Virginia Tech Social Media

The summer doldrums continue to drag on, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel! Soon the school year will arrive with Virginia Tech athletics. Before that time comes though there remain some fantastic avenues of getting your Hokie sports fix. Social media has expanded significantly over the last few years. Major sports media outlets have already adopted the use of social media to share their articles and break developing stories rapidly. Individual organizations did not lag far behind and quickly recognized the value of social media for fan outreach and marketing. For those that are already comfortable with social media much of what is below may be old news. For those that aren’t as familiar,

Michigan pulls recruiting director away from former Michigan coach’s staff

Michigan is set to add Arizona recruiting czar Matt Dudek as its new director of recruiting, according to a report from FootballScoop on Saturday. CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd confirmed the report, adding that Michigan is expected to formally announce the move at Big Ten media days on Monday. The irony, of course, is that Dudek will leave the staff of former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez. Dudek had been with Rodriguez shortly after his late 2011 hiring, first as on-campus recruiting coordinator and player personnel director before being named college football’s first general manager after the 2015 season. He helped the Wildcats win the 2014 Pac-12 South championship and was named a finalist for FootballScoop‘s

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  Michigan hires Matt Dudek away from Arizona to be new director of recruiting

  MLive.com
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  The Scoop - Saturday July 22, 2017

  FootballScoop

Arkansas adds talented offensive lineman to Class of 2018

Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy 3-star offensive lineman Luke Jones visited Arkansas on Wednesday. He liked what he saw and on Saturday he made the verbal commitment to the Razorbacks giving them 10 for the Class of 2018. Jones was offered by the Hogs following a good showing at the Trench Hogs OL/DL Camp on June 18. Jones chose the Hogs over 16 other offers. Oregon offered recently as well. He announced the decision on Twitter. He has a brother who attends Arkansas as well. Jones is one to watch for a possible big jump in the rankings in coming weeks. He showed outstanding foot work at the camp and owns enough quickness and size to play any position on the offensive line. Be sure to enjoy

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  Arkansas lands 3-star 2018 offensive tackle

  Team Speed Kills
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  2018 OT Luke Jones Commits to Arkansas

  Arkansas Fight