The Hokies don’t know it yet, but they’ve got a new linebacker. Granby’s Telvion Clark, who will be a senior this fall, plans to call Virginia Tech assistant coach Curt Newsome today and give him the good news.

"I’m a Hokie," Clark said. "I’m a big fan of their defense. I like the hard hitting. I just fit perfectly in their scheme. I went up there and loved the campus, loved the coaches, and everything was perfect."

Clark impressed Tech’s coaches when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds at a camp in Blacksburg earlier this month. That’s top-notch speed for a guy who’s 6-1, 210 pounds and also bench-presses 370 pounds.

Clark received a scholarship offer from the Hokies immediately following the camp, which impressed him because Tech has roughly a dozen scholarships to give for the Class of 2009.

He nearly committed right away, but decided to take previously scheduled visits to Penn State — which also offered him during the trip — and North Carolina. He also had offers from Colorado, East Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

Clark is rated the No. 21 inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com and is the sixth player in the Class of 2009 to give a verbal pledge to the Hokies.

-- The (Norfolk) Virginian Pilot