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Why Tyjuan Garbutt Is (and Isn't) a Canary in the Coal Mine

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Alright, simple news first. Tyjuan Garbutt, the one consensus 4-star recruit Virginia Tech had, and one of the top defensive ends in the country, decommitted from the Hokies yesterday. It stinks. There's no avoiding that losing out on talented players is not great. He claims we're still in the lead, but he decommitted from Tech after a visit for a 7 on 7 camp at Pittsburgh. Current scuttlebutt is that it's mostly because his high school coach is in his ear trying to get him to commit to the Panthers from the get go. Anywhere but Tech.