Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA) star Brandon Barden , who committed to Virginia Tech while on an unofficial visit in the spring, headed back to Blacksburg this past weekend for an official visit. The visit went great for the 6-5, 220-pound tight end and he plans to return for this Saturday’s game versus Georgia Tech.

“I liked it,” Barden said of his official visit to Tech. “The coaches are real nice. Now I know a bunch of the players and maybe just about all of them. The atmosphere inside the game and outside the game was real exciting. Everybody was real nice. My host was Clark Crum. We went out Friday and Saturday night and I had a good time. I believe I’ll fit right in with all the players.”

Barden enjoyed Virginia Tech’s win over Cincinnati.

“It was really loud when everybody started jumping up and down to the Metallica song,” Barden recalled. “That was a pretty exciting moment. The fans were great and I really enjoyed that.”

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