Andy Bitter 🤖RE: https://ext.sportsbots.xyz/users/489776110/statuses/2055393877234729453
The #Hokies are taking my “Spanish announce table at Wrestlemania” idea and running with it. All scoreboards are eventually wrecked in some manner at VT sporting events.
Now an analyst with the #Hokies, Warren Ruggiero's had big success in 30 years running an offense. He never really wanted to stray beyond that side of the ball.
"I just loved being an OC. And I didn’t want to wake up every day and not be able to do it.”
Outgoing #Hokies athletic director Whit Babcock spoke about his 12-year run at Virginia Tech, reminiscing about high and lows and acknowledging the elephant in the room: football's struggles.
“I gave it everything I had and lived and died with it."
It's a new #Hokies mailbag!
What tier would you put James Franklin in among ACC coaches? What's John Ballein's legacy? How's recruiting going so far? Plus more.
Babcock's previous contract was a byzantine mish-mash of several calculations, so it was hard to come up with an annual figure. Estimated in the $1.2M range.
With retention bonuses and such, the #Hokies are probably saving about $1 million in this new setup.
Got Whit Babcock's three-year AD emeritus contract from the #Hokies.
Looks like through 2029, he'll make $2.96 million.
Year 1: $1,150,842 base salary with bonus and deferred comp worth $312,500.
Year 2: $900,000 salary
Year 3: $600,000 salary
Here are all of the #Hokies' NFL signings/rookie camp invites from yesterday:
QB Kyron Drones: Packers
RB Terion Stewart: Chiefs
OL Tomas Rimac: Vikings
DT Kelvin Gilliam: Cowboys
DT Kody Huisman: Bills
LB Jaden Keller: Raiders invite
DE Ben Bell: Colts invite
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Looks like his high school team streamed his decision live over on Instagram. The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder is a three-star prospect. The No. 466 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite. #Hokies
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#Hokies get a 2027 commitment from Braxton Salster, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound athlete from Alabama. A QB in high school, he projects as a tight end in college.