Archive for March, 2009 
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Position Changes Highlight Start of Spring Practice
Spring practice opens tomorrow for Virginia Tech, and there are positionchanges on both sides of the ball. Some could be permanent, while others aremerely experiments. Here's a recap of the players who [...]
Kolb Talks Recovery, Recruiting
It has been about a month since 6-6, 300-pound Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) junior Khamrone Kolb suffered a torn ACL while playing basketball. The standout offensive tackle prospect is doing well these [...]
2009 Spring Football: Hokies Appear Loaded, but Questions Remain
Another spring of football begins on Wednesday, and this spring is a bit different from last year. Heading into last season, the Hokies had a quarterback controversy, no wide receivers, new linebackers [...]
Big-Time Athlete Visits VT
Virginia Tech was one of three ACC stops last week for Old Mill (Millersville, MD) standout athlete Josh Furman, who also visited Duke and North Carolina. The 6-1 1/2, 195-pound junior had never visited [...]
2009 Spring Practice Preview: Defensive Backs
Virginia Tech lost yet another All-American cornerback in Macho Harris, andthere will be a competition for his replacement this spring. Overall, the Hokiesare in pretty good shape with depth in their [...]
LB Forbes Earns VT Offer, Plans to Visit
Virginia Tech is the most recent program to extend an official offer to 6-1, 225-pound linebacker Nick Forbes, a talented rising senior out of Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Maryland. Forbes [...]
Forbes Earns VT Offer, Plans to Visit
Virginia Tech is the most recent program to extend an official offer to 6-1, 225-pound linebacker Nick Forbes, a talented rising senior out of Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Maryland. Forbes [...]
Mark Shuman Talks Recruiting
Fork Union Prep (Fork Union, VA) offensive tackle Mark Shuman does not appear close to making a verbal commitment, and the 6-6, 270-pound junior plans to take his time in the recruiting process. Shuman, [...]
Florida QB Names a Favorite
Click here to view the recruiting card of Mark LealVirginia Tech scored a surprise commitment from cornerback Jayron Hosley in the 2009 class, and the Hokies are looking for more success out of Atlantic [...]
2009 Spring Practice Preview: Linebackers
Virginia Tech lost two quality starters at inside linebacker after the OrangeBowl, and they will be replacing them from a pool of very young players. Themike and backer spots will be the focus for Bud [...]
Hokies Offer Atlantic QB
Interest is heating up for Atlantic Community (Delray Beach, FL) quarterback Mark Leal, who has received five official offers with two more on the way. Virginia Tech has officially offered the 6-1, 185-pound [...]
2008-09 Basketball Season: Thoughts and Superlatives
Basketball season ended on Saturday with Virginia Tech's loss to Baylor. TheHokies finished the season 19-15, and though it was a disappointing end to ayear in which many thought Tech would make the NCAA [...]
Deep Run Star Bides Time
Deep Run (Glen Allen, VA) offensive tackle Conner Davis has six Division 1A offers, including Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. The 6-5, 270-pound junior believes [...]
2009 Spring Practice Preview: Defensive Line
Virginia Tech football is all about toughness in the trenches, and the Hokiesreturn three of their four starting defensive linemen this season. There shouldalso be more quality depth at defensive tackle, [...]
Hermitage Notes
Virginia Tech has enjoyed success in recruiting Patrick Kane's Hermitage High School (Richmond, VA) football program, most recently landing safety/wide receiver Theron Norman and defensive end Duan Perez-Means [...]
Hermitage FB Recruiting Notes
Virginia Tech has enjoyed success in recruiting Patrick Kane's Hermitage High School (Richmond, VA) football program, most recently landing safety/wide receiver Theron Norman and defensive end Duan Perez-Means [...]
Tech’s Season Ends With Loss to Baylor
Virginia Tech got off to a terrible start offensively on Saturday against Baylor and they could never recover, losing 84-66 in Cassell Coliseum in the second round of the NIT. The loss ends Tech's season, [...]
2009 Spring Practice Preview: Offensive Line
Virginia Tech will have a talented, experienced quarterback under center in2009, and they will have a number of good players at the skill positions. Theyshouldn't have much trouble making plays offensively [...]
Photo Gallery: Virginia Tech vs. Duquesne, 3/18/09
Virginia Tech downed Duquesne Wednesday night in the first round of the 2009 NIT, in a game that makes you run out of adjectives trying to describe it. We've got a 52-image photo gallery, brought to you [...]
2008-09 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Baylor
In the second round of the NIT, Virginia Tech will play a team unfamiliar tomost Tech fans: the Baylor Bears. Baylor is part of the Big 12 conference, andthey are making their second consecutive postseason [...]
