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How will the Hokies replace JT Thompson?

It seems like Virginia Tech basketball just can’t catch a break. The school announced Thursday that 6-6, 218 pound forward J.T. Thompson will be out for the year due to a torn right ACL. This after Thompson missed all of last season with a torn left ACL. First and foremost, you cannot help but to feel for Thompson. A little over a year ago, he and cousin/teammate Dorenzo Hudson were planning on helping classmates Malcolm Delaney and Jeff Allen get Virginia Tech back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, but Thompson tore his ACL and Hudson suffered a foot injury. The Hokies once again fell agonizingly short of the NCAA Tournament. Thompson and Hudson both returned for a fifth year this season but now Thompson is out again. Like I said, you can’t help but to feel for the kid. Needless to say, this will have a significant impact on the Hokies’ upcoming season.

My Heisman Ballot Entering November

Growing up, I never missed a Heisman Trophy ceremony. The first Heisman ceremony I remember was 1990 (I was 5 years old) when Ty Detmer won the award. Notre Dame wide receiver Raghib Ismail finished second, Colorado running back Eric Bieniemy finished third, Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore fourth, and Houston quarterback David Klingler fifth. I sat in our family’s living room just glued to the television, and I remember being legitimately nervous as they announced Detmer as the winner. Nervous over an award! Granted I was five years old, but the Heisman Trophy brought out those same emotions that make sporting events themselves worth watching. It was the most important individual award in American sports…

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How will the Hokies replace JT Thompson?

My Heisman Ballot Entering November

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