Laaser, who has been the radio participate in-by-engage in announcer for Virginia Tech football and men’s basketball broadcasts considering the fact that 2015, announced Monday on Twitter that he was “stepping aside” from his occupation.

“Hokies, this will arrive as a shock and I despise that,” his tweet began.

Laaser tweeted that his exit was successful Monday. So his ultimate Tech broadcast turned out to be the Pinstripe Bowl previous 7 days.

He refused to remark Monday when contacted by The Roanoke Instances soon after his tweet.

“I just can’t communicate publicly,” he reported.

Laaser did clarify his departure in his tweet, even though.

“When my father handed, I commenced to assume about wanting to do extra to support individuals,” he tweeted. “Primarily via mental wellbeing advocacy. His desire. Around the very last couple months that urge has developed. This is the most difficult thing I have at any time finished, but I experience at peace knowing all the superior we can do. I will be concentrating on mental well being initiatives in the shorter term, but I will be again in the booth at some place soon.”

Tech radio analyst Mike Burnop said Laaser broke the information to him in a mobile phone contact Monday morning. He stated Laaser gave him the same rationalization that Laaser afterwards tweeted.

“It can take a large amount of courage to depart a position like this to concentration on what your enthusiasm is, so I applaud him for that,” Burnop explained.