In the last month or so, Orlando has quietly become Blacksburg South.
During the early signing period last month, former Virginia Tech defensive tackle Cam Goode officially moved on to UCF. Thursday, Goode’s former teammate with the Hokies, Rico Kearney, confirmed to 247Sports.com that he too has decided to continue his collegiate playing career for the Knights.
Breaking: Former #VirginiaTech linebacker Aundre Rico Kearney (@38savage_VT) has transferred to #UCF. "It's home," he tells @Knights247: https://t.co/pDPAIxHwOQ
— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) January 11, 2019
On Nov. 18, Kearney took to Twitter to announce his decision to transfer from the Hokies, writing, “I just don’t feel like I [was] given a fair shot to showcase my talent.”
After redshirting as a true freshman in 2017, Kearney had started two of the 10 games in which he played in 2018. Kearney’s 35 tackles were sixth on the team at the time of his departure. 18 of those tackles came in the loss to Boston College and were the program’s most in a single game since 2003.