CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia Tech faithful need a team they can embrace. And not just any team.

For all the Hokies’ success in sports such as track, wrestling and softball, those programs don’t engage the masses. That responsibility rests with football and basketball, and, barring a Women’s Final Four sequel, the hoops burden falls more to Mike Young and the men’s squad.

Think about it. Football hasn’t won more than eight games since 2017, fired fourth-year coach Brent Pry last month and has commenced a disjointed search that has no designated leader and marginalizes athletic director Whit Babcock.

Similarly, since winning the 2022 ACC Tournament, men’s basketball hasn’t sniffed the NCAA Tournament and is 51-49 overall, 26-34 in the conference.

Yes, Tech’s Board of Visitors recently appr

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