1) You can have one player on each side of ball through the portal. Who are you taking? There has to be a realistic path to get this player as well, i.e., no Arch Mannings. — hokie4life93

Chris Coleman: My No. 1 portal guy is Duke defensive tackle Aeneas Peebles. I think I’ve made that very clear from the beginning. As important as it is to land a mike linebacker and an offensive lineman or two, defensive tackle is the top need. If the Hokies don’t sign any defensive tackles, we’re faced with the following reality as Tech’s two-deep at DT in 2024…

1: Josh Fuga
2: Wilfried Pene
3: Emmett Laws (True freshman)
4: ?

We don’t even know who the fourth tackle would be. There are rumors that Gunner Givens is moving to the offensive line. Even if he doesn’t, I don’t think he’s a great fit for the VT defensive scheme. Same with Lemar Law — he just doesn’t seem like a VT DT. Malachi Madison does, but he lost 25 pounds before the 2023 season began and I don’t have any idea about his status.

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