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Tomorrow is National Signing Day. Who's excited?

These guys, as I'm sure every other high school senior about to sign a National Letter of Intent, are. There won't be many surprises tomorrow. Beamer Co. has received verbal commitments from 27 players, two of which: J.C. Coleman and Donaldven Manning have enrolled early. Jawand Blue, who committed to Tech back in July, continues to be recruited hard by his home state Hurricanes.

Three-star OLB Jawand Blue of Boca Raton, Fla., will find out Tuesday if he'll get a scholarship offer from Miami, according to Canesport.com. Blue, 6-0, 215, is committed to Virgina Tech but has been courted by coach Al Golden and his staff in recent weeks and hosted Miami's coaches at his high school last week.

As expected, Blue took his official visit to Tech last weekend, but no one can say for sure what a high school kid will do.

Three uncommitted targets remain for the Hokies: Korren Kirven, Joel Caleb, and Ken Ekanem.

DT Korren Kirven

Choices: VT, Alabama, Tennessee and Maryland
TKP Pick: VT (BCO 60%, Joe 55%)
Announcing: 8:00 AM -- @justinabc13 says he'll Tweet the announcement.
Latest News: Read every last word of Nathan Warters' interview with Kirven, only a couple excerpts are below.

Have you already made a decision? Do you know in your heart what you're going to do?

I wouldn't say I know in my heart yet, but I'm kind of 50-50.

...

And what about Virginia Tech?

Virginia Tech, man, I love that school. Virginia Tech has been with me since the beginning. All the coaches are loyal and great coaches. Coach Stinespring and coach Wiles and coach Beamer. All the coaches are great coaches and they keep it real with you. I've been up there numerous times. I feel comfortable up there. They have a lot to offer. They're always putting players in the pros and stuff. I haven't seen many defensive linemen in the pros from Tech, but if I go there, I think that'll definitely change. Tech is an all-around great school. They're top five in what I want to major in. Also, the football program is top 15 every year. I wouldn't say they run the ACC, but they basically do.

Also, here's what Kirven's coach had to say about where he'll end up.

"He doesn't show his hand," said Larry Kidd, the defensive line coach and athletic director for Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Va. "He's polite to everybody. He listens to everybody and I think he's having trouble telling people 'No'."

Kidd said the recruitment has been a "dog-and-pony show" because Kirven has understandably taken his time. Most Brookville prospects have committed earlier over the years. This longer recruitment has drawn more interest.

WR Joel Caleb

Choices: VT, WVU and Ohio State
TKP Pick: VT (BCO 99%, Joe 90%)
Announcing: 8:30 AM -- TimesDispatch.com will have live coverage of Caleb's announcement starting at 8:20.
Latest News: The Buckeyes have slowly cooled on Caleb and it looks to be a two team race between the Hokies and Cousins (the Black Diamond trophy will not exchange hands).

DE Ken Ekanem

Choices: VT and Notre Dame
TKP Pick: VT (BCO 90%, Joe 99%)
Announcing: 9:00 AM -- WaPo will have live coverage of Ekanem's announcement at 9:00.
Latest News: Notre Dame stopped recruiting Ekanem last week, and we heard he's happy to know his #4 jersey is available for him in Blacksburg.

Roger Gonzalez spoke with Mike Farrell and Brian Mohr of Rivals.com about "The Big Three".

"Caleb, he is a very good athlete," Farrell said. "Physical kid, very strong. He's got big hands, catches the ball well. He looks like the type of receiver that would be tough to tackle."

Mohr likes the versatility of the star recruit and his chances to play early in Blacksburg, especially with the departures of Jarrett Boykin and Danny Coale to graduation. He is expected to play wideout in college.

"Caleb is a very versatile athlete who could play either side of the ball in college," Mohr said. "There's no doubt he'll need to make an adjustment to the receiver spot in college as he hasn't played it in three years, but Caleb has the potential.

"He's got good hands and is a bit of a long strider with a large frame. With time, he could be an impact player and with the need at the receiver spot, it's not impossible to believe he could find a role early if he picks up the offense fast enough."

Andy Bitter's piece "Coaching shake-up at Va. Tech provides a strong recruiting jolt" about Shane Beamer is a terrific read.

As a star running back in Exton, Pa., Drew Harris had scholarship offers from more than 30 schools.

Big-time Southeast programs like Miami, Georgia and South Carolina joined regional ones like Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Rutgers in pursuing him.

In early October, Harris announced his intentions to sign with Virginia Tech.

"That was a big recruiting battle that Virginia Tech won," said J.C. Shurburtt, the National Recruiting Director for 247 Sports. "And Shane Beamer won it."

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