Friday Q&A: July 22, 2011

There are three big topics for today’s Friday Q&A: the in-state
recruiting battle between Virginia Tech and UVA, offensive line recruiting, and
Tech’s linebacker depth chart.

1) Last year, it seemed like UVA had better recruiting in the 757 than VT did.  Do you see any change in that for this current year?

Chris Coleman: Virginia certainly had a better year than the Hokies
in the 757 last season. At the last minute, quarterback commitment Lafonte
Thourogood signed with Vanderbilt instead of Virginia Tech, and the only 757
kid to ink with the Hokies was defensive end Dewayne Alford. Who did the Hokies
beat for Alford? James Madison and Old Dominion.

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