Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 2 | October 2017

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Q: What would be a dream vacation for you?
WT: “I think I already took it. I went to the Cayman Islands with my
girlfriend, and that was amazing. But to kind of go with that hunting
thing, a trip to Alaska would be an amazing trip. To kill a moose, you
know. My sister and my dad took a mission trip to Alaska when I
was in middle school, and I couldn’t go. They got to go to Anchorage,
Alaska, and they were telling me about a moose. The antlers were wider
than the car—they were driving a mini van—and it was taller, and its
shoulders were half the size of a car. That’s insane. That would be an
amazing hunt. Alaska would be a dream trip, but the Cayman Islands
trip this past spring was an amazing time with my girlfriend and her
parents. It was beautiful.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about being a Virginia Tech
football player?
WT: “Probably the tradition. Running out onto the field, it says [on
a piece of Hokie stone at the tunnel entrance], “For those who have
passed and for those to come, reach for excellence.” Those words are
just so strong.
“It means so much when you’re thinking about Jake Grove and
Eugene Chung and Duane Brown—all these studs. When you go out
there, you’re not playing for just yourself or your family or for the
number you’re wearing, you’re playing also for the people that have
worn that number. Great people have worn No. 57 [Teller’s number],
and you have to keep that in mind. Dwight Vick, [William] Boatwright
… all these studs. All the tradition here.
“I haven’t been to another school, but if I had to guess, it’s not like
that at a lot of places. I appreciate the guys that have come in, and the
ones that are going to come.”
GETTING TO KNOW
WYATT TELLER
Q: If you could trade places with someone for a day, who
would it be?
WT: “Jim Shockey. He has his own hunting show [Jim Shockey’s
Hunting Adventures]. He can shoot a bow accurately over 100 yards.
The guy is a BA [bad a--]. Muzzleloaders, he’s amazing. He’s a BA guy.
If I had to switch places with someone, it’d probably be someone with
their own hunting show. Jim Shockey’s a good one. He’s a good family
guy. He’s got his stuff squared away. It wouldn’t be bad trading places
with him for a day. That’s the life—hunting, fishing every day and
making money.”
Q: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook … what’s your favorite?
WT: “I use Instagram to keep touch with people and the same with
Facebook, birthdays and stuff like that,making sure that I’mstaying
up with my friends from high school and older guys who have
moved on. Woody [Baron], I’ve seen all the stuff he’s posted on
Facebook [while with the Cowboys]. Even Jon [McLaughlin] …
that’s a great way to stay in touch with people.”
Q: What is the talent you’d most like to have?
WT: “Singing wouldn’t be bad. I’m not a big music guy, but
just the ability to sing. If someone is feeling bad, and you can
belt some songs out, that’s awesome. If someone is feeling
good, and you can sing, that’s great. I just can’t sing at all,
not even the slightest. I can’t even hum. That [being able
to sing] would definitely be cool. Or flying, that would be
cool, too.”