As the Transfer Portal opens on Friday (Jan. 2), things are going to start picking up in terms of players making some surprising entries to the portal. As far as Virginia Tech goes, they are losing some key players to the portal as new coach James Franklin comes in and begins to build his roster for the 2026 season.
When he was hired, he talked about retaining some players off the 2025 roster that Brent Pry built, who Franklin is bringing back as his defensive coordinator months after he was fired as the head coach in Blacksburg.