Archive for August, 2008 
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2008 Football Game Recap: Hokies Blow Late Lead, Fall to ECU 27-22
Virginia Tech (17)..........0 14 2 6 - 22East Carolina.............. 0 7 6 14 - 27Scoring Summary:2nd Quarter12:19 VT - Virgil 30 yd fumble return (Keys)08:54 VT - Lewis 6 yd run (Keys)01:16 ECU - Williams [...]
ACC Weekend Football Preview: Week 1
Chris Miller previews this weekend's ACC football games. Three ACCteams will take on 1-AA opponents on Saturday, while UVA will face ahighly-touted USC team. In the weekend's biggest game, ACC favoriteClemson [...]
2008 Talent Comparison: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina
Yesterday Phil Martin gave us the Keys to the Game, and the Matchups to Watchfor tomorrow's game with East Carolina. Today he gives us a new feature, atalent comparison between the Hokies and Pirates.Talent [...]
TechSideline’s 2009 Preseason Top 40
There aren't too many significant moves from the Pre-Summer Top 30 to the Preseason ranks, though there are some changes. The overlying story of this class continues to be it s exceptional depth, which [...]
2008 Keys to the Game, Matchups to Watch and Game Prediction: East Carolina
Football season has finally arrived, and Virginia Tech will have a stern testfrom a veteran East Carolina team that looks to be Skip Holtz's best squad.While the Pirates have considerable experience with [...]
Peak Reflects on College Choice
Pulaski County High School (Dublin, VA) star Nubian Peak recalls the time he received a scholarship offer from Virginia Tech and his subsequent commitment to the Hokies as a situation "that really came [...]
Kellam’s DeWitt Talks ’08 Squad, Transfer OL
Kellam's (Virginia Beach, VA) varsity football squad kicked off the 2008 season on the right note on Friday night, soundly defeating First Colonial 42-28. Head coach Chris DeWitt was pleased with his [...]
2008 Football Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina
Info CenterTSL Roster Card(PDF format; to readit, you'll need AdobeAcrobat Reader.)CharlotteWeatherBankof AmericaStadiumSeating ChartParking2008 VT RosterECU Links Official SiteBoneyard BanterBonesville.netRivals [...]
2008-09 Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
Virginia Tech released the 2008-09 men's basketball schedule on Tuesday. SethGreenberg's Hokies face a number of challenging out-of-conference opponents thisyear, not to mention their regular share of [...]
2010 Profile: John Marshall Forward Travis McKie
Click here to view the recruiting card of Travis McKieA top rising junior, John Marshall (Richmond, VA) product Travis McKie has earned six official scholarship offers to this point in his recruitment. [...]
TSL Poll: What Do You Think of the Decision to Redshirt Tyrod Taylor?
The decision to redshirt Tyrod Taylor -- a mutual decision made by both TT and the VT coaching staff -- has sparked a ton of discussion and emotion. In a poll we ran back in May 2008, 39% of you thought [...]
Hokies Holding an Ace Up Their Sleeve
Frank Beamer revealed the worst kept secret of the very young 2008 footballseason Tuesday, telling the press that the Hokies plan to redshirt Tyrod Taylorthis season. That brings the last piece of the [...]
Hokies Plan to Redshirt Tyrod Taylor in 2008
FrankBeamer held his weekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon, and he announcedVirginia Tech's plans for quarterbacks Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor. Glennonhas been named the starter, and Taylor will [...]
Moses to Put Recruiting on the Backburner?
The state's top rated offensive line recruit takes the field on Thursday, in what will be the start to his senior season at Meadowbrook High School (Richmond, VA). 6-7, 340-pound Morgan Moses is anxious [...]
Hokie Hotline Notes for 8/25/08
The Hokie Hotline (football and basketball season)When: Every Monday from 7:00-9:00 during football season, 7:00-8:00 during basketball season.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...]
2008 ACC Game-by-Game Predictions
TSL's Chris Coleman painstakingly went over the entire 2008 ACC football schedule and predicted every game. We posted his predictions here, plus the results, so you can make fun of him when he's wrong [...]
Checking in with Logan Thomas
Logan Thomas and the Brookville Bees (Lynchburg, VA) kicked off their 2008 season is a positive fashion Friday night, defeating two-time defending Group AA state champion Amherst 24-21. The 6-6, 225-pound [...]
Hokies Traveling Squad, Depth Chart Set for ECU
Game week is finally here. Following the final scrimmage on Friday, theVirginia Tech coaching staff evaluated their players, set a new depth chart, anddecided which of the true freshmen will dress out [...]
Scrimmage Report: Glennon Plays Well, Young Backs Impressive
The Hokies held their final preseason scrimmage in preparation for the 2008 campaign on Friday afternoon in Lane Stadium. A couple of the true freshmen receivers made big plays in the passing game, and [...]
Chris Coleman’s Bold 2008 ACC (and VT) Predictions
The 2008 college football season begins next Thursday night, with NC Statetaking on South Carolina in Columbia. Today we'll roll out some projectedstandings for the upcoming season. Most of the country [...]
