Archive for April, 2005 
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Tech Likes Eliades’ Toughness, Athleticsm
Lou Eliades (pronounced Eel-ee-ah-des) is one of the key components on an Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) squad that went 7-4 last season and expects to compete for a state championship in 2005. Eliades [...]
Five Hokies Sign Free Agent Deals
Five Hokies Sign as Free AgentsWhen the two-day marathon known as the NFL Draft finally came to a close, thephones starting ringing off the hook for undrafted players all around thecountry. Considering [...]
Bryan Randall Rookie Diary #7: Off to Altanta, Free Agent Deal in Hand
Saturday I watched the draft at my house [in Williamsburg]with my family. I had some family come down, some intermediate family from mymom’s side. My brother and his wife were there at our house. My mom [...]
A Day at the Nike Camp
Two years ago, when the Nike camp made its first-ever stopin Blacksburg, it created quite a buzz, and the weather was drizzly and a littlechilly. This time around, Nike camps are almost old hat in the [...]
Marquie Cooke Dismissed
Marquie Cooke DismissedVirginia Tech announced Monday afternoon that freshman point guard MarquieCooke has been dismissed from the basketball team for unspecified reasons."Marquie failed to abide by a [...]
Three Hokies Drafted
Three Hokies DraftedEric Green, Vincent Fuller and Jon Dunn were all drafted by the NFL this past weekend, the 12th year in a row and17th out of the last 19 that Hokies have been selected in the draft. [...]
2005 VT NFL Draft Preview
While most of the attention has been focused onVT’s spring practice and the emergence of new names on the Hokie depth chart,this Saturday is a graduation of sorts for a number of the seniors that led [...]
A Gym Rat’s Notebook: A Look Ahead to 2005-06: The Frontcourt
With four starters returning from team that finished withan 8-8 conference record, and a 16-14 mark overall that included post-seasonplay in the NIT, the basketball future for Virginia Tech appears to [...]
Spring Football 2005: Wrap-up
With the Virginia Tech spring game came the culmination of a spring football practice that saw many positionalbattles very much up in the air. A normal spring practice generally includes perhaps one or [...]
Spring Game 2005: Maroon 13, White 0
1 2 3 4 F --- --- --- --- ---Maroon 0 6 7 0 13White 0 0 0 0 01st Quarter:no scoring2nd Quarter:Maroon-Pace 34 FG, 6:46Maroon-Pace [...]
Bryan Randall Rookie Diary #6: “Patiently Waiting”
I’m still patiently waiting. Over the last week I’vesigned a contract with Reebok, which doesn’t go into effect unless I make a53-man roster. It’s an all-apparel deal, with some incentives if I were tostart [...]
Spring Practice 2005: Wednesday Practice Notes
One of our insiders was only able to take a brief look atWednesday's practice, which took place in Lane Stadium, but that was enough timefor him to give us some impressions regarding a couple of players [...]
And Now, the Spring Game
With the NCAA Tournament out of the way and all losingbracket sheets consigned to the waste basket, we can now turn our undividedattention to that annual rite of spring, the spring football game. It certainlyis [...]
Hokies Continue to Add to Frontcourt
In the early signing period, Virginia Tech inked two solid power forward prospects in 6-9, 235-pound Hyman Taylor and 6-7, 215-pound Terrance Vinson. Tech landed yet another solid looking frontcourt [...]
Basketball Recruiting Primer
It's easy to see that Seth Greenberg has gottenoff to a good start at Virginia Tech. Two consecutive winning records, a trip tothe NIT and an ACC Coach of the Year Award are all the proof needed. He hasbrought [...]
Gloster Adds Major Offer
Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) athlete Drew Gloster steadily adds to his offer total week by week. His latest offer, however, may speed things up. Last week, the 6-4, 220-pound prospect picked up an offer [...]
Spring Football 2005: Ellis, Flowers, and Depth
Spring practice is winding down, and the Hokies held another scrimmage in Lane Stadium Saturday. As detailed in lastFriday's News and Notes, the depth chart has pretty much been set for the remainder [...]
Virginia Tech Offers Minton
Virginia Tech will no doubt be in the market for several top defensive line targets for the 2006 class. The Hokies offered a good one earlier this week in Josh Minton, a 6-4, 245-pound defensive end [...]
Nekos Brown Lands First Offer
Nekos Brown picked up his first scholarship offer last week and it was probably the one he wanted most of all. It was from the University of Virginia, a school Brown knows very well as he has been there [...]
Depth Chart Takes Shape
Depth Chart Takes ShapeAs the spring football practice schedule progresses closer towards the annualspring game on April 16, the depth chart is taking shape and coaches arebeginning to determine who will [...]
