Junior Day Notes: Smith, Greene High On VT

Last Saturday was a special day for Cox (Virginia Beach, VA) defensive lineman Der’Woun Greene several weeks prior. The two Tidewater standouts attended Virginia Tech’s junior day event last Saturday, and at this point Blacksburg seems likely to be home for both over the next four or five years.

Smith gets the good news

Primary recruiter Curt Newsome pulled Alston Smith aside on Saturday and the two made their way to head coach Frank Beamer’s office. There, Coach Beamer informed the 6-4, 260-pound junior defensive lineman that he had an offer from Virginia Tech.

“It’s great,” Smith said. “It means a lot to me. It’s letting me know that all of my hard work is paying off.”

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