Tenuta, who will play in the Pinstripe Bowl afterwards this thirty day period, started out 10 games this period (9 at left tackle and a person at proper deal with) as a fourth 12 months sophomore.

The 6-foot-9, 322-pounder out of Western Albemarle was aspect of the team’s 2018 signing course. He experienced much more than a dozen scholarship gives coming out of higher university which include types from Cincinnati, North Carolina and West Virginia.

Tenuta was the No. 19 ranked prospect in Virginia at the time.

He ended up commencing 25 job games for the Hokies soon after redshirting as a real freshman. He took about the starting off career at ideal tackle midway by way of the 2019 time then moved in excess of to the left aspect to replace Chrisitan Darrisaw this period.

Tenuta performed a essential part mentoring the team’s more youthful offensive linemen throughout the tumble (which includes Kaden Moore and Parker Clements) alongside fellow veteran Brock Hoffman.

While Tech fell shorter of the expectations gamers had heading into the time, Tenuta tried out his most effective to help the locker place maintain a beneficial outlook.

“I hold the exact mindset,” Tenuta reported. “I appreciate football. I know absolutely everyone in the locker place loves football. Daily we get to come to get the job done with my very best close friends, I really like to do it. I assume that is the perspective you bought to have.”

He was equipped to shell out this period with his father Jon Tenuta, who joined Tech’s workers as a defensive analyst. The nicely-traveled 40-year coaching veteran hadn’t been capable to attend lots of of Tenuta’s online games prior to this calendar year.

Luke Tenuta’s departure leaves Tech with 10 scholarship linemen on the roster for future year.

That variety consists of the 4 offensive linemen the Hokies signed on Wednesday. Moore and Clements are the only two linemen with any knowledge left on…