For much of last year, it was arguably a foregone conclusion that four-star athlete Armani Chatman would commit to Virginia Tech. A well-publicized incident involving the Hokies and another top prospect around National Signing Day, however, made that original thought a bit murky.

Still, on Friday night, Chatman did what many had long thought he would do…he announced his pledge to Virginia Tech. Now at Bishop Sullivan (Va.) after transferring last week from Bayside (Va.), Chatman said he chose the Hokies over Auburn, Maryland, Central Florida, Temple and Old Dominion.

It was a process for Chatman, No. 163 in the Rivals250, to get to this point. It is one, though, that he admitted might not quite be over. But there were also a few factors that helped in his decision.

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