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V333T OP
Jan 12, 2026 at 09:01 AM ET
VT has a full roster if the crystal balls (3) commit
Starting with the current 105 roster…. minus 22 seniors (assume all out of eligibility) add 22 signed recruits minus 23 portal outs add 20 committed portals (per 247) add 3 portals in with CBs (Grunk, Kenny Woseley, Ethan Calloway**) And we have 105. Now relax the 22 seniors assumed leaving; however many have eligibility, that’s the number of additional transfers out we need to see to make the roster work. Now again, make 2 more slots for Qunicy Porter and Faheem Delane both of whom JF / BP recruited heavily out of HS (gotta dream). **Ethan Calloway CB by Evan Watkins appeared and then disappeared this morning. Evans’ article is still on 247 at the link. ** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 9:10:02 AM ** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 2:06:55 PM

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SCHokie1103 SCHokie1103
6mo
Well, you can forget about Callaway. He’s going to Wake Forest.. he’s from
North Carolina so that makes sense going back home..
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V333T OP
6mo
Yes, and Kernersville is closer to Winston-Salem than BB
Best of luck to him. Had to go back and find Evan’s article from this morning about his CB for Calloway. The CB was erased but the article was not. See the link. ** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 2:03:28 PM
BROman Hokie BROman Hokie
6mo
Seems that proximity to home wasn't the factor, $$$ talks
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V333T OP
6mo
Ahhhh, I see and understand. I feel ‘less worse’ now.
** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 5:31:23 PM
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Hokie`79
6mo
Looks like we’ve picked up some good talent. I’ll feel better when we get a
a firm commitment from qb1 player. I think we got qb 2 over the weekend.
Hokiefied Hokiefied
6mo
Would really like to see another DT come in the door too
Got the starters but not much experience behind them.
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carhokies
6mo
Heard that Delane has contacted LSU. His brother Monsoor projected
to be top 15, 1st round draft pick. Offered by Franklin, hope he can bring him in for visit.
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
Hokie message board folks thought Delane was terrible at VT
He goes from being terrible per the armchair QBs to a 1st rounder
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
6mo
He wasn’t good his last year at VT.
Go rewatch the Syracuse game. He got used and abused. It’s possible he was just mailing it in, who knows.
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marcbvtgm
6mo
The issue(s) wasn’t him.
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
6mo
Could have fooled me. In all seriousness,
I realize players don’t play in a vacuum, and it’s a team sport, but I’ve watched enough football to know when a player is having a bad year. He bit on numerous stop and gos. Just looked like he didn’t want to be at VT. Just my opinion.
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
The team wasn't good and the defense as a whole was not good
As a DB, your front 7 can help or hurt you. Same with stupid coverage calls...
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Hokie`79
6mo
He got abused by Vandy also.
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ombandit
6mo
It was plainly evident his last yr at VT was shakier than LSU performance…
didn’t take an expert to figure that out. That being said, LOTS of factors , both on and off the field, can enter into on field performance
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Windows NT
6mo
he seemed to play uninspired when he was here
Boblope Boblope
6mo
This ^^^
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NokieHokie
6mo
Look at who his coaching staff was... Would you be inspired by them?
Hoakie82 Hoakie82
6mo
I don’t understand anyone who needs a coach to inspire them to play their
Best. Everyone I ever played w/ wanted to win & wanted to look like a good athlete in the process. They may not have been the best athlete but they were at least self motivated to give their all. Did you ever play a sport & not try?
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SHPHOKIE
6mo
Exactly
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
Or possibly just not utilized correctly or had very little support
to excel.
Hoakie82 Hoakie82
6mo
That, I can buy or a nagging or undisclosed injury.
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Twincountyhokie
6mo
Fyi the 247 cb for Calloway changed to WF this am
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V333T OP
6mo
Some revisionism going on at 247
Evan issued the CB on Calloway this morning and wrote an article on it. His CB has been removed but: "LSU offensive lineman Ethan Calloway has become a target for Virginia Tech out of the transfer portal and I have logged a 247Sports Crystal Ball in favor of the Hokies.” Nice way to clean up your CB success ratio. Here’s the link to the article.
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V333T OP
6mo
Bugger.
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Arch72Hokie
6mo
Hard to...
...get my head around these transfers/commits. Is there any precedents for anything like this anywhere?
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marcbvtgm
6mo
You keep assuming no more current roster players are leaving.
The numbers always work out. More will be coming and more will be leaving.
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
More will leave after Spring practice
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JKCMHokie
6mo
I thought spring portal was no more?
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
Athletes can still transfer
The only thing that changed is when they can enter the portal, not whether they can transfer. Portal = the mechanism to announce your intent to transfer. Transfer = the actual act of leaving and enrolling elsewhere. The NCAA didn’t take away the right to transfer. They restricted when you can formally declare it.
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crazylane
6mo
So the portal is a big nothing
If this is true. Any player worth anything could post his intent on social media and rhe world will know immediately.
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
6mo
It's true...it's the actual rules
And there are some exceptions that allow a player to go into "the Portal" like a coaching change....
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V333T OP
6mo
Not true. I specifically said there had to be more.
That’s the only way the numbers work. The point you refuse to acknowledge is VT is in the enviable position of having a full roster and not being forced to scavage the bottom of the portal or recruit from the bleachers.
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marcbvtgm
6mo
And I keep telling you the roster isn't "full".
The flawed calculations and projections you've been posting are based on an incorrect assumption. Just look at the roster as it currently exists. There's no way VT is stopping at 20 incoming as you claimed a week ago. As I said, the number will be closer to 30 incoming when it's all said and done.
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V333T OP
6mo
You make no point. The math works as is, more transfers CAN occur not must
Your argument is the OBJECTIVE math does not work because you SUBJECTIVE opinion says it won’t. I clearly stated my ASSUMPTION and after the MATH, relaxed that assumption. Boring. ** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 9:59:19 AM
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marcbvtgm
6mo
If you keep moving the goal posts, you'll eventually be correct.
The bottom line is last week you said VT would take 20 incoming portal transfers. Because I looked at the actual roster to date and not just the numbers - because I know "the numbers always work out" - I said this wrong. VT would clearly need more than 20 because VT needs to get 15 starter level transfers alone. VT is about halfway to that number which means VT almost certainly will take closer to 30 incoming transfers. ** Edited by marcbvtgm at 1/12/2026, 10:37:26 AM
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V333T OP
6mo
Math is perfection, not a goal post. Your subjective opinion >< perfection.
I state MY assumptions. You proclaim your subjective opinion, with which I agree, as foregone. Boring.
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marcbvtgm
6mo
Math is perfection. Your projections are neither.
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V333T OP
6mo
And you are a stalker.
Techsupport Techsupport
6mo
Seem really light at LB, 7 listed on TSL page
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V333T OP
6mo
Hmmm, not a lot of activity at LB but..
VT had 14 listed on the 2025 roster of whom only 2 were seniors (Jaden Keller, Will Johnson). 3 LBs transferred out and 1 transferred in (Keon Wylie). Caleb was the notable loss. But we have a possible freshman ready Terry Wiggins. Not sure what to make of it. ** Edited by V333T at 1/12/2026, 10:02:50 AM