Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Are you ready for some football?
Head coach Justin Fuente and the squad took the field on Friday afternoon for the initial practice of fall camp. The day began early as players reported to breakfast prior to 6 a.m. After a morning lift and walk-through, it was off to class or study hall before pre-practice meetings in the afternoon. The team took to the field for a 4:30 p.m. walk-through before stretching and beginning the first practice of the 2019 season on the Steve Johnson Practice Fields at 5 p.m.
The Hokies return to the practice field in shorts and helmets again on Saturday before putting on the pads Sunday.
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Thursday's news of Bud Foster's impending retirement from coaching at the end of the season was still the buzz of social media in Hokie Nation on Friday. Meanwhile, offensive coordinator Brad Cornelsen knows that soon the attention of fans will focus on Tech's quarterback competition. After QB Ryan Willis opened 10 games last season, Hokie fans are wondering if he's the player to seize the starting job for the 2019 opener at Boston College on Aug. 31.
According Cornelsen, consistency will be key for Willis during camp.
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"The biggest thing with Ryan throughout the year, spring ball, this summer and fall camp will be his consistency on executing the plays," Cornelsen said. "It's one of the hardest things to do probably as a player and certainly as a quarterback. There are certain situations you are put in, different plays and decisions. Being able to put a play behind you and execute, do what you have been coached to do, what we have asked you to do, make the right decision, understand that not every play will be a big play and you may to throw the ball away or take a sack. That's the thing for him that he has consistently gotten better at that he needs to keep coming on."
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