When the family of the greatest player in Virginia Tech history speaks, the Hokie community listens. So as James Franklin walked into Blacksburg on Wednesday and experienced his first dose of “Enter Sandman,” it was only fitting that Dwight Vick , Michael Vick’s brother and a proud Virginia Tech alum, was the first to size him up.

“Former player meeting with @coachjfranklin went really well today. Coach is really plugged in and understands what’s needed at @HokiesFB You can tell he feels he has something to prove, and he’s beyond motivated.” Dwight Vick then pulled the veil back from Franklin’s first closed-door meeting.

Franklin’s urgency to prove something is driven partly by a push to rebuild Virginia Tech’s culture and partly by his own need for redemption after the way thing

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