BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente begrudgingly admitted Monday that he wasn’t going to be able to keep stride with Greg Stroman on Stroman’s 91-yard punt return late in the first quarter Saturday against North Carolina.
“He’s a lot faster than I am. I know that,” Fuente said, smiling. “It was just fun to see him squirt out there, just coming from my view. We’ve made a huge emphasis on special teams in general, and that unit has taken a lot of pride and Greg is a special player and an easy one to root for to do well … He’s just kind of a special kid and to see him squirm out of the pile and come down the near sideline, it was hard to control yourself … I had no chance of catching up to him.