Context clues are sparse from Justin Fuente at Thursday’s team meeting. Virginia Tech players are there for the weekly reveal of the No. 25 jersey, Frank Beamer’s old number now on rotation between special-teams standouts.
Fuente’s monologues don’t deviate much week to week, so even keen ears struggle to pick up hints as suspense builds while he unfolds No. 25.
“Every week you hope he’s talking about you,” junior Greg Stroman said, “but the things he says are kind of the same.