Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock confirmed in a statement on Thursday that a former assistant did indeed receive information regarding Wake Forest's game plan prior to the Hokies' game vs. the Demon Deacons on Nov. 22, 2014.
"We have recently been made aware that a former Wake Forest staff member provided one of our former assistant coaches some game plan information prior to our game in 2014," Babcock said in a written statement.
"We have no indication at this time that any of this information was shared with any other staff members, nor utilized during the game itself. However, should new information become available, we will be forthcoming and transparent."
The information likely came from Tommy Elrod, former color analyst for Wake Forest's football radio broadcast. Elrod has since been fired after the program learned he was giving out proprietary game plan information to Wake Forest opponents since 2014. Louisville has already admitted to receiving information from Elrod.
Elrod is a former player and coach at Wake Forest.
"We hold ourselves to a higher standard at Virginia Tech," Babcock said. "We are disappointed and embarrassed that this type of information was distributed to, and apparently received by one of our former assistant coaches. The distribution of this type of information among peers or rivals is wrong and not in the vein of sportsmanship and integrity that we demand and expect and for this, I personally apologize to the coaches, student-athletes, administration, alumni, students and fans of Wake Forest University."
Former Virginia Tech football Head Coach Frank Beamer publicly denied knowing that any assistant received such information on Wednesday.
"I am also aware of former head coach Frank Beamer's and current defensive coordinator Bud Foster's public remarks yesterday as to having no knowledge of the situation and I believe both of them wholeheartedly. It should also be noted that there is no known connection of any kind to our current coaching staff, who were hired in late 2015."
The former assistants who coaches on Virginia Tech's staff that season that are no longer with the program are Aaron Moorehead, Stacy Searels, Cornell Brown, Torrian Gray, Bryan Stinespring, Scot Loeffler and Shane Beamer.
Frank Beamer reiterated his stance to the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Mike Barber on Thursday.
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Babcock went on to say that the program will comply with the ACC and all relevant parties as the situation unfolds.