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Virginia Tech is one of six schools to have offered 6-7, 242-pound defensive end/tight end prospect Earl Okine . A talented prospect out of Gainesville High School (FL), Okine says he captured Virginia Tech’s interest recently with his athleticism…athleticism he showed off at a Scout.com combine in Jacksonville last month.

“A day after the Scout.com combine, a coach from Virginia Tech sent me a text message,” said Okine, who ran a 4.8 40, a 4.4 in the shuttle and posted a 34-inch vertical leap at the combine. “The next thing I got was a scholarship offer.”

Okine has never visited Virginia Tech, but he is impressed with the program.

“I actually really like Virginia Tech because of the speed of their defense,” said Okine, who is being recruited by Tech as a defensive end. “I also like that their depth chart isn’t full of freshmen and sophomores.”

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