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Virginia Tech football: DT Kemari Copeland will miss remainder of season with injury

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Kemari Copeland was a prize addition to Virginia Tech’s 2024 recruiting class. The Virginia Beach native was one of the nation’s top junior college players and was returning to his home state after spending time at Army and Iowa Western Community College.

Unfortunately, Copeland’s season is over. The junior defensive tackle announced on his Instagram he’d miss the remainder of the season after suffering a triceps injury that would need surgery.

Here’s what Copeland said on his Instagram page:

Alot of times in life we don’t really understand what’s going on or why things happen.