The NCAA transfer portal doesn’t open until the new year — January 2 to be exact. But that doesn’t mean players can’t reveal their intentions to enter the portal. The first name for the Virginia Tech Hokies in the James Franklin era has been revealed: quarterback Garret Rangel.

Virginia Tech’s 2026 football schedule has undergone a notable adjustment roughly eight and a half months before the season officially gets underway, stemming from a broader structural change within the ACC. As the conference moves away from its eight-game format, 12 of its 17 members, including the Hokies, will now play a nine-game ACC slate.

The Hokies’ home date with NC State has been replaced by a visit from Stanford, and their ninth conference game will be a trip to SMU.

In his 12th season as Penn State's head coach, his team suffered one of the most shocking upsets in college football, falling 42-37 to UCLA as 24.5-point favorites in Week 6. The demoralizing loss for the Nittany Lions ended up being the Bruins' first win on the year.

Virginia Tech officials announced Monday that it’s athletic department received an anonymous $20 million donation, the largest gift made to Hokie sports.

The Eagles sophomore announced on social media that he has received a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech. The scholarship offer is his 11th overall from a Division I FBS program. The sophomore currently has offers from Georgia, Auburn, Ohio State, Boston College, Illinois, Penn State, Syracuse, Texas A&M, UConn, UMass and now Georiga.

Virginia Tech has hired former head coach Brent Pry to be the defensive coordinator under James Franklin, according to ESPN.

Virginia Tech Athletics has gotten a $20 million start toward the $120 million it plans to raise from private donors over the next four years.