-: You know I got here 10 years ago
and finished my undergrad degree.
And just was supposed to go to pharmacy school
and had one of those panic moments
that I was like, I just don't wanna leave this place.
And realized that, you know,
I could do anything that I really wanted to do
and being in athletics, and being in this place
was just so special that I wanted to do something
to build upon it.
And I joke every time that I finish a degree
that Virginia Tech just broke up with me,
and that I want to continue to do something here.
But I think that speaks volumes for the people here
and that's one thing that,
especially with our recruits and everything else,
that's the one thing that you hear a lot.
Is that this place is all about the people
and the family environment, and it's such a community.
I realize that especially after the April 16th shooting,
that was my freshman year, and just to see how
this community just kind of grew around the University
and just kind of took hold and embraced them
and that's just the whole feel of Virginia Tech.
That it's just such a special,
special place to be and to be from.
And I think, every time I'm in an airport
or just some random city and I have something
Virginia Tech on, there's always a Hokie around
or somebody that always wants to ask questions
about Virginia Tech and just the prestigious value of it.