In welcoming receiver Keylen Adams to the fold during the Hokies’ live signing day show Wednesday, Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry referenced some big-hitter schools that came along late to inquire about the rigidity of the four-star’s commitment.

“All them other schools came calling,” Pry said. “The Ohio Staters, the Nittany Cryin’s …”

It was a reference to a tight game Penn State lost to Ohio State a few years back when Pry was the Penn State defensive coordinator and ESPN’s cameras randomly zoomed for a close-up on Pry’s sad-looking wife, Amy, in the crowd with the caption “Nittany Cryin’.”

The comment was a light-hearted poke (he still respects the heck out of James Franklin, crediting his former boss for a lot of the recruiting tactics Tech takes), though it signaled a bit more firm recruiting standing on the home front for the Hokies, who officially landed four top-15 signees from Virginia in its 2024 class on Wednesday — Adams, defensive lineman Gerard Johnson, receiver Chanz Wiggins and cornerback Joshua Clarke — for the first time since 2018. 

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