Alert Top Story Topical VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL Four-star prospect Wilder recommits to Virginia Tech football and James Franklin Damien Sordelett Dec 1, 2025 Dec 1, 2025 0 × Damien Sordelett SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Virginia Tech got a commitment from a player who previously pledged to play for the Hokies.kAmvC66? #F? w:89 D6?:@C @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? %9@>2D (:=56C 2??@F?465 @? D@4:2= >65:2 |@?52J E92E 96 H2D C64@>>:EE:?8 E@ ':C8:?:2 %649 27E6C >2<:?8 2? @77:4:2= G:D:E E@ q=24<D3FC8 E9:D A2DE H66<6?5]k^AmkAm(:=56C :D 2 F?2?:>@FD 7@FC\DE2C AC@DA64E 244@C5:?8 E@ acf$A@CED[ t$!} 2?5 ~?b] p== E9C66 C64CF:E:?8 D:E6D C2?< 9:> 2D 2 E@A\`_ A=2J6C :? ':C8:?:2[ 2?5 96 :D C2?<65 aaa?5 @? E96 a_ae t$!} b__]k^Am kAm%96 e\7@@E\e[ ahd\A@F?5 (:=56C :D E96 6:89E9 A=2J6C E@ 4@>>:E E@ E96 w@<:6D D:?46 y2>6D uC2?<=:?’D 9:C:?8 @? }@G] `f] w6 H2D @C:8:?2==J 4@>>:EE65 E@ ':C8:?:2 %649 27E6C 8:G:?8 9:D A=6586 @? yF=J b[ 2?5 96 @A6?65 9:D C64CF:E>6?E 27E6C qC6?E !CJ’D 7:C:?8 @? $6AE] `c]k^Am People are also reading… UPDATE: Virginia Tech grad student struck and killed at intersection by Blacksburg police officer K&W Cafeteria's Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø location shuts doors as entire company closes James Franklin helps Virginia Tech football secure four-star quarterback Fire erupts at Blacksburg apartment complex: No injuries, up to 36 displaced James Franklin flips offensive lineman Maddox Cochrane to Virginia Tech football Virginia Tech football: Live updates from early signing day Weather delays, closings and cancellations for Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 Homeless man gets life in prison for murdering Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø woman 3 takeaways from Virginia Tech football's early signing day: Line depth, identifying QB and pipeline Signing-day flips by James Franklin fuel Virginia Tech football's rise up recruiting rankings Blacksburg fire displaces 65, residents stay in hotel after blaze rekindles Virginia Tech football turning page to James Franklin after loss in Battle for the Commonwealth Cup Former broadband authority head loses appeal in case against Botetourt County adminstrator Four-star prospect Wilder recommits to Virginia Tech football and James Franklin Virginia players, fans revel in victory over Virginia Tech Hokies land commitment from four-star prospect Wilder Thomas Wilder, a four-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite ranking, became the eighth player in the Hokies’ 2026 recruiting class. kAm(:=56C 5:5?’E 4@>>:E E@ 2?@E96C AC@8C2> 2?5 >256 2? @77:4:2= G:D:E E@ ':C8:?:2 %649 E9:D A2DE H66<6?5 E@ >66E uC2?<=:?]k^AmkAmr@C?6C324< +26G:@? r=6G6=2?5[ (:=56C’D E62>>2E6 2E vC66? #F?[ 2??@F?465 @? |@?52J E92E 96 :D C6>2:?:?8 4@>>:EE65 E@ %649] r=6G6=2?5 2??@F?465 9:D 4@>>:E>6?E E@ %649 @? yF?6 aa 2?5 92D C6>2:?65 :? E96 7@=5 56DA:E6 E96 4@249:?8 492?86]k^Am kAm(:=56C :D E96 7@FCE9 @776?D:G6 E24<=6 E@ 4@>>:E E@ uC2?<=:? 2?5 E96 w@<:6D] %H@ @E96C @776?D:G6 E24<=6D H9@ 4@>>:EE65 F?56C !CJ C646?E=J 2??@F?465 E96J H6C6 DE:== 4@>>:EE65 E@ %649 2?5 uC2?<=:?Ìý— qF55J (6852> 2?5 %JC6== $:>AD@?Ìý— 2?5 E96 w@<:6D 92G6 2?@E96C @776?D:G6 =:?6 4@>>:E>6?E :? p5C:2? w2>:=E@?]k^Am kAmw2>:=E@?[ E9@F89[ 92D ?@E 2??@F?465 :7 96 H:== C6>2:? 4@>>:EE65 E@ %649 2?5 uC2?<=:?]k^Am Damien Sordelett (540) 981-3124damien.sordelett@roanoke.comÌý 0 Comments Love 1 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Damien Sordelett Sports reporter, Virginia Tech football Author email Follow Damien Sordelett Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Hokies' Montgomery on loss to UVa Watch Now: Related Video Fans 'super excited' for 2026 World Cup after groups are confirmed NFL Playoff Predictions: Top Seed vs. Outsider Teams NFL Playoff Predictions: Top Seed vs. Outsider Teams Will We See a Cinderella Make a Run in the College Football Playoff? Will We See a Cinderella Make a Run in the College Football Playoff? Bring On the Chaos in the College Football Playoff Bring On the Chaos in the College Football Playoff
Hokies land commitment from four-star prospect Wilder Thomas Wilder, a four-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite ranking, became the eighth player in the Hokies’ 2026 recruiting class.
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