Virginia Tech Hokies fans will have to wait a little longer to see Oregon transfer Braxton Burmeister compete for the quarterback position. It was announced on Friday by Head Coach Justin Fuente that the former four-star signal caller's request for immediate eligibility was denied by the NCAA. The Head Coach did confirm the school would seek to look into the appeal process following the NCAA's decision.

Burmeister played in 11 games during two seasons at Oregon. As a true freshman, he started in five games completing 44-of-77 passes (57%) for 330 yards along with two touchdowns and six interceptions. As a sophomore, he played in four games before receiving a redshirt, as he was behind Heisman-hopeful Justin Herbert in Eugene, Oregon.

The NCAA's decision to deny Burmeister immediate playing time will have adverse effects on the team and the individual. For the quarterback room, Ryan Willis is likely set to be named the starter, but the pecking order behind him is uncertain. Should Willis go down to injury, the Hokies will have one less option to choose from with Burmeister out of the mix.

As for Burmeister, the redshirt sophomore has already used his redshirt season, meaning the denial of immediate playing time will forfeit a season of eligibility for the signal caller. Should the appeal process fail, Burmeister will enter the fall of 2020 as a redshirt junior. He would only have two remaining seasons, rather than three if his appeal were to be accepted.

The Hokies are also awaiting the NCAA's verdict on transfer offensive lineman Brock Hoffman. The interior lineman was previously denied eligibility. Due to a family illness, Hoffman petitioned the NCAA to allow him to move closer to home, which was in turn denied.

The Coastal Carolina transfer will have two-years of eligibility remaining on the field as well as a redshirt year available that can be used in 2019 if his appeal does not overturn the NCAA’s decision. He can submit another waiver on the basis of a coaching change, which would give the NCAA more grounds to clear the offensive lineman.

Because of NCAA transfer regulations, Hoffman had to submit a waiver to avoid sitting out a year after transferring from one division one institute to another prior to graduation.