Virginia Tech News: Another football player enters the transfer portal, a recruit visits Blacksburg & more
By Scott Roche
In this edition of Virginia Tech News, another lineman enters the transfer portal, the women’s lacrosse team released their 2024 schedule, and more.
Hunter Mclain to enter the transfer portal
Reserve offensive lineman Hunter Mclain announced on X that he is entering the transfer portal and he still has three years of eligibility remaining.
3 years of eligibility. Let’s work ! pic.twitter.com/sUKLmhIab6
— Hunter Mclain (@HunterMclain8) December 15, 2023
Like other teammates who have entered the transfer portal, Mclain will stay with Virginia Tech and play in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27 against Tulane.
Virginia Tech recruit posts message on X that he's in Blacksburg
Sam Brumfield, a highly sought-after linebacker from Middle Tennessee State posted on X that he is on an official visit this weekend in Blacksburg.
What’s up Hokie Nation?!!!📍@HokiesFB #ThisIsHome pic.twitter.com/U4xFYOrUIH
— Sam Brumfield lll (@sambrumfield33) December 15, 2023
You have to think that he is going to run into Jaylin Lane, who transferred to Virginia Tech last season from Middle Tennessee State.
Virginia Tech 2024 women’s lacrosse schedule is out
The Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse team released their 2024 schedule. They will open the season on Feb. 10 at home against VCU, then have road games at James Madison (Feb. 14) and Mercer (Feb. 17), before hosting Queens on Feb. 21.
Their home ACC games are Syracuse (March 9), Duke (March 16), Notre Dame (April 13) and Virginia (April 17). Their road ACC games are at Louisville (Feb. 24), Boston College (March 3), Pittsburgh (March 23), Clemson (March 30) and North Carolina (April 6).
“This schedule will challenge us early and often; however, I believe it will prepare our team for success when it comes 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁."
— Virginia Tech Lacrosse (@HokiesLax) December 15, 2023
Time to go to work.
🗞 » https://t.co/fkkyMpvf14#Hokies 🦃🥍 pic.twitter.com/OdJz6FKVGo
Virginia Tech will host Elon on March 6, Longwood on March 20, and Old Dominion on April 10 in no-conference games.
Virginia Tech wrestling to host Stanford
The Virginia Tech wrestling team will close out the semester Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum with a non-conference match against Stanford, who just so happens to be coming to the ACC next season. The match will begin at 1 o'clock and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.