Recruiting has been quiet lately for Virginia Tech football coach James Franklin as he prepares for his first season in Blacksburg with the Hokies. Over the last decade, recruiting quarterbacks has been something of an issue for former Virginia Tech staffs, and that is something that Franklin should change the narrative on during his time at Tech.
That was already evident since he was hired. Four-star Class of 2027 signal caller Peter Bourque de-committed from Michigan in December when the school parted ways with former head coach Sherrone Moore. Franklin, quarterback's head coach Danny O'Brien, who followed Franklin to Blacksburg, was in on him during his first recruitment. It made sense that they got back into the mix again.
It paid off when, after months of recruiting him, Bourque picked Virginia Tech over Georgia and Penn State, who had to settle for three-star Massachusetts quarterback Will Wood. With their quarterback in the Class of 2027 committed in Bourque, Franklin and O'Brien were switching to the Class of 2028, and they are reportedly making an impression on four-star Bode Spence from Georgia.
Virginia Tech impressing Class of 2028 quarterback Bode Spence
Spence made a trip to Virginia Tech this spring and worked out for Franklin and O'Brien. It didn't take long for the Hokies staff to extend an offer to the Dallas, Georgia, East Paulding standout. He is closing in on two dozen offers from schools around the country, with Virginia Tech in the mix.
The list of offers includes Ole Miss, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Indiana, and more. Clearly, there are some big schools on that list for Virginia Tech's staff to be up against, but whether Franklin was at Vanderbilt, Penn State, or Virginia Tech, that is nothing new.
Franklin has vaulted Virginia Tech into the Top 15 Class of 2027, and that ranking can still move up before all is said and done. With a full season under his belt at Virginia Tech, it'll be interesting to see what happens when it comes to recruiting in the Class of 2028. There will be some visits on Friday and Saturday's this fall in Blacksburg with an early eye toward building a strong class for Franklin.
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