Virginia Tech received its first verbal commitment for the 2010 recruiting class. Defensive tackle recruit Nic Acree (King William High School in King William, Va.) is a rising junior. He stands 6-6, weighs 290 pounds and can bench 425. TSL described Acree as a “physical phenom for someone his age.” According to the Daily Press, Acree had received verbal offers from Virginia, Tennessee, Penn State, Maryland and Purdue.

According to RealFootball365.com, Virginia Tech received a pair of verbal commitments for its 2009 recruiting class. James Hopper (Fayettville, N.C.) and Jerrodd Williams of (Central, S.C.), both cornerbacks, verbally committed to Hokies coach Frank Beamer after the first two summer camps on Saturday. These two commitments give the Hokies a total of three for the ‘09 class.

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The ACC today announced kickoff times for the 2008 football season. The Hokies’ Aug. 30 opener against ECU will kickoff at noon on ESPN. Virginia Tech’s home opener against Furman on Sept. 6, will get underway at 1:30 p.m. and will not be televised. Tech will host Georgia Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 13. That game will be on ESPN or ABC.

The Hokies have a pair of Thursday night ESPN games this season against Maryland on Nov. 6, and at Miami on Nov. 13. Both games already had 7:30 kickoffs.

Read more about the rest of the ACC’s TV and game time schedule for 2008.

Former Hokie do-everything-player Justin Hamilton is back in the NFL after the Washington Redskins signed him over the weekend. Hamilton, who played three different positions while at Tech, had a solid rookie season with the Browns in 2006, but injuries plagued him prior to the 2007 season and he was cut before the season opener.

The former Clintwood High School standout running back was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. The quintessential team player, Hamilton played whatever position the coaches ask him to play. That team-first mentality and his natural athletic ability are what endeared him to NFL teams and we’re very happy to see him back on an NFL roster.