Texas Tech football receiver Reggie Virgil on new team, favorite hobby
Wide receiver Reggie Virgil joined the Texas Tech football program as a transfer from Miami (Ohio). Last year, he had 41 catches, 816 yards, 9 TDs.
Reggie Virgil’s recruitment coming out of high school felt, to him, nothing at all like his recruitment this past winter in college football’s transfer portal.
Four years ago, despite earning first-team all-state recognition in Florida, Virgil attracted only two scholarship offers. He chose Miami (Ohio) over Eastern Kentucky.
Four months ago, with his name in the portal, he was fielding calls from Georgia, Oklahoma, Michigan and many others. So many that Virgil was having to ask one coach to hold so he could take a call from another.
“It was a lot going on,” he said.
Good thing a Texas Tech football coach got through, because the Red Raiders are the ones who landed him.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wide receiver was one of 17 transfers who made up Tech’s highly touted portal class. The Red Raiders made a spot for him with the first unit, bumping two-year starter Coy Eakin from outside receiver to inside receiver and installing at Eakin’s old spot.
His size and speed are two assets that earned Virgil so much attention on the open market. Now his priority is to be more physical. He said cornerback Maurion Horn is helping him in that regard by being scrappy and tenacious.
“I’m a big speed guy,” Virgil said after Tuesday’s workout, “so I really didn’t use my hands that much. Power-four is real physical, so now (I’m) incorporating my hands with my speed so when guys (defenders) tug me, they just can’t hold me. I’ll be able to get them off (by) hand fighting.”
Virgil came…
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Publish date : 2025-04-02 09:05:00
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