Update: Virginia Tech has formally announced the dismissal of defensive back Mook Reynolds from the the team effective immediately:
The loss of Reynolds is excruciating to a secondary who has lost close to every starter from last season. An early enrollee in 2015, the senior defensive back had been used in a variety of roles in Bud Foster’s pressure-based system. Reynolds amassed 70 tackles and 9 TFLs, good for 4th and 6th on the team last year respectively. Of returning players, those were the 2nd most and 3rd most, also respectively. However, VT does have a former blue-chip sophomore in Devon Hunter from Chesapeake, VA to potentially replace his production.