In college football nowadays, it feels like the rules regarding roster management are changing every year. That is definitely the case this year with the House settlement that is changing FBS football from a 120-man roster setup with 85 scholarships to a 105-man roster setup where all 105 players can be on scholarship.
Given that change, you likely would expect that this would cause teams to change how they approach roster building including how they approach the transfer portal.
Well those expectations have proven true with Virginia Tech's transfer portal activity looking a little different and broader than what we've seen from Brent Pry and his staff in the previous two transfer portal cycles.
So how has it differed? Well let's dive into how the Hokies are taking a larger class with a few more risks in bringing in talented prospects from the lower-level ranks.