The 2024 NCAA March Madness Tournaments were huge, legalized betting fodder. | John Schneider - SB Nation We take a sidebar trip into the new money stream that is definitely having an effect on college sports. We look at some facts, critical events, and ask some important questions. There are no judgments here, merely picking up a new thread in a new direction of an old current. GO HOKIES!!! Taking a Quick Side trip on the Money Angle In the first detail article we took a trip down memory lane and dug though some major court decisions and fan misperceptions to get a look at the landscape of co ..read more

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Could the Hokies land an Alabama transfer? Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry has done well in the NCAA transfer portal over the past two offseasons. After the 2023 season was over, Pry and the Hokies needed to add help at defensive tackle, and they landed all three of their top targets, giving them a solid four-man rotation for 2024. Could Pry be looking to the portal to add reinforcements to the defensive trenches? According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Alabama transfer Khurtiss Perry visited Blacksburg on Tuesday. Ex-Alabama defensive lineman Kh ..read more

Brian Bishop-USA TODAY Sports Hammond plays at powerhouse St. Paul VI Catholic in Chantilly. It’s been a wild offseason for Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Mike Young. After the season ended in March, Young saw over half of his roster from last season hit the NCAA transfer portal looking for a bigger payday. Young could’ve panicked, but he didn’t. He went right to work shaping Virginia Tech’s roster, adding several transfers. Then, last week, the Hokies lost their first addition from the portal, Jordan Ivy-Curry, who backed off his pledge to Tech, leaving another hole. While Young remains ..read more

The pitching staff’s struggles stopped, and the offense found the bats. | John Schneider - SB Nation (file) The Hokies are really on a 5-game tear, winning 4 straight home games against NC A&T, and the Ohio Bobcats. This week featured double digit run totals, two run rule shortened games. Tech outscores their opponents 50-5. And qualifies for the ACC Tournament. GO HOKIES!!!! Double Digits in Non-Conference Games The road trip to Chapel Hill wasn’t a complete disaster. The Hokies managed to scare the Tar Heels in Game 2, and then work hard to earn a split against a team that hadn’t lost an ..read more

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports No Hokies were drafted, but two signed and two are competing for a spot. The 2024 NFL draft is in the books, and no Virginia Tech Hokies were drafted. It’s proof that the talent level in Blacksburg is down after a rough few seasons, but it’s also fair to point out that head coach Brent Pry did a phenomenal job retaining all of Virginia Tech’s top draft-eligible players. While no one was drafted, two former Hokies were signed to undrafted free-agent contracts: Defensive tackles Norell Pollard and Pheldarius Payne. Pollard inked a deal with the Washington Commanders ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Megan Duffy with two big additions to the roster. Wednesday was a good day for Virginia Tech women’s basketball coach Megan Duffy. First, former Utah guard Lani White announced she was transferring to Virginia Tech. The 5-foot-11 White is a native of Irvine, California, and averaged 2.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game for the Utes last season. White has two years of eligibility remaining. White is Duffy’s first newcomer via the NCAA transfer portal. The Hokies added two high school recruits after Duffy accepted the Virginia Tech job. committed @HokiesWBB pic.twitt ..read more

Alex Gallardo-USA TODAY Sports Schlee will battle Pop Watson in a battle to back up Kyron Drones. The Virginia Tech Hokies added their first spring transfer Tuesday when UCLA quarterback Collin Schlee announced he was coming to Blacksburg to finish up his college career. A native of Ijamsville, Maryland, Schlee began his college career at Kent State, where he played four seasons. He became the starting quarterback in 2022, completing 59% of his passes for 2,109 yards, 13 touchdowns, and five interceptions. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Schlee transferred to UCLA ahead of last season. In his one seas ..read more

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Ivy-Curry had signed with the Hokies this month. It’s been a hectic start to the offseason for Virginia Tech basketball coach Mike Young. Over half his team entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season ended last month, leaving many to wonder what was going on in Blacksburg. The naysayers blamed everything on Young. But, of course, there was always more to the story. The departures were more about NIL and players shopping their services than it was about anything regarding Young. Things began to stabilize earlier this month when Virginia Tech received its ..read more

There was a time, early in the season when Tech was hot, and the weather was cold. | John Schneider - SB Nation It was a really mixed bag week for the Hokies. Tuesday they absolutely obliterated visiting George Mason, but then traveled to Chapel Hill to face the streaking Tar Heels. Tech settled for a split but dropped their 4th ACC series in a row. If you were looking for a game-by-game summary this week, here are the humble apologies and non-excuse excuses. The End Series research and writing took every bit of spare time available. It’s been eye-opening, even for yours truly. The intent was ..read more

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Hokies add another transfer, their fifth since March. Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young is red-hot on the recruiting trail. On Friday, the Hokies added yet another player from the NCAA transfer portal. Former VCU forward Toibu “Tobi” Lawal made his intentions known that he was coming to Blacksburg. He has two years of eligibility remaining. ⚜️Available Transfer⚜️ Toibu Lawal Forward Slashing VCU ** 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining ** 8 PPG | 6 RPG | 1 APG | 67 FG% | 43 3PT%@ToibuLawal #transferportal #transfertapes pic.twitter.com/xSgyLGPoG2 — Transfer T ..read more