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Virginia Tech football: Hokies land prized defensive lineman Ben Bell

Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry continues to restock his 2025 football roster.

On Thursday, Texas State defensive lineman Ben Bell announced his commitment to Virginia Tech.

Say I won’t ! pic.twitter.com/SG2ys2fXta

— Benjamin bell (@BenBell99) January 16, 2025

The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Bell began his college career at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Texas State. He spent the past three seasons at Texas State, but only played four games last season, therefore preserving a redshirt to play one more season.

Bell is a native of Cedar Park, Texas, and comes to Blacksburg with 31 tackles for loss and 19 sacks.