Former Virginia Tech quarterback and 2004 ACC Offensive Player of the Year Bryan Randall is close to signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, the “deal” at this point includes nothing more than a plane ticket, a hotel room and an invitation to training camp.

“There’s just a couple of things to work out but, hopefully, it can get done as soon as (Thursday),” Randall told the Free Press on Wednesday. “For me, the sooner the better. All I want to do is get back on the field and play. I love playing football and I’m really at a point in time right now where I just can’t wait to get back out there and play again.”

Randall expects to be at the Bombers’ rookie camp which opens on May 28 and will be competing with incumbent starter Kevin Glenn, backup Ryan Dinwiddie and South Carolina State rookie Cleve McCoy. Rookies report May 28 and will have five days before regular camp opens on June 1. If he makes the team, he’ll join former Hokies Ike Charlton, who has played in parts of the last three seasons with the Bombers.

For more on Randall’s possible future with Winnipeg, read the Free Press article.

Brian Galliford of BuffaloRumblings.com, a popular fan blog covering the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, interviewed Gary Cope, Managing Editor of VTHokieFans.com, about the Bill’s third-round pick Chris Ellis. Ellis was a standout defensive end for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Known for his pass rushing prowess, Ellis will be expected to step in immediately and help out one of the NFL’s worst pass-rushing teams.

Read the complete interview at BuffaloRumblings.com.