Raleigh Hokie joins us this week to give his thoughts on the football team
with just one week remaining in spring practice. Will Nick Becton win the left
tackle job? How is the battle between Ju-Ju Clayton and Logan Thomas
progressing? Raleigh answers those question and more in this week’s Q&A.

1) With the first scrimmage in the books, what are your thoughts on the
battle at left tackle between Becton and Lanier?

Raleigh
Hokie: It’s still early, but at this point Nick Becton has the edge.
Physically, he has everything a coach is looking for in a left tackle – tall and
athletic with a long reach and excellent feet. He needs to get more aggressive
at the point of attack in the run game, but that is usually the case with a
young player on the offensive line. And he still needs to refine his technique
in pass protection, but we should continue to see improvement in those areas as
he gets more practice reps. He needs more time to perfect a number of things,
but he has a chance to be an excellent left tackle. It’s just a question of how
long that will take.

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