After years of struggles, the Hokies turned over the defense to find bigger and more fundamentally sound players around the line of scrimmage. But who are the potential playmakers?
Brian White was hired to be a rainmaker. How well can he do it? A deep dive of Virginia Tech's newest athletics director.
The Virginia Tech spring game wasn't televised... Don't tell our crack camera man Juan Frances, who captured several clips for French on the Bench analysis of the new offensive approach under James Franklin. Breaking down 7 offensive plays, Luke Reynolds' impact on the offense, the biggest offensive question of the summer, talented young depth and more.
Outstanding quarterback depth and impressive tight end play were the top bullets in my spring game notebook. Those details along with my thoughts across the offensive and defensive two-deeps, surpelatives, and concerns ahead of the fall.
The Hokies were less than the sum of their parts. On what went wrong, and the prospect of having an old-school coach in a new-school game.
From both the high school ranks and transfer portal, the Hokies added high upside, yet inexperienced, defensive linemen. Analyzing the film and scheme fit of Samuel Okunlola, Javion Hilson and T-Ron Richardson.
James Franklin looks to transfer corners with familiar skillsets as anchors of Brent Pry's defense. Ten-play, 2,000-word film review evaluating how three new corners might fit in Virginia Tech's schemes, their strengths and room for improvement.
Penn State transfer Ethan Grunkemeyer is poised to direct the Virginia Tech passing game. 10-play film analysis evaluating his strengths, areas for improvement and hints about what the Hokies offense may look like in 2026.
At a position of desperate need, James Franklin sought out three linebacker recruits with radically different skillsets to help right the ship in Blacksburg.
After a hot start, Mike Young is figuring out the kinks with an unfamiliar style of basketball. Taking a look under the hood at the story the stats and the film tells.
A market exchange rate for turkey legs has been set.
A group of zombies in Virginia Tech uniforms sleepwalked through a complete beatdown at Doak Campbell Stadium. That plus initial X's and O's thoughts on new head coach James Franklin.
The hiring of James Franklin shows that the Virginia Tech athletic department has something they haven't had in a long time: a total and unimpeachable commitment to football.
With more resources at his disposal, Mike Young and the Hokies have a prime opportunity to return to the Big Dance.
The flawed roster construction and player development embodied by former head coach Brent Pry turned the Virginia Tech defense invisible in a loss to Louisville.
The Hokies spoiled the Golden Bears' east coast trip in double overtime.
Despite familiar shortcomings making the task more difficult, the Hokies flummoxed Cal with an option attack and secured a desperately needed 42-34, double overtime victory. Breaking down the film of Virginia Tech's successful run game.
An uneven defensive performance, where the normally stout defensive line was dominated, crippled the Hokies in Atlanta.
Turns out that whole "coaching" thing? Pretty important. And Virginia Tech needs more of it. But luckily the bar is low and the money is (allegedly) high, so who should they call first?
Hiring coaches is hard. What qualities should Virginia Tech look for in their next head whistle? The numbers can show us the way.
