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Good morning, Tech Fam. Who else are y’all wanting to add to the list?
What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!
✍️ From Our Leader
⛳️ Ticket Punched
⏱️ Countin’ Down: 38 Days
🦃 And much, much more!
✍️ FROM OUR LEADER
A month into his tenure as the Director of Athletics at Virginia Tech, Brian White sat down to pen a letter to Hokie Nation.
🏈 COUNTIN’ DOWN: 3️⃣8️⃣ DAYS
When you’re described as a “tackling machine”, you’ve done something right.
That’s how Rick Razzano was described by pretty much everyone who watched Virginia Tech Football in the 1970s.
He still holds school records for tackles in a game (30 in 1977), tackles in a season (177 in 1975) and tackles in a career (634). He averaged 158.5 tackles per season for the Hokies.
He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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🔼 All In This Together. The Hokie Club has announced the return of Triumph Together, Virginia Tech Athletics’ annual 25-hour giving blitz, which is set for August 18-19, 2026.
Now in its sixth year, this annual initiative unites Hokie Nation behind Virginia Tech's 22 varsity sports and over 500 student-athletes at a moment that matters more than ever for college athletics.
This year's campaign arrives at a defining moment for Virginia Tech. With Coach James Franklin and the football program entering a pivotal chapter, new energy across the department with the hiring of Vice President & Director of Athletics Brian White, and the evolving landscape of collegiate athletics creating both challenges and opportunity, the 2026-27 academic year is set to be one of the most pivotal in recent memory.
🔼 Ticket Punched. After firing a 6-under in Monday’s qualifying round, former Virginia Tech golfer Daniel Azallion has earned his ticket to his PGA TOUR debut.
Azallion will tee it up at this week’s Rocket Classic outside of Detroit. He is set to tee off at 8:50 am ET alongside Neal Shipley and Pontus Nyholm.
🎙️ YOU ASKED, HE ANSWERED
Bill Roth is joined by Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Brian White to discuss his first month on the job, new additions to his staff and answers many fan questions as submitted by members of Hokie Nation.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
Rick Razzano is one of two Hokies ever to record 160+ tackles in a single-season.
Who is the other?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom and find out!
📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
*all times are ET*
Thursday, Aug. 13
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Old Dominion @ 6pm | Live Stats
Sunday, Aug. 16
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. VMI @ 6pm | Live Stats
Thursday, Aug. 20
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Liberty @ 7pm | Live Stats
⚽️ Men's Soccer at Ohio State @ 8pm | Live Stats
Sunday, Aug. 23
⚽️ Men's Soccer vs. Howard @ 4pm | Live Stats
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Maryland @ 6pm | Live Stats
Saturday, Sept. 5
🏈 Football vs. VMI @ 7:30pm | ACC Network | Listen | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Scott Hill (177 in 1987)
🦃 Have a great one, Hokie Nation!
