Dress squad for ECU released

The football staff has met and determined the dress roster for the Aug. 30 opener against East Carolina. The roster features 73 players, including 10 true freshmen. The true freshmen dressing are No. 11 Dyrell Roberts, No. 13 Xavier Boyce, No. 14 Lorenzo Williams, No. 15 Eddie Whitley, No. 34 Ryan Williams, No. 36 Jake Johnson, No. 38 Quillie Odom, No. 48 Justin Myer, No. 51 Bruce Taylor and No. 81 Jarrett Boykin.

Of the 73 players on the dress squad, 26 are either true or redshirt freshmen and 31 of them (42.5 percent) have never played in a college game.

The Hokies begin game-week preparation for the Pirates starting this weekend and will travel to Charlotte on Friday for next Saturday's game. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN with a noon kickoff. The broadcasters are Dave Pasch and Andre Ware with no sideline reporter at this time.