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Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA) wide receiver/defensive back Phillip Patterson announced over the weekend that he was reopening his recruitment. Reached via Twitter, the 6’2”, 185-pound senior answered whether or not he is still considering Virginia Tech, the school he verbally committed to on August 1 earlier this year.

“I am definitely still considering VT,” Patterson answered.

Virginia Tech assistant coaches and athletic director Whit Babcock contacted the 3-star standout following the news of Frank Beamer’s retirement.

“Virginia Tech’s coaches basically told me they would get a good coach in there and everything would be all right,” Patterson wrote in a Twitter direct message. “[Babcock] basically told me everything the coaches told me.”

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