It’s hard to believe it, but 2024 is here. It was an up and down 2023 in terms of athletics at Virginia Tech, but there are signs that 2024 could be one of the better years for the Hokies. With that said, here are some predictions for Virginia Tech Athletics for the next 12 months.
There are still 18 ACC games remaining for head coach Mike Young and his team, but it’s hard to see them finding enough wins to get into the NCAA Tournament. They are a team that relies on their 3-point shooting and despite the emergence of Lynn Kidd, they struggle to rebound the ball and guard athletic teams. An NIT bid is likely in their future again in March.
Last March was one that Virginia Tech women’s basketball won’t forget with Kenny Brooks and his team winning the ACC Tournament Championship and then winning the Seattle Regional to advance to the Final Four in Dallas, but losing to LSU in the semifinals. This season they return Elizabeth Kitley, Georgia Amoore, and Cayla King with a good supporting cast, but they will need consistent depth from their bench. One more prediction for the Hokies is that Kitley will win another ACC Player of the Year Award.
Last season the Hokies made the NCAA Tournament, but lost on Opening Weekend in the Athens Regional. They sandwiched losses to Georgia around wins over Boston University. This season, the Hokies will get another shot early in the season with the Bulldogs in late February.
Some people might think this is crazy, but it’s not if you’ve been paying attention. I’m not saying he’s going to win the award or even be in New York, however, he will be in the conversation. A full offseason with all of his receivers back, along with running back Bhayshul Tuten and the duel-threat Drones is, he should be in the conversation in 2024 for the Heisman Trophy.
The hype around the Hokies is real and with the returning players, transfer additions, and some of the promising recruits coming that can make an impact, 10 wins is not out of the question. Their non-conference schedule is certainly manageable and if they win five ACC games this season, there’s no reason they won’t improve next fall.
At the end of training camp, Brent Pry announced that tight end Nick Gallo was lost for the season with an injury. It was a big blow to the position of the Hokies. Dae’Quan Wright has entered the transfer portal and with no tight end in this recruiting class, Gallo returning on a medical redshirt is very much an option.
Last season the Hokies won 30 games, but missed out on the NCAA Tournament after getting swept out of the ACC Tournament. They have a good recruiting class coming withas some veterans returning and should be in the mix of the conference this season.
After finishing the season 7-6 and getting most of their players back along with key transfers and a good recruiting class, the hype around Virginia Tech will be real and they should be a Top 20 ranked team when the season begins.
With the calendar changing to 2024, there is a lot to like with Virginia Tech athletics going into the New Year. Happy New Year to all the great Hokies fans and here’s to a fun 2024!
Signs that say, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No” are appearing in rural parts of Virginia in opposition to gerrymandered maps being voted on in a special election.
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‘Don’t Fairfax Me’: Northern Virginians fight redistricting plan
As the special election that will determine the fate of a plan to redraw Virginia’s congressional districts approaches, the state’s largest jurisdiction has started being referenced as a verb in messaging opposing the initiative.
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Signs that say, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No” started appearing in rural parts of Virginia, Cardinal News reported. And on social media, Del. Wren Williams, whose district includes several counties in the southwestern portion of the state, defined “Fairfaxphobia.”
Early voting has been underway for weeks, but on April 21, voters will decide whether to OK a plan that would redraw Virginia’s congressional map. Currently, the state has elected six Democrats and five Republicans across its 11 districts. The proposed map could give Democrats a 10-1 advantage, experts say.
Virginia Democrats argue the step comes in response to President Donald Trump’s push for redistricting in Republican-led states. Republicans have been critical of the effort.
Williams is describing “Fairfaxphobia” as a fear that political power concentrated in Fairfax County will make decisions for the whole state and create policies impacting some communities that they can’t afford.
“We don’t want to be Fairfax County,” Williams told WTOP. “We don’t want skyscrapers. I don’t want to have to go somewhere outside and walk around to find some patches of grass to touch. I am interested in rural life, a little bit easier, a little bit simpler, a little bit more laid back, not as fast paced.”
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“Fairfaxphobia” graphic circulated to represent the fear that political power concentrated in Fairfax County will make decisions for the whole state. (Courtesy of Wren Williams)
As part of the proposed map, Williams said, “at least five districts run up and split up Fairfax County, which will eventually lead to five sitting congressional members from the county of Fairfax, and that’s just not representative of the entirety of the commonwealth.”
Jeannette, a longtime Northern Virginia resident, said people who live in the northern part of the state “are seen as an anomaly, maybe to the rest of Virginia, given our, I think, collective more liberal leaning. And I understand why they’re saying that, but I think we should separate that from the goal of the referendum.”
Dave Lincoln, meanwhile, said Friday he hadn’t heard about the signs in rural parts of the state but, “I guess it’s — we are what we are.”
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell called the campaign disappointing, because “Fairfax County does a lot for the entire state. If it wasn’t for Fairfax, our state would have the economy of Mississippi.”
The “Don’t Fairfax Me” signs say they’re paid for and authorized by a political action committee called “New Vision VA.” Dominion Energy made a $25,000 donation to the PAC, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
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Yves Fischer, who lives in Alexandria, said the messaging and advertising on the redistricting referendum are confusing.
For Tiffany, “I guess they’re saying ‘Don’t Fairfax’ Virginia, because obviously we are a much more educated, classy, professional, employed area, and we, of course, are going to vote ‘yes’ on this.”
In Springfield on Friday afternoon, Ann said she hadn’t seen or heard about the signs, but, “It should be a big ‘no.’ It’s not right. It’s not fair to most Virginians.”
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ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The made in Southwest Virginia artisan and craft market returns April 11, 2026.
The Southwest Virginia Cultural Center in Abingdon will host more than 20 local artists.
Those artisans will offer demonstrations of their work and they’ll also be selling some of their crafts.
“We want to give this opportunity for community members to come out, as the weather is warming up and as spring is rolling around, to meet these makers and take home a little bit of Southwest Virginia,” Ryan Vaughan with the Friends of Southwest Virginia said.
A new West Virginia law aims to boost the state’s coal and natural gas sectors while more than tripling its electricity generation capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2050.
The measure, signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey, is designed to turn West Virginia into an energy hub for the data center industry. By sending more electricity to the regional grid and leveraging his state’s relatively lax regulations, Morrisey and his allies are looking to lure data centers to the state, as well as power those beyond its borders.
“We know there’s virtually unlimited need for energy in our country,” Morrisey said at a bill signing of H.B. 5381. “PJM and our grid operators, they’re starving for states to step up and take the lead. And that’s what West Virginia is doing.”
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The new law calls for the state’s Office of Energy to produce rolling five-year plans to keep the state’s existing coal-fired power plants operating through 2050, while also developing new “baseload” energy powered by gas, nuclear, geothermal and hydrogen.
