One position that new Virginia Tech football coach James Franklin needed to try and get as much retention as he could was at running back. After there were a lot of questions entering the 2025 season, some of the answers we got were very promising.
After Bhayshul Tuten left following the 2024 season for the NFL Draft, former head coach Brent Pry was left with rebuilding the room. That's what Pry and his staff did.
They landed some key players out of last year's transfer portal in Bowling Green running back Terion Stewart and Central Missouri back Marcellous Hawkins.