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Played in 13 games, making 13 starts ... Recorded 43 tackles including 7.0 for
loss and 2.0 sacks ... Defended three passes, had three quarterback hurries
and one blocked kick ... Recorded four tackles against Liberty ... Made one stop
against Tennessee ... Had two tackles against Boston College ... Made a stop
against ECU ... Recorded five tackles against North Carolina ... Tallied six tackles
and blocked a kick against Syracuse ... Had two sacks and five tackles against
Miami ... Had four tackles against Pittsburgh ... Made one tackle against Duke
... Recorded 10 tackles against Georgia Tech ... Made two stops versus Notre
Dame ... Recorded two tackles against Clemson in the ACC Championship
game.
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Played in 12 games, making one start … Logged 193 plays, including 138
as defensive tackle and 55 on special teams during the regular season …
Registered 12 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble … Made
two tackles versus Ohio State and Furman … Appeared in the games at Purdue
and East Carolina … Blocked a kick versus Pittsburgh … Took the field against
NC State … Had two tackles with 0.5f tackles for loss at Miami … Tallied one
tackle against Duke … Appeared in the game at Georgia Tech … Collected two
tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against North Carolina …
Had first collegiate start at Virginia ... Made three tackles with a sack and 1.0
tackles for loss in the Independence Bowl against Tulsa.
2 0 1 4
Was redshirted … Posted a 355-pound bench press and a 400-pound squat
in spring max testing … Earned the Dr. Richard Bullock Award for the most
improvement in spring practice.
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Enrolled in January, 2014 after graduating from high school early … Went
through spring practice with the Hokies … Started at defensive end, but was
moved inside to tackle early on.
H I GH SCHOOL
Lettered four times at Massaponax High for Coach Eric Ludden … Missed most
of his senior season with a broken foot … Was invited to the Offense-Defense
All-American Bowl, but couldn’t play due to injury … Was ranked as the No.
29 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No.
27 strongside defensive end in the nation and the No. 19 prospect in Virginia
by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 14 strongside defensive end in the country and
the No. 10 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 86 defensive
end in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 33 defensive end in the
country, the No. 44 player in his region and the No. 13 player in the state by
ESPN Recruiting Nation … The district’s defensive player of the year as a junior
… Named first-team all-area by The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star and first-
team all-state …Threw the shot put and discus on the track team, advancing
to regionals both years … Played two years of ultimate frisbee as a forward,
helping the team win the district title his sophomore year.
PERSONAL
Vincent Jules Mihota … Born July 18, 1996 in Carmichaels, Pa. … Son of John
and Valerie Mihota … His older brother, Anthony, was a starting center for
Virginia’s football team … Has a younger brother, Louis … Father was a Division
III All-American at IUP and brother was an All-ACC selection … Majoring in
electrical engineering. Was part of Virginia Tech’s study abroad program that
traveled to Rwanda in May 2017.
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MI HOTA
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SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2015 12 1 4 8 12 2.5-9 1.0-5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1
2016 13 13 20 23 43 7.0-23 2.0-16 0 3 3 3 0 0
1
Career 25 14 24 31 55 9.5-32 3.0-21 0 3 3 3 0 1
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