Virginia Tech QB Hooker to enter transfer portal Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker announced that he will enter the transfer portal. (Source: Virginia Tech Athletics) By Marc Davis | December 17, 2020 at 11:31 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 11:31 PM
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker announced on Thursday that he would be entering the transfer portal following his graduation in December. Hooker broke the news on social media.
“This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Hooker wrote on his post. “Being a Hokie has been an unforgettable experience.”
Hooker took over for an injured Ryan Willis in 2019 and led Virginia Tech to victories in his first six starts. He started 15 games during the last two years for the Hokies. In eight contests this season, Hooker threw for 1,339 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. He also found the endzone nine times on the ground.
time now for some sports and arguably the wildest bowl game of the year, the belk bowl. arkansas taking on 22nd ranked virginia tech. in the first half up 17-0, quarterback austin alex finds hatcher who just gets the foot down in the end zone for the score. razorbacks up at the half. then for all intents and purposes they just got flamed. virginia tech and quarterback jerod evans absolutely dominating the second half, scoring 35 unanswered points. evans threw for two scores and ran for two more, winning a wild one. one player noticeably absent from the belk bowl, jeremy sprinkle. he was banned from the game after, get this, he was caught shoplifting from, of all places, a belk department store earlier in the week.
the nittany lions rallied in this one to come back to beat the badgers 38-31 to win that big ten championship. it s a remarkable turnaround for penn state five years after they were decimated after the jerry sandusky scandal. if they don t head to the playoffs, they re probably heading to the rose bowl. deshaun watson threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more. watson definitely going to be in that heisman trophy conversation this week. virginia tech made a game of this one late. they were driving in the final minutes to tie it up but jerod evans gets picked off. clemson wins 4 2-35. the tide rolling over alabama. ended up winning this game easily 54-16.