TE Dalton Keene [Virginia Tech - Signed LOI]

[Red Five]

Well that sucks. Seems like odd timing, doing right after he got back from the spring game. He must have really loved his trip to Blacksburg.

[Treand3]

His relationship with VT coaches played a huge role. Would've been a nice pickup.

[ScottyIce]

Wow. Consider me shocked.

[Warrior10]

Damn, wanted this one bad. Thought we had him locked up.

[Treand3]

Someone on VTs staff is good friends with Dalton's father. So there's that.

[theknife]

In before the 500 mile radius trolls.

[Red Five]

Someone on VTs staff is good friends with Dalton's father. So there's that.

Makes more sense after seeing this.

[Red Five]

Just because I was curious, I went back a few years and looked at how many recruits VT gets from west of the Mississippi, since we never really seem to be up against them too often. From 2012-2015, they signed 0 kids from west of the Mississippi. In 2016, they signed 1 (Juco QB from Texas).

 

So Keene is the obvious outlier from their normal recruiting footprint, which I am sure is due to his father's relationship with the VT staff.

[Treand3]

Just because I was curious, I went back a few years and looked at how many recruits VT gets from west of the Mississippi, since we never really seem to be up against them too often. From 2012-2015, they signed 0 kids from west of the Mississippi. In 2016, they signed 1 (Juco QB from Texas).

 

So Keene is the obvious outlier from their normal recruiting footprint, which I am sure is due to his father's relationship with the VT staff.

Yeah I wouldn't expect VT to have sustained success in that aspect.

[RedDenver]

Just because I was curious, I went back a few years and looked at how many recruits VT gets from west of the Mississippi, since we never really seem to be up against them too often. From 2012-2015, they signed 0 kids from west of the Mississippi. In 2016, they signed 1 (Juco QB from Texas).

 

So Keene is the obvious outlier from their normal recruiting footprint, which I am sure is due to his father's relationship with the VT staff.

And VT has an entirely new staff, so their recruiting footprint is likely to change.