Football news
Before we get into the podcast, there’s some news with the football team that might be of interest to everyone heading into the 2022 season.
The 2022 football captains have been named:
Thus, they selected seven total captains for the Hokies this season.
Silas Dzansi, Caleb Smith and Grant Wells will represent the offense. The defensive leaders are Chamari Connor, Dax Holifield and Norrell Pollard. This season we see special teams represented by starting punter Peter Moore.
This is a great veteran team with great information on how Grant Wells did during the season. Both Dzansi and Pollard became leaders of their respective teams and respected within the team. Who doesn’t love the way Chamari always plays? Caleb became the #1 receiver in both experience and on-field effort as a favorite target of the Wells in the spring. Peter Moore started the season last year with little experience but still managed to put on a punting clinic level performance.
Congratulations to these Hokies and thanks for their leadership and effort.
The team will return to help on activity days
Brent Pry restores the team’s old Frank Beamer tradition by helping him do some homework.
Students on campus and their parents would certainly appreciate a great deal of help. It’s a great community relations thing for the team, and everyone loves it. It’s a happy memory for all involved.
Now let’s talk about Turkey
It’s poll time! And we have two for today. You get your opinion too!
Public opinion
What is your top offensive challenge for 2022?
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20%
The passing game – adding to the midfield package, good receiving play and throwing Wales into the right wing.
(9 votes)
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15%
The running game – we have a limited number of backs and one feature. Everyone must produce.
(7 votes)
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33%
Offensive Line – Either way, Coach Rudolph needs to get this unit together as it is critical to the running and passing games.
(15 votes)
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31%
No matter what details come up, this offense needs to finish drives and score touchdowns. Either way it works, do it!
(14 votes)
45 votes
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Public opinion
So, what’s your top defensive challenge for the season?
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33%
The defensive line must overcome shortness, control the line of scrimmage and pressure the QB.
(14 votes)
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11%
The linebackers need to better cover the passing game underneath and continue to run the QBs into smaller yards.
(5 votes)
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4%
LBs have to be used in the box, so the secondary needs to grow to cover a lot of one-on-ones.
(2 votes)
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50%
The defense needs to close the door, go for an extra 3 and force the opponent out of the red zone. Especially getting stops on 3rd downs.
(21 votes)
42 votes
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So this week’s talk is Turkey. Next week, we’ll start talking about the first game of the season, the starting lineup, and the final news of fall camp as the team transitions into game-to-game mode.
