Ike Whitaker's Revival: From A Bag of Alcohol to NFL Draft Hopes
Brandon Crawford's NFL dreams are inspirational because he's taken the long road to this point. But for sheer degree of difficulty, former Virginia Tech wideout Ike Whitaker has Crawford licked.Whitaker was a celebrated high school recruit who never panned out in Blacksburg, his alcohol abuse so racking that he already saw one shot of redemption go down the drain. And according...
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March 05, 2010
Ex-Hokie bust Whitaker salvaging potential from rock-bottom
Every program has its share of highly touted busts, some of which you could see coming (hello, Willie Williams), some of which you couldn't. Certainly no one at Virginia Tech back in 2005 could have forecast the depths of the eventual descent by hyped quarterback signee Ike Whitaker, who not only fell far short of expectations as the next in a growing line of athletic Hokie QBs...
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March 05, 2010
2007 Football Recruiting Roundup: Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC)
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After a pretty good season (2097 PaYd, 11 PaTD, 8 PaINT) rising redshirt junior Sean Glennon is the projected starter in Blacksburg. The backup postion is up for grabs with Ike Whitaker & Cory Holt battling during spring practice. Whitaker has a some real-game experience (119 PaYd, 1 PaTD), but this job will be won on the practice field. It looks like...
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May 03, 2007
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOT 40








