In watching Hokie recruiting for years, I’ve always kind of wondered why there has been such an insatiable fixation on just ‘owning the state’. Look, I get it. Virginia is important to the Hokies recruiting strategy. But honestly, when you’re surrounded by other talented states, you don’t have to feel PRESSURED to haul in the recruits in your state. It’s been of continual confusion to me as to why the Hokies don’t raid North Carolina, Tennessee, or Kentucky with greater frequency. The frequent excuse for the latter two I can somewhat understand- Kentucky doesn’t produce a high amount of talent, and the University of Tennessee has a stranglehold on the recruiting in the Volunteer State.
Hokies Declare Open Season in North Carolina
