BLACKSBURG — When Virginia Tech defensive backs coach Torrian Gray met after last season with cornerback Victor “Macho” Harris, he knew Harris was physically capable of skipping his senior season and heading for the NFL.

Chris Lovitt, a 2008 graduate of Colonial Forge High School, enrolled this fall at Old Dominion University, a school that will play a football schedule starting in September 2009 after an absence of nearly 70 years. The ODU football program also includes freshman defensive end Andrew Slebonick, a 2008 graduate of North Stafford High School.

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech’s most uncertain position suffered another setback yesterday when projected starting wide receiver Zach Luckett was suspended indefinitely by coach Frank Beamer for violating team policy. The move could mean a redshirt freshman and true freshman will start at receiver when the Hokies open the season Aug. 30.

The time appears to be now for Patrick Slebonick, a former football standout at North Stafford High School.

STAFFORD — Dustin Keys has put countless hours into the Virginia Tech football program the past several years