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Checking in with Hokies DC Bud Foster
Explore ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports (Apr 30 2013)
Expectations are already starting to build for the Virginia Tech defense in 2013, as the Hokies return a majority of their starters and look to keep u...
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Latest Hoops News
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Hokies Left Out Of The ACC-Big Ten Challenge
Explore Gobbler Country (May 8 2013)
The ACC announced earlier today that the Virginia Tech basketball program would be one of three left out of the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge that pits schools from each conference against each other in the attempt to build tournament résumé games and showcase their elite squads against those from the other conference. The 15th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Matchups Announced. #B1GACC Challenge will include 12 games played on Dec 3, 4. ow.ly/kPV30 — The ACC (@theACC) May 8, 2013 The Hokies, alongside of Clemson and Wake Forest were the three who did not qualify for the challenge ...
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Virginia Tech: Can't Beat Miami Following Their Recent Formula
Explore rantsports.com (Jan 29 2013)
There is Only One Way Virginia Tech Can Contend With No. 14 Miami on Wednesday 52 mins ago by Brian Swanson Text this article to a friend Joshua S. Kelly – USA TODAY Sports The shooting woes of Virginia Tech, and more specifically those of Robert Brown, need to be emphasized by head coach James Johnson if they have any chance of challenging No. 14 Miami on Wednesday Jan. 30. The Hokies have struggled as of late dropping seven of their last ten games. A large part of this fall-out is the terrible
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Virginia Tech basketball: Hokies need Robert Brown, Jarell Eddie to emerge as scoring threats
Explore washingtonpost.com (Oct 26 2012)
There is no doubt which player will lead Virginia Tech basketball this season. After earning second team all-ACC honors, point guard Erick Green will have the ball in his hands more than any other Hokies player in an offense that was designed for him to shoulder scoring and play-making responsibilities. Read full article >>
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Virginia Tech basketball: Freshman Marshall Wood turning heads in preseason practices
Explore washingtonpost.com (Oct 24 2012)
The best statistics following Virginia Tech’s intrasquad scrimmage this past weekend mostly came from the expected sources. Point guard Erick Green and forward Cadarian Raines led the team in scoring, and forwards Jarell Eddie and C.J. Barksdale each finished with double-doubles. Read full article >>
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Basketball Blackout Rally Towel design contest announced
Explore hokiesports.com (Oct 12 2012)
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New Virginia Tech coach's leadership emerged early in career
Explore Roanoke.com (Oct 12 2012)
James Johnson was rarely in the spotlight, but he never failed to impress the people around him. BLACKSBURG — James Johnson entered Ferrum College as a basketball player.
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Brown cleared to return to action
Explore hokiesports.com (Oct 11 2012)
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Hokies to host open practice before Saturday's football game
Explore hokiesports.com (Oct 10 2012)
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After a busy summer, Green answers questions about his game and the Hokies' chances in 2012-13
Explore hokiesports.com (Oct 10 2012)
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Sources -- Notre Dame, except football, to ACC
Explore ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports (Sep 12 2012)
Oh no.
(Read Full Article)Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a full member with the exception of football, but will play five football games annually against ACC teams, industry sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
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Big man Trevor Thompson picks Hokies
Explore Roanoke.com (Sep 5 2012)
Trevor Thompson, a 6-foot-11, 215-pound center on the postgraduate team at St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wis., said Tuesday that he has orally committed to Virginia Tech. Thompson ended a three-day visit to Virginia Tech on Tuesday. It was his first official visit to a college.
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Virginia Tech ACC men’s basketball schedule released
Explore washingtonpost.com (Aug 22 2012)
The ACC is going to an 18-game conference slate this season, and on Wednesday it released league schedules for all 12 teams. Virginia Tech first-year coach James Johnson will begin ACC play at Maryland on Jan. 5. Read full article >>
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Hokies release 2012-13 ACC hoops schedule
Explore hokiesports.com (Aug 22 2012)
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Former Virginia Tech player Allan Chaney will resume basketball career at High Point
Explore washingtonpost.com (Aug 9 2012)
After being relegated to the sidelines for more than two years, former Virginia Tech forward Allan Chaney is finally getting another chance to play college basketball. High Point confirmed Wednesday that Chaney has been cleared by school doctors and will join its men’s basketball team for his final year of eligibility in 2012-13. Read full article >>
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ESPN hires Seth Greenberg as college basketball analyst
Explore Roanoke.com (Jul 31 2012)
The former Virginia Tech coach moved his family to Avon, Conn., for the new job. Seth Greenberg gained a new employer Monday, and it could very well be his final one. ESPN announced it has hired the former Virginia Tech coach as an analyst for its men's basketball coverage. Greenberg will spend most of his time as a studio analyst, although he will occasionally be a color commentator on game telecasts.
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Virginia Tech G Robert Brown undergoes surgery for fractured foot
Explore washingtonpost.com (Jul 13 2012)
With just eight scholarship players on the roster for next season, the success of Coach James Johnson’s first year leading Virginia Tech basketball will likely hinge on whether the Hokies can avoid injuries. It seems, though, they’re off to a rough start in that regard. Read full article >>
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Sports minute: Va. Tech men's basketball to host Miss. Valley State, Gsu
Explore Roanoke.com (Jul 3 2012)
Virginia Tech has announced the two teams it will host as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. The Hokies will host 2012 NCAA tournament participant Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 10 and will host Georgia Southern on Dec. 15.
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New Hokies coach Johnson shoots for a fast start
Explore Roanoke.com (Jun 29 2012)
With individual workouts starting next week, James Johnson says that he's crafting a more uptempo offense and making it clear that his players will have to be ready to run. BLACKSBURG - When the Virginia Tech men's basketball team begins individual workouts next week, its new coach will emphasize conditioning. James Johnson wants his charges in shape so they can "play fast" on offense.
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Moore named Director of Men's Basketball Operations
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Thompson transfers from Tech to Charlotte
Explore Roanoke.com (May 31 2012)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Virginia Tech senior forward JT Thompson has transferred to Charlotte and will play this season for the 49ers. The 6-foot-6 Thompson, who grew up in the Charlotte suburb of Monroe, played three seasons with the Hokies before missing the last two years following ACL surgeries.
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Fuller, Painter receive chance to play at the next level
Explore CollegiateTimes.com (Apr 29 2013)
Just as the 2012 football season dragged on for many Hokie fans, it seemed that this year’s NFL Draft did the same.
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Hokies get second chance to impress NFL scouts
Explore HamptonRoads.com (Mar 20 2013)
BLACKSBURG As a chiseled, 6-foot-4, 306-pound athlete who doesn't resemble a typical flabby offensive lineman, Vinston Painter had a strategy to catch the scouts' eyes at the NFL draft combine last month in Indianapolis. "Took my shirt off," he said with a laugh. "I just walk around a little bit, get my Calvin Klein on. That's all."
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The numbers don't lie. In 1992, Hokie football was mired in year 6 of the Frank Beamer era. They finished that season 2-8-1, and Frank was close to being fired. The following season was my freshman year on campus ...
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Latest Gridiron News
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Virginia Tech To Face Michigan With Home-And-Home Series In 2020, 2021
Explore Gobbler Country (May 9 2013)
Minutes ago, it was announced that Virginia Tech and Michigan would be meeting up in a home-and-home series in 2020-2021, with the Hokies traveling to Ann Arbor first on Sept. 19, 2020 and the Wolverines visiting Blacksburg the following year on Sept. 11, 2021. The games between the two teams will be the first chance for the Hokies to avenge a controversial overtime loss in the 2012 Sugar Bowl to the Wolverines by the score of 23-20. The addition of Michigan to the regular season schedule highlights several home-and-home series that the Hokies have added to their schedule, beginning with ...
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Tech, Michigan announce football series
Explore hokiesports.com (May 9 2013)
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Virginia Tech Hokies spring wrap
Explore ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports (May 7 2013)
Virginia Tech Hokies 2012 record: 7-6 2012 conference record: 4-4, Coastal Returning starters: Offense: 6; defense: 9; kicker/punter: 2 Top return...
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Football team building another stellar recruiting class
Explore CollegiateTimes.com (May 6 2013)
While the spring was about the football team’s coaches working with the players they have, the summer will challenge them to look to who they could have.
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ACC announces 2013 bowl schedule
Explore hokiesports.com (May 6 2013)
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Brown, Roth inducted into Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Explore hokiesports.com (Apr 27 2013)
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Two Hokies selected in 2013 NFL Draft
Explore hokiesports.com (Apr 27 2013)
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Owning the Offseason
Explore Gobbler Country (Apr 26 2013)
Nothing can derail promise like doldrums. It is easy to accept that the team have arrived, from an individual to the whole team, and nothing can be more lethal than being lethargic. More than ever, the senior class must lead this team, from Logan Thomas, James Gayle and Antone Exum (from the sidelines even) on down, they must collectively work hard at their craft and dedicate their time practicing it. The old saying, "Practice makes perfect," rings true during the offseason. VT offensive players currently on the practice fields, including OL. QBs leading passing drills. Already trying to get better ...
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Coaches believe in league stability, too
Explore ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports (Apr 26 2013)
When the ACC signed a grant of rights earlier this week, the league signaled it is a strong, unified group and plans to be for quite some time moving ...
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Former Virginia Tech star Tyrod Taylor embraces opportunity
Explore Roanoke.com (Jan 30 2013)
He hopes to get a chance to play on pro football's biggest stage. With the Super Bowl only days away, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyrod Taylor is fully aware just how close he is to playing a prominent role in the world's most famous football game. He has to be. It's what backup quarterbacks do, even if they play behind someone as durable as Joe Flacco, who not only has started every game in his five-year pro career but also rarely comes out, even in blowouts.
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The ACC announces Virginia Tech’s 2013 conference opponents
Explore washingtonpost.com (Jan 11 2013)
The ACC announced football opponents for the 2013 season, and for Hokies fans, it looks awfully familiar to the slate Virginia Tech dealt with this past season. Due to the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the conference for next year, the Hokies will play three teams in the same venue as 2012, including Duke at Lane Stadium and road games at Miami and Boston College. The league said such an arrangement would allow it to balance the schedule going forward. Read full article >>
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Exum, Gayle Returning To Tech For Senior Years
Explore Gobbler Country (Jan 11 2013)
The Virginia Tech Hokies got good news over the last 48 hours, when Antone Exum and James Gayle both announced their plans to return to Virginia Tech for their senior years, instead of foregoing them to pursue the NFL Draft. Both players announced their decisions over Twitter.
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Hokies WR Marcus Davis gets some redemption, closes in on school record
Explore washingtonpost.com (Nov 20 2012)
As the touchdown pass that ultimately gave wide receiver Marcus Davis a reprieve from Virginia Tech’s doghouse sailed through the air this past Saturday, the redshirt senior knew the significMance it carried. Read full article >>
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Former Hermitage star Tweedy has new priorities at Tech
Explore www2.timesdispatch.com (Oct 26 2012)
On each of Alonzo Tweedy's wrists rests a symbol of things important to the Virginia Tech senior these days.
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What Won't Change During the Bye Week
Explore The Key Play (Oct 25 2012)
By french60wasp on October 25th 2012 | 3 comments | Tagged As: * Clemson, * film review, * French on the Bench We are 5 days removed from the disaster in Death Valley, and I still find myself completely at a loss for what to write. The reality is, I see lots of good things. I really do. I think about 70% of the pieces are there for this to be a great football team. No, I am not kidding. The defensive line has been turned loose two games in a row, and witho
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Coaching, play design to blame for struggles
Explore CollegiateTimes.com (Oct 24 2012)
The fault for offensive shortcomings — while slightly due to personnel — should primarily fall on staff.
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What to watch in the ACC: Week 8
Explore ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports (Oct 18 2012)
Here are the top storylines to watch in the ACC during Week 8. 1. What happens at quarterback for Miami? Starter Stephen Morris has been held out of ...
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Tech's Via anchoring injury-riddled offensive line
Explore www2.godanriver.com (Oct 18 2012)
BLACKSBURG — The final line in of Michael Via’s Virginia Tech media guide intro reads, "Could be a trump card for the Hokies along the line if he is healthy." In reality, he enters Saturday’s showdown with 14th-ranked Clemson as the trump card because nobody else along the Tech offensive line can seem to stay healthy.
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Brace For Impact: Duke Preview
Explore Fire Bryan Stinespring (FBS) (Oct 12 2012)
So... where the fuck have I been?No, I haven't abandoned ship.I spent last weekend in Chicago. My family and I drove into the city to support a friend of ours and her fiance who had flown in from Florida and were running in the Chicago Marathon. It was a great opportunity to catch up with some friends that we hardly ever get to see, witness an amazing spectacle of athleticism and determination, and sample some of the excellent craft beers coming out of the Chicago craft breweries.Seriously, if you can get your hands on Revolution Double ...
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Hokie expect Gregory, Roberts to play vs. Duke
Explore Roanoke.com (Oct 12 2012)
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech will be without a pair of offensive linemen against Duke, according to Thursday's injury report, but the Hokies also expect to have two offensive play-makers back. Left guard David Wang (knee/ankle) and reserve center/guard Caleb Farris (ankle) are listed as out on the report. But the omission of running back Tony Gregory (knee) and receiver Dyrell Roberts (concussion) means Virginia Tech expects both to play.
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