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3 Key Plays - VT vs. Maryland
13 days ago by
TechSuperfans
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1) On the opening drive, on the first set of downs, the Hokies faced a 3rd and 4. In the past three weeks, the Hokies first half offense has been nothing short of miserable and it's been marked by an appalling lack of rhythm in the passing game. But on this play, Taylor dropped...
No. 5 Virginia Tech ends regular-season skid vs. BC
October 10, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams and No. 5 Virginia Tech's swarming defense made sure the Hokies' regular season losing streak against Boston College ended. Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD and the Hokies rolled 48-14 against the Eagles...
Reassessing Virginia Tech's hold on the ACC, minus Darren Evans
August 12, 2009 by
Dr. Saturday
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Virginia Tech has succeeded wildly -- three ACC championships and four Coastal division titles in five years -- without much offense to speak of: The Hokie offense has finished 99th, 100th and 103rd in total offense since 2006, and somehow won the conference last year despite averaging...
ACC Championship: Who's A Pepper?
November 30, 2008 by
Today's ACC Headlines
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After a roller coaster ride of a season that saw lows like Maryland losing to Middle Tennessee and highs yesterday the likes of Georgia Tech and Clemson beating their in-state rivals Georgia and South Carolina, two teams have found their way to Tampa. And doggone if they don't...
Frank Beamer Punched By Va. Tech Player
December 07, 2008 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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Admit it - you've wanted to punch Frank Beamer in the face before. In this day and age, how high and mighty do you have to be to stay with the same school for 22 years? And just who does he think he is, winning his third ACC championship in his fifth season in the [...]
Taylor, Williams lead Hokies
October 10, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams and No. 5 Virginia Tech's swarming defense made sure the Hokies' regular-season losing streak against Boston College ended. Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD and the Hokies rolled 48-14 against the Eagles...
What They Are Saying: UNC Upsets VT
29 days ago by
SCACC Hoops
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A run down of quotes concerning UNC’s win over Virginia Tech.
850 the Buzz:
It’s amazing what successful offensive drives can do for the defense. There is a direct correlation to having 3 drives of nearly 80 yards, which took up serious time, and a fresh Heels&rsquo...
Senior Day - Hokies take on NC State
9 days ago by
TechSuperfans
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NC State needs two wins to become bowl eligible and it's not looking good. The Wolfpack have to travel to Virginia Tech and then face North Carolina at home. Meanwhile, the Hokies are looking to pick up the pieces and build on its two consecutive wins. The Hokies are one of two...
The lesson, as always: The ACC still belongs to Virginia Tech
September 26, 2009 by
Dr. Saturday
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Check out the Doc's game day live blog on all games, running throughout the day.
Virginia Tech 31, Miami 7. In an otherwise regrettable preview Friday, I called the Hokies "masters of rope-a-dope," and if I got almost nothing else right, at least I made that overture...
Virginia Tech tabs Williams as Hokies' top back
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech redshirt freshman Ryan Williams will start at tailback when the No. 7 Hokies play No. 5 Alabama.
College Football ‘09: Virginia Tech Hokies
August 09, 2009 by
The 3rd String Safety
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Last Season: 10-4, 5-3, beat Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl
Preseason Coaches Poll Rank: #7
Virginia Tech is quickly becoming the class of the A.C.C. Winners of two of the last four conference championship games, Fran Beamer and his Hokie crew look primed for another championship run...
Friday Quarterback: Midseason traps are set for top-five contenders
October 16, 2009 by
Dr. Saturday
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• Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech.
This is less of a "trap game" than it is the "likely decisive game in the ACC's Coastal Division," but for the rare top-20 match-up with long-term BCS ramifications, Tech-Tech isn't getting much love with the unassuming...
SIDESHOW ALLEY: BRUCE SMITH IS A FAN OF DAVID PUDDY
November 26, 2007 by
Epic Carnival
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Did anyone else see Smith's man-fur of a coat he was wearing on the sidelines Saturday?
Va Tech’s Dyrell Roberts: 'I had to make that catch'
September 19, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Dyrell Roberts opened Virginia Tech's game against Nebraska with a 76-yard kickoff return and ended it (for all intents and purposes) with an 11-yard touchdown catch with 21 seconds to go. In between, he dropped a pass on fourth down in the fourth quarter that appeared to doom...
HEELS OUTLAST HOKIES
29 days ago by
Today's ACC Headlines
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Butch Davis’ North Carolina Tar Heels came to Blacksburg not only win less in ACC play, but also a 15.5 point underdog to the #14 Hokies. The Heels (5-4, 1-3 ACC) left a hushed Lane Stadium with an improbable last second 20-17 victory after Casey Barth (who appears here to be every...
CFB's The Watch presents: Top 25 RBs
July 01, 2007 by
College Fantasy Bowl
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College Fantasy Bowl has issued their Top 25 Running Backs for the upcoming 2007 Fantasy College Football season. The Watch is a futures market which shows who are the best players at their respected positions for the remainder of the season.
Hokies are Turkeys
October 07, 2008 by
Girls Don't Know Sports
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This weekend I headed down to Virginia Tech. Not only did I unexpectedly get to enjoy their homecoming, but I also was busy celebrating their win during the Maryland game, so I got to miss out on that agony. And while I thought the five hour drive back to Baltimore was long and painful...
Taylor makes up for horrific day with magic moment
September 19, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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BLACKSBURG, VA.—When great quarterbacks gain experience, they say the game starts to move in slow motion. For most of Saturday's game against Nebraska, that was a bad thing for Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor.
Nobody wants to struggle and have it take forever.
The Hokies...
Sportsmanlike Conduct. #52. Defense.
29 days ago by
SCACC Hoops
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I did not see this myself but saw it referenced on the IC message boards. Ken Tysiac at ACC Now confirms that UNC linebacker Quan Sturdivant did indeed go over to console Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams in the aftermath of UNC’s win over the Hokies.
Sturdivant&rsquo...
A Tampa Treat: BC v. VT
December 01, 2008 by
Lynchy Right Now
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Rivalries aren't rivalries until both teams are relevant. When Matt Ryan led the Eagles to a fourth quarter comeback in Blacksburg, Boston College v. Virginia Tech became a rivalry. In their last three meetings, the Eagles have won twice, once down at Tech and once on Chestnut...
Hokies' Tyrod Taylor Taking What Defenses Give Him
by Jim HenryFiled under: Nebraska, Virginia Tech, ACC, Big 12BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tyrod Taylor is the latest in a line of mobile Virginia Tech quarterbacks. While there's no denying his impressive talents, Taylor has heard the whispers, too. He doesn't show enough patience in...
Top OOC Games of 2007: #1 Virginia Tech at LSU
June 27, 2007 by
In The Bleachers
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This, my friends will be the best and most important out of conference game of the 2007 football season when the Hokies and the Tigers face-off on September 8th. From the preseason magazines I have read, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that both teams will be ranked in the Top...
Give us one more, young 'Canes, and the ACC is your oyster
September 25, 2009 by
Dr. Saturday
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Game of the century of the week.
I shouldn't be paying any heed to a vague sense of "intuition" when there are numbers and results to parse and scrutinize, but my general feeling toward Miami's trip to Virginia Tech is that there has to be some correction, some movement...
ACC Bloggers Football Preseason Picks
August 04, 2009 by
SCACC Hoops
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Virginia Tech blog, Gobbler Country has done us the good service of conducting preseason voting from among the ACC bloggers. Virginia Tech was tabbed as the conference champion with the Hokies winning the Coastal and FSU winning the Atlantic Division. Georgia Tech’s Jonathan...
VT as America's Team: Just Another Trendy Cause
September 12, 2007 by
juicedsportsblog.com
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32 people were murdered in Virginia Tech last April. A terrible tragedy, yes, but just 32 of the more than 16,000 murders that will occur this year. So Virginia Tech gets christened "America's Team" ahead of any Cleveland high school, even though Cleveland is on pace...
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