I hadn’t planned on getting into the recent tele-portaled Hokies just yet, but a few surprises have caught my attention. The overall number of entrants is sizable, especially considering so many are scholarship players (13). It is a new era where transfers are to be expected, but even in the new era the Hokies (so far) have more guys in the portal than just about every other ACC program.
But the quantity isn’t why I’m focused on the exits this year. This year is the first portal year where Tech has taken multiple big talent hits, with several likely starters for the upcoming season putting their names out there, and that catches my eye more than the numbers. As I write this late on Tuesday, 12/10, here are the most notable names to have entered: