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Virginia Tech Secures QB Peter Bourque, Class Hits No. 18

5/15/2026

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Bourque Commits

Virginia Tech secured quarterback Peter Bourque’s commitment on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Bourque, ranked No. 82 overall and No. 7 quarterback in the 2027 class, decommitted from Michigan in February 2026, chose Virginia Tech over Georgia and Penn State, and posted 2,241 passing yards with 18 touchdowns and 688 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns.
His signing raised Virginia Tech’s recruiting class to No. 18 in the Rivals Rankings and earned him a name-image-likeness (NIL) package from the coaching staff.

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Franklin Boosts Recruiting

James Franklin, Virginia Tech’s new head coach, lifted the recruiting ranking from outside the top 100 to No. 23 within a month of his November hiring.
The 2027 class scores 186.45 points, ranking 13th and second in the ACC.
The signing surge placed the class at 17th, near a top-10 finish.
Virginia Tech added four-star defensive lineman Joseph Buchannan, several three-star prospects, and could sign quarterback Bourque, the 12th-highest-rated recruit in history.

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Franklin Lands Bourque

James Franklin, now a different coach than in his last Penn State game, secured his first major recruiting win on May 14, 2026.
Franklin credited his past work with Danny O’Brien at Penn State for shaping the relationships that landed Bourque.
Franklin called Virginia Tech’s aggressive NIL strategy a new tool for attracting elite players.
Bourque’s remark that he was “super close” to the staff shows Franklin’s emphasis on personal bonds.

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Bourque Commits

Virginia Tech secured quarterback Peter Bourque’s commitment on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Bourque, ranked No. 82 overall and No. 7 quarterback in the 2027 class, decommitted from Michigan in February 2026, chose Virginia Tech over Georgia and Penn State, and posted 2,241 passing yards with 18 touchdowns and 688 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns.
His signing raised Virginia Tech’s recruiting class to No. 18 in the Rivals Rankings and earned him a name-image-likeness (NIL) package from the coaching staff.

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