Year 5! pic.twitter.com/moVMPJH0XD— John Love (@johnlove97) January 6, 2026
Never a bad thing when you got the best, most reliable FG kicker in the country to help anchor the new look Hokies.
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Doctor Love
Some people call him 'Maurice'
(I know it's Gangster of Love, but I had to take the shot)
I love it!
is it a bad draft year for K? love the news but dont understand why
Probably one of the best paid NIL kickers in the country (and gets to play with his brother for a year) would be my guess.
We could be kicking in Love for a legit decade by the time this is all done
And to be fair, they probably make more as a college kicker than a rookie pro kicker, with far more job security
Job security (there are only 32 NFL kicking jobs, and they don't turn over very often), NIL, playing with his brother, and probably chance to be on a winning team for one year.
Also, who the hell ever wants to leave college? Especially Blacksburg.
stoooopid me forgetting about NIL. yes makes sense. thanks
He also faded down the stretch with quite a few misses
Can I blame it on Stu?
Yes actually. He was adamant on who the holder had to be and that screwed up timing and the smoothness of the whole kicking operation. Go back and break down the film. In years past Peter Moore was the holder, whereas this year Veltsistas was and just like his punts he was slow to get the ball down. So yes that was on Stu, he made that decision.
FFS! Every time you think Stu Holt couldn't possibly be worse as an ST coordinator you come across an anecdote like this and are proven wrong.
As a father to a collegiate kicker, cannot stress this enough on how this can impact the kicking operations. A really good holder not only brings the consistency of bringing the ball down for the kick, they also can grab a bad snap and make it a good hold too.
Kicking operations is a real thing and is practiced with motion, repetition, and a stop watch.
Amazing that the Heisman Trust overlooked this with Caleb Hurd. He was jobbed.
This immediately came to mind for me as well, so I'm both happy he decided to stay while also slightly concerned. I'm hopeful that the other comments are right in that a change in coaching/holder can right the ship, because it seems like it can be difficult for kickers to get their mojo back once they start slipping.
RunKick it back.FIFY. Reliable kicker is always a good thing.
Not a commitment per se, but still...
Best player on the team returning. Huge.
He should have changed the tag line to: touchBACK!
Love it!
Kick it in! Kick it in!
First you stick it, then you kick it
When MV was QB, we coulda had a "Vick'em, Stick'em, Kick'em" cheer.
Keep us all posted on how this works out for you...
You made it far too easy, my friend.