James Franklin is living up to his words at Virginia Tech. The head coach promised a change in fortunes, and it’s been visible on the recruiting front. After 4-star RB Messiah Mickens became the new Hokies’ HC’s first commit, they landed 4-star OL Marlen Bright, a former Penn State commit. More are in the pipeline, and each will hurt the folks at Happy Valley.

Virginia Tech has had quite a week of recruiting. Thanksgiving came early with Mickens, and that was followed by four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn’s commitment. The Hokies were 118th in the class of 2026 when Franklin joined. That has improved to the 67th rank now. As per On3 , James Franklin is looking to have three more 4-star prospects in OL Benjamin Ezuika , linebacker Mathieu Lamah , and safety Matt Seig .

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