Carys Baker Swaps Hokies for Cardinals Glory
Carys Baker, Virginia Tech’s Second Team All-ACC forward, has entered the transfer portal and committed to Louisville women’s basketball for her final year of eligibility. A 6-foot-2 scorer with NBA pedigree—her father is former All-Star Vin Baker—she averaged a career-best 14.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in 2025–26, shot nearly 38% from three, and delivered double-digit scores 10 times. Louisville, coming off a Sweet 16 run and in need of frontcourt firepower, offers Baker an immediate starring role in a lineup hungry for experience and production.
Ah, the glamorous life of starring in the ACC: making clutch buckets, hauling in rebounds, then packing your bags and moving to Louisville as though you’re simply jet-setting between pizza joints. Carys Baker’s decision to swap Hokie orange for Cardinal red reminds us all that, in college sports, home is just where your portal signal is strongest. Sure, she brings daddy’s DNA and her own highlights, but let’s be honest: she’s really chasing that sweet, sweet chance to tell her future agent she dominated the ACC. Bless her heart—and her sneakers.
Xavier Perkins Picks Hokies Over Hurricanes in Defensive Duel
Three-star edge rusher Xavier Perkins, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound prospect from Durham, North Carolina, committed to Virginia Tech over powerhouse suitors including Miami, Georgia, and Florida State. A track-and-field shot-put record-setter, Perkins logged 24 tackles, six sacks, and 26 quarterback hurries as a junior, showcasing explosiveness and strength. His pledge marks Virginia Tech’s third defensive line commitment in the 2027 cycle, underlining coach James Franklin’s trench-first recruiting strategy and the school’s growing inroads in North Carolina talent pipelines.
Nothing says “I want to beat you in November” like a 240-pound kid proudly tossing shot puts and blind-siding quarterbacks. Xavier Perkins’s commitment to the Hokies over the Miami Hurricanes confirms that Virginia Tech’s social media department can out-meme the competition and lure three-star recruits with promises of late-night pizza and existential dread in the ACC trenches. Who needs five-star hype when you’ve got a guy who can bench-press your esteem along with your grandma’s rocking chair?
Blacksburg’s NFL Pipeline: How Hokies Earned Pro Day Cheers
Despite a tumultuous 3–9 season and mid-year coaching upheaval in 2025, 11 Virginia Tech players showcased themselves at Pro Day on March 27, vying for NFL rosters. From QB Kyron Drones’s 2,563 yards and 26 touchdowns to RB Terion Stewart’s elusive rushing (898 yards in 2024) and OL Tomas Rimac’s top-tier PFF grades, each athlete’s journey—from JUCO, Baylor and Bowling Green transfers to local stalwarts—reflects the Hokies’ developmental acumen. Specialists like kicker Kyle Lowe and punter Nick Veltsistas also drew nods for their leg power and field-position mastery.
Pro Day at Virginia Tech: where bruised egos meet clever marketing copy. Sure, the Hokies went 3–9, but hey, did you see those squat jumps and bench-press rep counts? Nothing says “NFL-ready” like a quarterback with mobility enough to dodge questions about consistency, or a kicker whose only career highlight might be his shoe collection. If building an NFL draft class were a reality show, Blacksburg would be that underdog with a heartwarming montage—and just enough car wrecks to keep the producers salivating.
Pasha’s Portal Odyssey: From ACC Bench to Mid-Major Options
Izaiah Pasha, a 6-foot-4 guard who arrived at Virginia Tech after averaging 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists as a freshman at Delaware, has reentered the transfer portal. He has trimmed his choices to UCSD, Duquesne, and San Francisco, seeking a fresh start and meaningful minutes. After a limited role at Tech—18 games, 8.1 minutes per game, and just two points on 35% shooting—Pasha aims to recapture his CAA Rookie of the Year form in a mid-major setting over the next two seasons.
Behold the modern student-athlete’s rite of passage: the portal pilgrimage. Izaiah Pasha’s journey from CAA star to ACC afterthought and back to mid-major hopeful reads like a tragicomedy penned by Kafka if Kafka loved basketball. The man chased elite offers, found himself benched, and now dreams of Big West glory. Good luck, Pasha—may your new chapel of hoops welcome you with open arms and zero reminder of that time you shot 14.3% from deep.
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