We’re getting to the point of the summer where it’s hard to come up with things to write about. Virginia Tech will begin football season soon. We aren’t sure of the exact dates, but we know Media Day will be either August 8 or 10, and practice will start sometime before that. But until then, we’re stuck in the purgatory that is the time between peak recruiting season and the start of practice.

This is the time when I probably should take a vacation right before the grind hits, but nevertheless, here I am, and I’m ready to talk about something other than recruiting, NIL or conference realignment. I’m ready to start talking about real, actual football again. For me, how the Virginia Tech linebackers perform in the Brent Pry scheme is one of the most interesting storylines moving forward. Not only how they perform, but how each position looks on the field, what each player is asked to do, etc.

The three linebacker positions in Pry’s scheme aren’t cookie cutter positions. They each have some unique things, particularly the Sam spot. I’m probably less familiar with the Mike spot and what Pry needs from his players there.

Today’s article will talk more about the Sam and Will spots, one particular Brent Pry player at Penn State who played both positions, and we’ll tie it all in with Virginia Tech football and Keonta Jenkins.

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