Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 5 | May 2018

inside.hokiesports.com 19 Before the game or after , Preston’s Restaurant is a delicious place for a new game-day tradition. Start with our fresh breakfast buffet. Order lunch or dinner from our mouth-watering a la carte menu of seasonal cuisine. And don’t forget the Valley’s best brunch, every Sunday at Preston’s. Make Preston’s Restaurant your game-day tradition. @PrestonsRestaurant @PrestonsIVTSCC 540.231.0120 | www.InnatVirginiaTech.com 901 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (inside The Inn at Virginia Tech) Reservations recommended. A delicious game-day tradition. Offensive Linemen 50 Patrick Kearns (6-5, 292, r-So. ) 51 Gene Kastelburg (6-0, 297, r-Fr. ) 52 Austin Cannon (6-2, 314, r-So.) 53 Aiden Brown (6-2, 289, r-Fr.) 54 Lecitus Smith (6-3, 309, r-Fr.) 56 Joe Kane (6-2, 276, Fr.) 60 Silas Dzansi (6-5, 312, r-Fr.) 61 Kyle Chung (6-3, 310, r-Sr.) 62 D’Andre Plantin (6-5, 312, r-Jr.) 63 Daniel Bailey (6-3, 300, r-Jr.) 65 Matt Christ (6-3, 277, r-Jr.) 66 Louis Mihota (6-2, 274, Fr.) 68 Connor Kish (6-2, 303, r-Jr.) 69 Yosuah Nijman (6-7, 322, Sr.) 70 Kevin Kish (6-2, 290, r-Jr.) 71 T.J. Jackson (6-6, 335, r-So.) 72 Brennon Garrison (6-1, 292, r-Fr.) 74 Braxton Pfaff (6-5, 308, r-Sr.) 75 Zachariah Hoyt (6-5, 302, r-So.) 76 Jarrett Hopple (6-7, 312, r-So.) 77 Christian Darrisaw (6-5, 297, Fr.) 79 Tyrell Smith (6-3, 300, r-Jr.) Cannon, one of four offensive linemen who spent time at Fork Union Military Academy before coming to Tech (Nijman, Dzansi and Darrisaw). That time probably helped each of them get into the mix earlier in their careers than those who arrive straight out of high school. “Coach [John] Shuman does an unbelievable job of the development of young guys, and one thing that I can guarantee when I get guys out of there is that they have seen hard, and they’ve been through tough,” Vice said. “That’s probably the biggest characteristics I gained from those guys. We have quite a few now, quite a few of the names we have talked about already, have benefitted from being there. Right now, the newest one is Christian Darrisaw, and I’m excited as I can be about him, and of course, Silas is getting better every day.” That was pretty much the consensus opinion of everyone in the group. For the first time in quite some time, the Hokies feature a talented and deep offensive line—and big, too. In fact, 13 of the 20 offensive linemen on the Hokies’ roster weigh more than 300 pounds. Given their youth at the skill positions on offense, particularly at receiver, the Hokies may need to lean on that offensive line to open holes in the running game. Judging from what was seen this spring, this group appears ready to deliver. SILAS DZANSI