The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Virginia Tech football team continue to highlight the colors during the pre-game ceremony at every football game.

Three football players are selected, because of their performance in the last game or during practice, to carry the American flag, the state flag, and the team’s spirit flag as they lead the team onto the field. They carry the flags the length of the field and deliver them to cadets at the south end of the field. 

The cadets performing this honor are also selected based on their performance during their training. The cadets render honor to the flags and then securely carry them off the field. At home games three freshman cadets are selected and one or two upper-class cadets travel with the team and receive the flags at away games. 

Cadet Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Dallas of Dry Fork, Va., a junior majoring in aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering who is a recipient of the Harold N. Hoback '53 Emerging Leader Scholarship and a member of Air Force ROTC was selected to travel to the Georgia Tech game. He will travel and lodge with the team, as well as participate in all team meetings and meals.

Dallas was recommended for this honor by his company because he has stood out this semester for always giving 100 percent effort and has been crucial in helping plan platoon and company events.

Future cadets will continue to be selected for this honor based on their performance in the cadet regiment. The program is part of the proud partnership the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has with the Virginia Tech Athletic Department and the Virginia Tech football team. 

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