When Virginia Tech hired James Franklin as football coach, you knew there was a chance that there would be some of his former players following him to Blacksburg from State College. Of course, in this day and age of the Transfer Portal, changes can happen at any time during the cycle, but you got the feeling that there were going to be some players following their former coach.
Entering Tuesday, the Hokies had already received commitments in the portal from former Penn State players Matt Henderson at tight end and Daniel Jennings on the defensive line.