Virginia Tech A.D. names staggering budget figure Hokies need "to compete near the top"

Posted Aug 26, 2025
Whit Babcock has worked more than two decades in college athletics administration, the last 15 years in the top athletics director's seat. On Monday, he laid bare the current situation at Virginia Tech, where he's been since 2014, and highlighted how woefully short Tech's athletics budget is "if you want to compete near the top of the ACC." (Football Scoop)

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