It’s no secret that Virginia Tech’s recruiting has slipped in recent seasons, particularly in the state of Virginia.  The Hokies are routinely the bridesmaid for many of the state’s top 10 prospects, and it’s become so frustrating for many of our subscribers that I sense some of them are simply tuning recruiting out.

I can’t say that I blame them.  I probably would do the same, were it not my job.  I’ve always encouraged folks to not pay attention to individual recruits, but instead to focus on the trends.  Of course, when the trends aren’t exactly going your way, that method of following recruiting doesn’t work either.

Here’s the number of top 10 in-state recruits the Hokies have signed in recent years…

2016: 0
2015: 3
2014: 1

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