more […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Two more players enter transfer portal
The NCAA transfer portal opened on Tuesday, meaning players across the country who announced they planned to enter could make it official. The Virginia Tech Hokies saw two more players enter the transfer portal: freshman center Antonio Dorn and freshman guard Brett Freeman. Dorn and Freeman are the fifth and sixth players from Virginia Tech’s […]
Virginia Tech Baseball Goes .500 for the Last Week but Drops the Miami Series 1-2
The week started off pretty well with a convincing win over Radford in the annual NRV home/home series. Radford is often a challenging team so it’s a good mid-week matchup and needed recovery from the Tech’s series loss. But they went to Miami and just salvaged another split in game three. at Radford – Tuesday […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Hokies finally get some good news ahead of the portal opening
The NCAA transfer portal officially opens on Tuesday, and the Virginia Tech Hokies could use some good news. Since the end of the season, four players have already announced their intentions to enter the portal: Izaiah Pasha, Neoklis Avdalas, Christian Gurdak and Jaden Schutt. You could make the argument that Tech isn’t going to miss […]
Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Takes Two Heavy Portal Hits
Mackenzie Nelson and Carys Baker (The Connecticut Corner) have decided to move on from Virginia Tech. Megan Duffy loses her starting Point Guard and Forward over Easter weekend. Kate Sears announces that she’s coming back, but that good news only helps a bit. The Connecticut Corner Departs Blacksburg Yesterday, the Hokie news board lit up […]
Virginia Tech softball: Hokies take series from Clemson
The No. 12 Virginia Tech Hokies opened Thursday’s three-game series against Clemson from Tech Softball Park with a 31-4 record and nine consecutive wins. However, the Tigers ended Tech’s winning streak with a 4-2 loss on Thursday afternoon. While the Hokies outhit Clemson 7-4, VT left eight runners on base, which proved to be the […]
Virginia Tech football: Hokies land commitment from DL Brock Frisby
The good vibes surrounding the Virginia Tech Hokies and head coach James Franklin continued on Friday when 2027 defensive lineman Brock Frisby went public with his commitment. Frisby, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound prospect from Severn, Maryland, plays at Archbishop Spalding High School and is the 19th-ranked player in Maryland’s 2027 class, per 247Sports. Archbishop Spalding is […]
Virginia Tech basketball: Guard Jaden Schutt to enter transfer portal
The NCAA transfer portal doesn’t open until next week, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been busy. For the fourth time since a disappointing 19-13 season ended last month, the Virginia Tech Hokies saw a fourth player reveal his intention to enter the portal. On Friday, junior guard Jaden Schutt became the latest Hokie expected […]