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- Aidan Lynch won Virginia Tech's starting right-tackle job, allowing Montavious Cunningham to move to guard, while Oklahoma transfer Logan Howland is medically cleared but remains outside the best five as he regains confidence in his surgically repaired shoulder. - Redshirt freshman Randy Adirika emerged as an early interior-line reserve after Emmett Laws was ruled out for the foreseeable future, but Virginia Tech's backup tackles collectively have only 61 college defensive snaps. - Kaleb Spencer learned all three linebacker positions and gives Virginia Tech a middle linebacker capable of matching running backs and tight ends in either man or zone coverage. - Returning edge Aycen Stevens beat out a transfer-heavy competition for one starting defensive-end role after improving his speed-to-power approach under James Franklin. - Shamarius Peterkin spent part of camp in a boot and appears to have fallen behind several receivers, while summer enrollee Davion Brown generated enough camp buzz to reach the two-deep behind the three veteran starters.

- Pick/market: TRANSFER: The #Hokies land former 4 defensive back Chris Tangelo (6-4, 201) from Vanderbilt, per @247Sports .

- Your daily destination for fall camp coverage as Virginia Tech begins the James Franklin era A new era has arrived in Blacksburg, and every rep matters. - As James Franklin and the Hokies take the practice fields to begin preparations for the 2026 season, Hokie Tracks will bring fans inside fall camp with daily coverage from the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility and beyond. - From position battles and emerging playmakers...

- Injury: Bad news for the #Hokies: LB Gabe Williams is out with what the team is calling a long-term injury.

- Injury: #Hokies Practice Report: Another Injury Shelves Linebacker Gabe Williams Long Term The third-year linebacker's absence is a blow to the team's depth at the position, though Sherrod Covil Jr.

- LB: Sophomore Noah Chambers has impressed the #Hokies' defensive staff this fall and looks as though he could retain his starting middle linebacker role in 2026.

- Tech Talk Live is a weekly show that takes place at McClain’s at First & Main throughout the season and is hosted by Evan Hughes and Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Famer Mike Burnop that features in-depth conversations with Virginia Tech student-athletes, coaches and staff members.

- Safety Quentin Radish is working back from shoulder surgery after missing most of last season; he said the layoff cost him more than 20 pounds because he could not maintain his upper-body strength. - Kamari Copeland is viewed as especially difficult to replace. An injury would expose Virginia Tech's questionable defensive-tackle depth and put more pressure on young, unproven edge players Asen Stevens, JV on Hillston and Malachi Williams. - Linebacker depth is another camp concern, though the hosts caution that their practice access has been limited.

- Injury: #Hokies Practice Report: Quentin Reddish Eager To Pick Up Where He Left Off Pre-Shoulder Surgery On Reddish, WR Marlion Jackson, the LB outlook and more from Thursday's workout from @AndyBitterVT

- BLACKSBURG - The Athletic's Bruce Feldman has included two Hokies in his annual Freaks List. - Defensive tackle, Kemari Copeland , checked in at number 7 while linebacker, Kaleb Spencer , is number 83. - Copeland set a program record when he benched 510 pounds this summer. - He also improved his back squat to 735 pounds and clocked 20.2 mph on the GPS. - He did a triple broad jump of...

- No official depth chart until fall camp. - Franklin keeping competition open at every spot.