Early Recruiting Outlook

It’s only one month until the recruiting season picks up
once again, as September 1st is the first day college coaches can resume calling
recruits and recruits can begin official visits. So, for the next month,
recruits all across the country will not only be busy with preseason practice,
but some will be narrowing their lists further and setting official visits.

Heading into the busy time of recruiting, Virginia Tech
has received seven verbal commitments. One, Jacob Sykes, is already pegged as a
grey shirt. Todd Nolen, a 2005 signee, will likely have to go to Fork Union for
a year, which would bring the total back to seven (Sykes could be a 2006 or 2007
recruit if he enrolls in January of 2007.)

Look for Tech to try and sign about 21-23 players in this
year’s class. Offensive line and linebacker appear to be the most pressing
needs right now, with defensive end another position the Hokies are targeting
hard.

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