Boundary Corner Podcast

Our long national nightmare is over. It is officially Week 1 and the Hokies kick off their 2026 season at home against FCS opponent VMI. We discuss the schemes that VMI will be running on both sides of the ball while also discussing some things that we love and hate heading into this 2026 opener. We close as always with our Big Screener picks of the week.

This week's episode is the official kickoff for Fall Camp for the Hokies. It's a new day in Blacksburg as the team begins preparations for the 2026 season. Your boys break down where the roster stands at the start of camp, takes a heavy dive on the college athletics bill moving through Congress, and debate who Brian White needs to book to play Lane Stadium in the future.

Your boys are back and this week we're doing something a little different. James Franklin is on record talking about how he needs to figure out who the "Erasers" are going to be on this football team. We not only look at the current roster and identify who we think will be erasers in 2026 but also look back and talk about the great all-time erasers in Virginia Tech history.

This week we welcome managing editor for Tech Sideline David Cunningham onto the show. We're talking a heavy dose of football and basketball recruiting along with a deeper dive into what Hokie Ventures might mean for Virginia Tech Athletics in the long run.

This week we're back to take a deep dive into the departures of Tim Sands and Whit Babcock. Joining us to unpack this new chapter for Virginia Tech is VTScoop247 writer Doug Bowman. We will look at the impact of these departures as it relates to the Hokies football program's long term aspirations and discuss who he thinks would be ideal to fill these important roles at Virginia Tech.

From excellent vibes and skydiving snafus, the first Spring Game of the Franklin era had it all. This week we not only give our opinions from a wild weekend in Blacksburg but we pass the mic and camera to you the listeners to give us your biggest takeaways from the Spring Game. Brian shares his favorite moments from the tailgate and Spring Game PreGame Show.

This week your boys get dialed in for Saturday's Spring Game. This is Franklin's first opportunity to show the fan base what this team is building towards in 2026. We go around the horn to talk about the three things we're looking for during the game on Saturday. The team also discusses the movement in leadership at the university and athletic department level heading into a pivotal season for the Hokies.

This week we welcome Hokie football alumnus and current Director of Player Development Tyrell Smith. We look back at his time at Virginia Tech as a player, dive into his football journey since graduation, and look at the way his current role with the Hokies impacts student athletes both on and off the field.

This week we welcome Tech Sideline Managing Editor David Cunningham to the show. We put a final bow on college basketball, men's and women's, before turning our attention to what David has had a chance to see about this Franklin helmed team so far through the first five Spring practices.

This week your boys are joined by VTScoop Jack-of-all-trades Kolby Crawford to help us evaluate the Hokies success in the transfer portal. We then flip things over to 2027 and get an initial lay of the land for how the Hokies currently sit with many of their key targets for the 2027 cycle.

In this episode we take a look at the circumstances that have led to the Men's Basketball ever-dwindling tournament chances. We then turn our attention to football by diving deep into our Way-Too-Early Two Deep for the 2026 Hokies.