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Virginia Tech is truly on a roll over the past few days, as they have landed yet another verbal commitment. Merritt Island High School (FL) defensive end Mike Mangold verbally committed to Virginia Tech on his official visit this weekend, becoming the fourth commitment this weekend.

Merritt Island Head Coach Paul Friel confirmed the commitment this evening.

“I saw him today, and that’s what he told me,” Friel said. “He said, ‘Coach, I loved it, I loved the area and everything about it so I went ahead and committed.’ I thought it would be either Virginia Tech or Florida in the end, so it didn’t really surprise me.”

According to Friel, Mangold had narrowed his list to Virginia Tech, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee last week before his official to Tech. Miami, who was one of the top contenders early on, appeared to have fallen off from the rest.

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