BLACKSBURG – D’Andre Plantin remembers his proverbial “welcome to college football” moment. It occurred early in his career during a middle drill in which the offensive line and running backs try to run up the middle against the defense’s front seven.
An offensive lineman from Norcross, Georgia, Plantin found himself working against the likes of Luther Maddy, Andrew Motuapuaka and Tremaine Edmunds – and he quickly learned the value of proper technique, or else the worst would occur.
“They’ll make you look silly,” Plantin said, recalling the memory at a news conference Tuesday.
These days, Plantin is much more confident in his abilities, as evidenced by his strong spring showing thus far.