Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
Five kickoff times and TV coverage for those games have been announced:
August 31st - at Vanderbilt - Noon - ESPN
September 7th - Marshall - 4:30pm - CW
September 14th - at ODU - 6pm - ESPN+
September 27th - at Miami - 7:30pm - ESPN
October 17th - Boston College - 7:30pm - ESPN
They have nothing on college athletic programs. I hope Nike leaves room for the Kroger patch on the new uniform template. Panhandling at every turn. A Cook Out logo should also fit where we have Drive for 25 painted on the field too.
Michael Crow said that ASU "eliminated" the debt owed to it by its athletic department—listed by Sportico at more than $300 million—as a key element of its restructuring. Not entirely clear whether the debt was entirely forgiven or dealt with in another manner: "What's happened...— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) May 24, 2024
And with this, the era of absorbing Athletic Departments back into the main school funding has begun. I'm sure the students of ASU like to know their tuition just went to forgiving athletic debt.
Former University of Florida football recruit Jaden Rashada is suing coach Billy Napier, along with a big-time Gator booster and others, claiming they defrauded him out of millions of dollars by backing out of a promised $13.85 million agreement after the quarterback had turned down offers tied to other programs.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday includes an allegation that Rashada signed his national letter of intent to Florida on Dec. 21, 2022, less than an hour after Napier promised the player's father a $1 million "partial payment" that day upon signing. Rashada never received the $1 million, and the boosters never fulfilled the deal, the lawsuit states.
No details, just this
BREAKING: OL Lemar Law is no longer listed on the official Virginia Tech rosterStory from @EvanGWatkins247: https://t.co/galB7GRfsy #Hokies pic.twitter.com/CjDI3CzfPR— Kolby Crawford (@kolby_crawford) May 20, 2024
1000% Committed🦃 @CoachPryVT @Coach_Marve @HokiesFB pic.twitter.com/XmSNOArUqm— Royal Roots🖤👑 (@KalebSpencer8) May 18, 2024
Lynn Kidd Trevon Hill revenge transfer
VT dropped from no. 1 to no. 4 in Bill's updated returning production rankings.Notable that we play no. 2, no. 6, no. 13, and no. 16 this upcoming season. https://t.co/a3G1U7KycA— Pete B. (@petebvt) May 14, 2024
Babcock and Pry confirmed the rumors we've been discussing at the Spring Meetings:
Both athletic director Whit Babcock and football coach Brent Pry, who are attending the ACC's spring meetings at The Ritz-Carlton, confirmed the upcoming reveal.
Some quotes I found interesting/exciting:
Amazing (and very long) piece from News & Observer titled Florida State-ACC was a perfect marriage — until it wasn't that's walks through the history of the modern ACC, starting with the addition of FSU in 1991. Strongly recommend reading the whole piece.
The premise of the piece is that FSU joining the ACC was always about money, just like FSU's seemingly inevitable exit. But this piece is about so much more than FSU:
Pry cited three things that have helped Virginia Tech return to this place of high expectations.
"Culturally, to be transparent and genuine with our team and our coaches," Pry said. "Along with that, embracing hard conversations that come with the transparency and being genuine. I think we've gained a lot from that.
Obviously not a big entry. Backup Walkon Punter. Likely looking for playing time down a level.
May 23rd Update:
A #Hokies football uniforms update: It's still going to be a while. "Mid-summer" is the best estimate, I've been told. The issue is VT is at the mercy of Nike's production schedule. They don't currently have the new unis, so the release is not going to be imminent.— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) May 23, 2024
Just speculation at this point, but there are discussions happening to flip the bird to the SEC and Big10, and for the G5 to make their own playoff and potentially a single conference / league with multiple divisions... call me crazy, but the ACC should at least hear them out.
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10118268-report-cfb-group-of-...
Interesting video from Brent Davis. He breaks down the GT counter scheme we used to open up a big gain for Kyron Drones against BC this year. I enjoyed this and thought others might too.
Who's going to this year's tailgate tour? I'm pretty sure I'm going to go the the RVA one. Any interest in a TKP meet and greet?
Took a Redshirt and did not play in 2023. 6' 4, 192 lbs. Was a 3* out of HS
Via ESPN: Virginia law allows schools to pay athletes for NIL
How screwed is everyone else, though, once this is adopted in SEC states in regards to their war chests compared to everyone else's?
I know this used to be a regular thing with Beamer, I guess Pry & Co have brought it back.
For some reason VT is terrible about publicizing these things
Friday May 31, 2024, 3:00pm-10:15pm
Features Include:
- Instruction with Virginia Tech Coaches
- Clinic Gift
- Complimentary ticket to Marshall game
- Dinner With Football Staff
- Facility Tour
- Individual Photo with Coach Pry
- Enter Sandman Experience
https://virginiatechfootball.totalcamps.com/shop/product/321447
BREAKING: Virginia Tech S Antonio Cotman Jr. has entered the transfer portal#Hokies pic.twitter.com/0KgmpK6Mhk— Kolby Crawford (@kolby_crawford) April 17, 2024
Seeing in several spots that he is in.
