Owen Kidd

24 | Virginia Tech Alum | @Commanders @HokiesFB @OregonFootball | #MentalHealthAwareness

[JP Finlay @JPFinlayNBCS]

This is real cool - Commanders rookie class visited Arlington National Cemetery last week. Good reminder of what actually matters

[Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP]

There really aren’t any rules. You just go to court. If it fails, go to court again until a judge says you’re all set.

Want a 7th year?

Sure

Broke rules?

Ahhhh, it’s fine.

There AREN’T any rules.

[Rivals @Rivals]

🚨BREAKING🚨 4-star OT Junior Saunders has committed to Virginia Tech🦃

Read: https://t.co/PogBECc0CH

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: Four-Star CB Bryce Woods has Committed to Virginia Tech, he tells me for @Rivals

The 6’1 180 CB chose the Hokies over Ohio State, North Carolina, and Auburn

“GA to VA🦃"

https://t.co/CTjqrIcP0H

[Tech Sideline @TechSideline]

COMMIT: The #Hokies land Virginia 4⭐️ wide receiver Cam Wade (5-11, 165)!

Wade, a Leesburg, Va., native, chose Tech over Alabama, Florida, Florida State and others!

Virginia Tech was not in his top-5 last month.

@d1cam5x | @TheHokieWay

[Fox News @FoxNews]

Legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban issues a stark warning on the devastating trajectory of college sports under current NIL rules.

"It's become an arms race, who spends the most has got the best chance to win.”

“But I think it's a race to the bottom because if you don't spend to win, you lose your fan base and you don't have any revenue."

[Sons of Saturday Virginia Tech @SonsofSatVT]

🚨BREAKING🚨

Following today’s unanimous approval of Hokie Ventures, Virginia Tech will soon announce the largest gift in University history.

The donor has requested to remain anonymous, to keep the focus entirely on the future of VT athletics.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Official EA Sports College Football 27 cover featuring Kewan Lacy, Malachi Toney and Dante Moore.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

MIA WILLIAMS WALK OFF BOMB!!!

JASON WILLIAMS IS LOVING IT!!!

[Kimberley A. Martin @ByKimberleyA]

Today is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month. But it’s important we keep the conversation going — esp, in the wake of Marshawn Kneeland + Rondale Moore’s deaths.

Worked really hard on this feature in hopes that it may help someone. Thank you to everyone involved 💚🙏🏾

[Rivals @Rivals]

NEW: Virginia Tech 4-star QB commit Peter Bourque wins the Elite 11 Finals Day 2 Rivals MVP🦃

(via @CharlesPower)

Top performers: https://t.co/te4VacGHml

[ESPN @espn]

JOEY SPALLINA SCORES HIS FIRST PLL GOAL‼️

The third pick from this year's draft finds the back of the net in his @PremierLacrosse debut 🔥

[SleeperNFL @SleeperNFL]

Scary Terry… DAWG.

(via @Commanders)

[NFL Researcher @NFL_Researcher]

Highest passer rating in the 4th quarter over the last 2 seasons...

1. Jayden Daniels - 116.9
2. Lamar Jackson - 115.5
3. Matthew Stafford - 112.6
4. Josh Allen - 105.9
5. Jalen Hurts - 101.4
6. Joe Burrow - 101.4

[MLB @MLB]

James Wood with the most casual home run robbery 😮‍💨

[Washington Commanders @Commanders]

here damn

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: Four-Star TE Jordan Karhoff has Committed to Virginia Tech, he tells me for @Rivals

The 6’5 227 TE from Columbus, OH chose the Hokies over Miami

He’s the No. 7 TE in the 2027 Rivals300

“Thank you Jesus 🙏 This is home 🦃”

https://t.co/SecNOYNH7S

[Nick Lord @nickatnocap]

Virginia Tech is voting June 1 to create Hokie Ventures LLC 👀 Here’s the full breakdown from my POV:

The structure splits the job in two. The AD manages coaches, athletes, and general operations. The CEO of Hokie Ventures runs the commercial side: sponsorships, multimedia rights, naming rights, and donor engagement.

It will be governed by an independent board, not the university, giving it flexibility to operate like a business.

Virginia Tech is capitalizing it with $15.2 million from the $229.2 million “Invest to Win” plan approved last fall.

The person presenting the plan to the Board is Brandon Hall, Virginia Tech’s athletics CFO. He was Clemson’s CFO when Clemson Ventures launched in 2024. He’s bringing the blueprint with him.

They also built in the option to convert to a for-profit structure down the road to manage NIL and attract private capital.

This is also happening as Virginia Tech simultaneously searches for a new AD, a new university president, and a new Hokie Club director. The LLC is part of a complete reset of how the institution approaches athletics commercially.

Clemson, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Texas Tech have all moved in this direction. The separation of commercial operations from traditional athletic department functions is becoming the standard.