Virginia Tech Hokies News: 4-star Final 5, defending the pitch, sackmaster honor

Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Mike Young is gearing up for not only the 2025-26 season, but also recruiting in the class with fall visits. One player in the class released the five schools that he's narrowed his recruiting down to, and the Hokies and Young made the cut.

Four-star shooting guard Dakari Spear narrowed his list down to Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M. The 6-foot-4 Dallas, Texas native is the 67th-ranked prospect in his class and is coming off a junior season last winter where he averaged 23 points a night while shooting 55% from the field. This summer, he's averaging just under 14 points a game and shooting 47% from the field for Drive Nation.

Spear has yet to schedule any official visits, but the Hokies have been in the mix for him for a long time, and it would be surprising if he didn't end up taking a visit.

Women's soccer to return to the pitch after season-opening victory

The 14th-ranked Hokies' women's soccer team kicked off the 2025 season with a 2-0 victory at High Point on Thursday night. They got a pair of second-half goals from Taylor Price, three minutes apart inside the first 10 minutes, for the victory.

Lauren Hargrove made two saves for Virginia Tech to earn the clean sheet. The Hokies will host VCU in their home opener on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Thompson Field.

College football's AP 100th Anniversary Team

Former Virginia Tech star defensive end Bruce Smith was named to the Associated Press' 100th Anniversary Team, being named to the second team defense. It's hard to believe that he didn't make the first team. In his junior year of 1983, Smith recorded 22 sacks on his way to becoming an All-American.

Smith went on to have a Hall of Fame career in the NFL and became the all-time sack leader after playing for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins. He was left off the NFL Top 25 all-time players list. What a major snub.