Spring football is over for everyone, so all those way-too-early Top 25s have been updated to be "still far too early but less so" Top 25s, and the Hokies are still ranked in a few. Here they are:

Rank: 15th, in the same spot as before:

"The Hokies spent the spring addressing uncertainty at linebacker and in the secondary, where they have to replace both starting cornerbacks and safety Terrell Edmunds, who was an NFL first-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds was the No. 16 pick overall by the Buffalo Bills, making them the first brothers to be chosen in the first round of the same draft.

"Unfortunately, not much was resolved in Tech's secondary this spring. The Hokies' most experienced cornerback, senior Adonis Alexander, missed the spring game to focus on academics, and Caleb Farley continued to recover from a knee injury. Junior Jovonn Quillen and early enrollee Jermaine Waller worked at cornerback in their absence.

"Making matters worse, co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Galen Scott abruptly resigned Friday for personal reasons. The Washington Post reported he stepped down after admitting to using recruiting trips to pursue an extramarital affair. Former Hokies player Justin Hamilton was promoted to interim assistant coach."

Other ACC schools/ND: No. 2 Clemson, No. 8 Miami, No. 12 Notre Dame 

Rank: 18th, a drop of seven spots

"Tech slides seven spots from its January ranking amid some concerns over how well the Hokies can replace some defensive stars now off in the NFL.

"Biggest question: The defense needs to find some playmakers along the front seven and particularly at linebacker."

Other ACC schools/ND: No. 1 Clemson, No. 10 Miami, No. 16 Notre Dame

Rank: 14th

"The Hokies' best pick up in the offseason was Justin Fuente. The third-year head coach stayed after his name popped up for some fairly prestigious jobs (Florida, Florida State, Texas A&M). Quarterback Josh Jackson continues to blossom."

Other ACC schools/ND: No. 2 Clemson, No. 9 Miami, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 24 Florida State

Rank: 17th

"Justin Fuente didn't entertain some big-time coaching openings in the offseason, a testament to his commitment to Blacksburg. The Hokies have proven they're good enough to compete for the ACC championship game again. They'll have to build around quarterback Josh Jackson — and replace the losses of Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds on defense — to take the next step."

Other ACC schools/ND: No. 2 Clemson, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 11 Miami, No. 20 Florida State

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Rank: Not ranked, but in the others considered just beyond the Top 25 along with Florida State and N.C. State

Other ACC schools/ND: No. 2 Clemson, No. 9 Miami, No. 18 Notre Dame

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Here are a few other links of interest this week ...

-- I wrote a mailbag on Friday addressing how Tech might go about replacing Galen Scott, who was the best player in Hokies history at a few uniform numbers and how I'd cast for Bud Foster in a movie.

I got this phenomenal response from a reader after suggesting Chris Meloni of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" fame, play Bud:

-- Aaron McFarling and I also answered a few more listener questions in our podcast this week.

-- I started my post-spring position breakdowns too, starting with quarterbacks and running backs.

-- Virginia Tech held "The Gobblers," its athletic department award show, this past week.

The football team won the Sports Moment of the Year for its goal line stand against Pitt last November. Joey Slye and Wyatt Teller were the football team's strength and conditioning athletes of the year. Greg Stroman was the football team MVP.

-- This might be A-Mac's crowning achievement. C'mon, Pat Narduzzi. You get it and it's a sick burn because it's true. Wear it.

-- David Teel of the Daily Press hopes the kickoff can be saved, but all the recent rule changes suggest it's on its way out eventually.

-- Former Tech defensive end Dadi Nicolas was going to be traded to the Browns last week. Then the trade fell through. Then the Chiefs waived him.

-- These Edmunds brothers features are short but they're pretty good. This is Part 4 of an inside look at the siblings and their family, with links on there to the first three parts.

-- A new number for Isaiah Ford with the Dolphins this year:

Contact Andy Bitter at andy.bitter@roanoke.com or 381-1676. Follow him on Twitter: @AndyBitterVT.