Willie Byrn called primary recruiter Curt Newsome on Monday to accept Virginia Tech's offer as a recruited walk-on. The 5-11, 175-pound First Colonial (Virginia Beach, VA) senior also had recruited walk-on opportunities at Kentucky and Virginia, but the success Virginia Tech has enjoyed under head coach Frank Beamer won out.

"Definitely a big factor is that Virginia Tech is a top 10 program almost every year," Byrn said. "They end up at least going to the ACC Championship game, so it's nice to get love from such a big school. I wanted to go somewhere with a great atmosphere and it's really hard to compete with Tech's atmosphere. All the fans are great. 'Enter Sandman,' it's all great."