To be able to understand the full story on how Virginia Tech identified Middle Tennessee State's All-Conference USA LB Sam Brumfield III as their top transfer linebacker target, you have to go back to the spring of this year.
See after Virginia Tech struggled to force turnovers in 2022, the Hokies' defensive coaching staff went on the road and watched a lot of film on the schools who were doing the best job at forcing turnovers. That included programs well known as defensive powers like Iowa along with more under-the-radar programs who were great at forcing turnovers like Middle Tennessee State.
Tech continued to watch film of schools like MTSU throughout the season as they sought to keep improving the way they taught their players to force turnovers. That's where Derek Jones says the Hokies started to gain familiarity with the game of Sam Brumfield, well before he decided to enter the transfer portal.
