Like His Team, Virginia Tech's Jayron Hosley Turned His Season Around

Filed under: Stanford, Virginia Tech, Bowl Games

Jayron Hosley entered his sophomore year at Virginia Tech with no collegiate starting experience and relatively little fall or spring practice under his belt since he spent that time recuperating from groin and hamstring injuries.

The prized recruit spent the Hokies' third game perfectly healthy, but on the bench. Their young defense collapsed out of the gate against East Carolina, allowing 24 first-half points at home while the suspended Hosley watched his team -- winless after two games -- play.

When Virginia Tech faces possible 2011 No. 1 NFL Draft pick Andrew Luck of Stanford in the FedEx Orange Bowl Monday, Hosley will have a close view of the game, and the Cardinal's quarterback will surely take note of the cornerback's location. The film on Tech includes eight interceptions from Hosley, enough to tie him for most in the nation this season -- all coming after two losses to open the season and a one-game suspension for violation of team policy.

"I immediately seen the change in him," said Tech senior starting cornerback Rashad Carmichael, considered a big brother by Hosley.

 

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