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Virginia Tech lands biggest commitment in seven years, now has Top-20 recruiting class

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It’s Virginia Tech for Hingham (Mass. ) Tabor Academy four-star quarterback Peter Bourque. The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder decommitted from Michigan in February and saw a slew of high-end contenders re-emerge in his recruitment.

Head coach James Franklin was after Bourque while he was at Penn State and that pursuit ramped back up this spring, only the touted […]

It’s Virginia Tech for Hingham (Mass. ) Tabor Academy four-star quarterback Peter Bourque . The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder decommitted from Michigan in February and saw a slew of high-end contenders re-emerge in his recruitment.

Head coach James Franklin was after Bourque while he was at Penn State and that pursuit ramped back up this spring, only the touted head coach is now in Blacksburg. Georgia and PSU were the other finalists for Bourque, but after a spring trip and consistent conversations with Franklin and QBs coach Danny O’Brien , the blue-chip passer is locking in with the Hokies in a humongous recruiting win for the ACC program. “I’m super close to that staff.

I have a great relationship with Daniel O’Brien and Coach Franklin,” Bourque previously told Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong . Bourque is the No. 82 overall prospect and No.