It’s been an interesting week for college football. Specifically, it’s been an interesting week for the Virginia Tech Hokies. The NCAA transfer portal opened on Monday and over two dozen Hokies entered.
Panic ensued. Everyone wanted off the sinking ship, social media said. Relax. The truth is, this is college sports. It’s happening everywhere. Another fact is that many of these players had difficult conversations with their coaches. No, coaches didn’t kick them off the team or take their scholarship; instead, they gave a realistic view of where the team sees their individual development.
However, there were some difficult departures for the Hokies, primarily redshirt sophomore left tackle Xavier Chaplin.