BLACKSBURG – Head coach Justin Fuente announced Thursday that TE Dalton Keene will wear Frank Beamer's No. 25 jersey on Saturday in Virginia Tech's game vs. Boston College. It will mark the first time that he has earned the honor of wearing Beamer's No. 25 jersey
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Keene (6-4, 246) Had three receptions for 27 yards against Georgia Tech and has tallied eight catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns on the season. He hauled in a career-long 67-yard pass for a TD in a 31-14 at Duke. The sophomore tight end has played in 20 career games (19 starts) for the Hokies and has started every game this season.
At the beginning of the 2016 season, head coach Justin Fuente announced that a special teams' player of the week would be selected to wear the No. 25 as a tribute to Coach Beamer and his legacy of special teams' excellence he established for the Hokies.
2018 BEAMER BALL 25 RECIPIENTS
Player Opponent
DL Ricky Walker at Florida State
WR Eric Kumah William & Mary
DB Jovonn Quillen at Old Dominion
P Oscar Bradburn at Duke
DB Khalil Ladler Notre Dame
DB Chamarri Conner North Carolina
LB Dax Hollifield Georgia Tech
TE Dalton Keene Boston College