Reggie Virgil's recruitment coming out of high school felt, to him, nothing at all like his recruitment this past winter in college football's transfer portal.
Four years ago, despite earning first-team all-state recognition in Florida, Virgil attracted only two scholarship offers. He chose Miami (Ohio) over Eastern Kentucky.
Four months ago, with his name in the portal, he was fielding calls from Georgia, Oklahoma, Michigan and many others. So many that Virgil was having to ask one coach to hold so he could take a call from another.
"It was a lot going on," he said.
Good thing a Texas Tech football coach got through, because the Red Raiders are the ones who landed him.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wide receiver was one of 17 transfers who made up Tech's highly touted portal class. The Red Raiders made a spot for him with the first unit, bumping two-year starter Coy Eakin from outside receiver to inside receiver and installing at Eakin's old spot.
His size and speed are two assets that earned Virgil so much attention on the open market. ...
