Kahlil McCuller

Kahlil McCuller

Kahlil McCuller joined the Sports Illustrated team in summer 2024 and is a Sports Media major at Virginia Tech. Covering College Baseball, College Basketball, and College Football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Prior to this Kahlil worked pregame radio shows for Virginia Tech Basketball teams on 105.3 The Bear and started his own basketball podcast on Spotify called "Fleeky Hoops Podcast" and covered March Madness for the Hokies Women's Basketball team back in March 2024. My favorite sports teams are: Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Chargers, Virginia Tech Hokies and PSG for Soccer

Nov 23, 2024; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies cornerback Dorian Strong (44) celebrates an interception with fans during the second half of the game against Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images
Football

Virginia Tech Football: 5 Biggest Takeaways From The Hokies Loss to Duke

1. Passing Game Virginia Tech struggled with getting the passing game going this evening outside of wide receiver Ali Jennings, who had over 100 yards receiving

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Virginia Tech Women's Basketball
Basketball

Virginia Tech Women's Basketball: Instant Takeaways From Hokies Win Over Elon

1. Rose Micheaux For the third straight game, Micheaux had another double-double. Scoring 17 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and got 10 assists. This stat-line was

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Aug 31, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA;  Virginia Tech Hokies wide receiver Ali Jennings (0) scores off of a broken play against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Football

Virginia Tech Football: Hokies Reveal Uniform Combination For Matchup With Duke

The Virginia Tech Hokies are looking for a bounce-back win this weekend against the Duke Blue Devils. The Hokies are meeting up with the Blue Devils for the 31s

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Virginia Tech Men's Basketball
Basketball

Virginia Tech Basketball: Instant Takeaways From Hokies loss to Jacksonville

1. Tobi Lawal In the first half, Tobi Lawal helped lead the Hokies in scoring, finishing the first half with 12 points. In the second half, Lawal scored two mor

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Virginia Tech Women's Basketball
Basketball

Virginia Tech Women's Basketball: Instant Takeaways From Hokies Win Over Rutgers

1. Struggles Shooting In the first half, the Hokies shot 31% from the field, and 25% from three, but eventually made a turnaround in the second half. The Hokies

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Carleigh Wenzel Virginia Tech
Basketball

Virginia Tech Women's Basketball: 5 Takeaways From Virginia Tech's Win Over Coppin State

1. Carleigh Wenzel In the first half, Carleigh Wenzel was dominant scoring 11 points for Virginia Tech but slowed down in the second half, finishing with 12 poi

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Virginia Tech vs Penn State 11/15/24
Basketball

Virginia Tech Basketball: 5 Takeaways From Hokies Loss to Penn State

1. Defense To start the game, the Hokies gave up open shots to the Nitty Lions, leading them to shooting 46% from the floor. Part of this sloppy defense led to

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Virginia Tech Women's Basketball
Basketball

Virginia Tech Women's Basketball: 5 Takeaways From Hokies win vs UNC Asheville

1. Played With Faster Pace The Hokies wanted to play faster, which helped them as the team went on a 12-0 run in the first quarter. Virginia Tech ended the firs

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Jaden Schutt vs Winthrop 11/11/2024
Basketball

Virginia Tech Basketball: 5 Takeaways From Virginia Tech Vs Winthrop

1. Defense Virginia Tech played very well on defense in the first quarter, forcing multiple turnovers and causing Winthrop to get off to a slow shooting start.

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Virginia Tech vs Iowa 11/10/24
Basketball

Virginia Tech Women's Basketball: 5 Takeaways From The Hokies Loss to Iowa

1.Turnovers And Points Inside The Hokies turned the ball over 18 times, allowing Iowa to score 20 points off of turnovers, The Hokies allowed many points inside

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Nov 9, 2024; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) as he enters the stadium before the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bishop-Imagn Images
Football

Virginia Tech Football: 5 Takeaways From Hokies Loss to Clemson

1. Slow Start For Offense In the first quarter, the Hokies offense failed to get much going as the team only gained 35 total yards and were 0-2 on third down. T

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Virginia Tech vs USC Upstate 11/8/24
Basketball

Virginia Tech Basketball: 5 Takeaways From The Hokies Win vs USC Upstate

1. Rough Start The Hokies' start to this game was rough. They shot under 40% from the field and under 30% from three-point range. At the end of the first half,

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