Former Vanderbilt signee DB Chris Tangelo signs with Virginia Tech
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Former three-star DB Chris Tangelo, who was committed to Vanderbilt in the Class of 2026, has signed with Virginia Tech. He previously de-committed from Vanderbilt and enrolled at Hutchinson CC, but will now join the Hokie program. 247Sports’ Matej Sis first reported the news.
Tangelo, however, won’t be eligible for the upcoming season. He will be eligible to contribute for VT on the field in 2027. The Germantown, Md. native played high school football at The Bullis School (Montgomery Village, MD).
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He heads to a Virginia Tech program led by first-year head coach James Franklin. Franklin heads to Blacksburg after spending the previous 12 seasons at Penn State. In that span, Franklin led the Nittany Lions to a 104-45 (64-36) record and an appearance in the 2024 College Football Playoff.
James Franklin says Virginia Tech is in a ‘really good position’ this season
Franklin is looking to lead the Virginia Tech program back to national relevance. The Hokies haven’t won 10 games in a season since 2016, and are coming off a dreadful 3-9 record. With defensive coordinator (and former VT head coach) Brent Pry by his side, Franklin thinks his team is in a ‘really good position’ for this season.
“We’re in a really good position,” Franklin said at ACC Media Days. “It’s been a sprint since we arrived in Blacksburg. But the guys have been phenomenal. We got three unbelievable representatives of not only Virginia Tech, the game of football, but also for the ACC. We brought these three young men because they’ve done it the right way.
“They’re appreciative, they got smiles on their face, they’ve been working like crazy, they’ve totally embraced what we’re doing from a cultural standpoint, from a leadership standpoint. They’re killing it academically as well as doing all the things we need ’em to do off the field to lead our team to be successful. We’re so proud of these three young men that are with us.
“We’ve been sprinting really since we arrived in Blacksburg. I think I would describe it as I think we have won the off-season. We’ve had a great off-season in terms of implementing our standards and our expectations and our culture.”
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