An up-and-down offseason took another swing for Virginia Tech football. On Tuesday morning, head Justin Fuente announced that freshman defensive tackle Cam Goode will leave the football program.
STATEMENT FROM COACH FUENTE pic.twitter.com/LSh7iOkxIj
— Virginia Tech Football (@VT_Football) July 31, 2018
Goode — a 6-foot, 320-pound tackle from Washington D.C. — was a 3-star recruit out of St. John’s College High School.
As Virginia Tech beat writer Andy Bitter for The Athletic notes, Cam Goode wasn’t expected to do much in 2018 — other than provide depth. However, Goode was a serious piece in the pipeline for the Hokies, and that’s gone out of the window now, too.
#Hokies set with first-team tackles with Ricky Walker and Vinny Mihota, but they’re both seniors. Jarrod Hewitt took big step last year and Xavier Burke may have turned a corner in spring, but there are big questions about anybody else on the roster being effective at DT.
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) July 31, 2018
Out of high school, Goode had offers from a handful of other ACC programs: Pitt, Duke, Virginia, Wake Forest and Syracuse.