So far in the class of 2012, Virginia Tech has lost the top two offensive linemen in the state to other schools with a much lower football profile. Offensive tackle Win Homer will attend Boston College, and offensive guard Andre Miles-Redmond will play at UVA.

The Hokies have been hit or miss with the top offensive line recruits in the state in recent years. Here is how things have gone since 2008 for the guys TSL ranked amongst the top 30 prospects in Virginia.

Virginia Tech signed six of the 17 players on that list. On the surface that may not sound good, but it's not as bad as it seems.

First of all, the Hokies didn't offer Grant Jones, Ross Burbank, Jay Whitmore or Quinton Spain. They are listed as having offered Jimmy Bennett, though I'm not sure they pursued him particularly hard, and he's yet to do anything at UConn. Even if you include Bennett, that means Tech landed six of the 13 players that they offered.

To dig further, you might remember that Bobby Massie originally committed to Virginia Tech. However, he didn't qualify and ended up playing in the SEC after a year at Hargrave. He is now projected as a possible first round draft pick by the NFL. Had he qualified and stuck with his Tech commitment, the Hokies would have signed seven of the 13 players they offered in that four-year span.

If you take it back to 2007, you'll see the Hokies did very well with their in-state offensive line recruiting.

Latif and Alvarez didn't work out, but DeChristopher, Nosal and Brooks are multi-year starters. The Hokies didn't offer Mihota. Though they did offer Nuss, he has been a career backup and special teams player at Notre Dame heading into his r-senior season.

As you can see, going back to 2007, things haven't been bad at all for the Hokies as far as their in-state offensive line recruiting goes. Things aren't going well with the 2012 class, but there's no guarantee that either Homer or Miles-Redmond will develop, just like with any other offensive line recruit.

Despite missing out on Homer and Miles-Redmond, Tech still has a chance to have a solid offensive line haul for 2012. Much will depend on whether or not they can find some new, quality prospects at their July 9 camp. Hopefully there will be a stronger in-state class in 2013, because there just aren't a lot of options available in 2012.

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