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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
VT Football News
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Recapping the Hokies’ spring: Quarterbacks
So here we are, finished with spring drills, with the vast football wasteland of May and June ahead before you can start counting the days in July until players report for practice in August. VT Basketball News
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Hokies choose a familiar face as next men’s basketball coach
Twenty years ago, James Johnson was a basketball player at Ferrum College. -
James Johnson poised to become Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver said one of the big reasons he fired former coach Seth Greenberg last week had to do with his three assistants leaving Blacksburg for other jobs. On Monday, Weaver tapped one of those assistants to be Greenberg’s successor. -
James Johnson to get Hokies’ hoops job
Virginia Tech has chosen James Johnson to replace Seth Greenberg as its men's basketball coach. -
Reaction to VT hiring of Johnson
Twenty years ago, James Johnson was a basketball player at Ferrum College. -
Tech close to hiring former assistant Johnson
It took Virginia Tech one week to find its new basketball coach. -
With Johnson, Virginia Tech gets some bang for its buck
I give the James Johnson hire a seven. ACC Football News
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ACC’s 2012 football favorites look familiar
ACC Basketball News
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ACC basketball outlook changes with Stoglin’s exit at Maryland
Monday, April 30, 2012
VT Basketball News
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Dealing with Greenberg a 30-year adventure
Until I looked it up today, it hadn’t occurred to me that Virginia had three head basketball coaches during Seth Greenberg’s nine-year tenure as Virginia Tech head coach. -
Drexel deputy AD: no contact from VT
Drexel deputy AD Nick Gannon emailed me back tonight to say that Va. Tech has not contacted Drexel for permission to talk to coach Bruiser Flint. -
Jayron Hosley: Reese Says Cornerback Has ‘Athletic Arrogance’
There are two things about Virginia Tech cornerback Jayron Hosley that probably gave NFL teams pause heading into the 2012 NFL Draft. The first is that he is only 5-foot-10, 170 pounds. The second is that he failed a drug test at the NFL Scouting Combine. -
Rumors abound in Hokies coach search
Although there has been Internet buzz that Virginia Tech might be eyeing Murray State coach Steve Prohm, Murray State athletic director Allen Ward said Sunday afternoon in an email to The Roanoke Times that Virginia Tech has not contacted the school for permission to talk to Prohm. Other VT Sports News
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Strong pitching key in victory
Behind a strong pitching performance by the Virginia Tech staff, the Hokies defeated Maryland, 6-2, on Sunday afternoon at English Field and claimed the ACC series win. ACC Football News
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Chilhood dream of being drafted comes true for Miami Hurricanes’ Lamar Miller
ACC Basketball News
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Washburn changed future of N.C. State basketball
Sunday, April 29, 2012
VT Football News
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Dallas calls on Virginia Tech fan favorite Danny Coale
Danny Coale's mind was awash with thoughts once a number with a Texas area code came up on his phone during the final day of the NFL Draft on Saturday. -
Tech’s Coale taken in fifth round by Cowboys
Virginia Tech's Danny Coale thought the NFL draft would be a mystery starting Thursday. It unveiled itself for him on Saturday. VT Basketball News
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Former Virginia Tech hoops assistant glad to be home
The personal, professional -- and even the residential -- have all aligned for John Richardson in the past week. -
Nova AD: VT has not contacted Villanova
Villanova AD Vince Nicastro emailed me back earlier this evening to say that Virginia Tech has not contacted Villanova for permission to talk to coach Jay Wright.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
VT Football News
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Deja vu: Giants tap Virginia Tech again, take CB Jayron Hosley in third round of NFL Draft
David Wilson will be joined by a familiar face in the Big Apple next season. -
For second time in as many days, Giants take a Virginia Tech Hokie _ safety Jayron Hosley
For the second time in three rounds, the New York Giants have taken a player from Virginia Tech. VT Basketball News
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Report: Virginia Tech contacts Lutz
Virginia Tech apparently is interested in talking with North Carolina State assistant coach Bobby Lutz about its head-coaching job. -
Surgery for Robert Brown
Virginia Tech guard Robert Brown had an appendectomy today because he had appendicitis. -
Virginia Tech interested in North Carolina State’s Bobby Lutz
Virginia Tech hasn’t identified its next men’s basketball coach yet, but school officials have been busy speaking with prospective candidates since Monday’s news conference announcing Seth Greenberg’s firing. -
Virginia Tech’s firing of Seth Greenberg was a controversial decision
The dismissal of Seth Greenberg brought a variety of reaction in the form of local blog comments, national columns and letters to the sports mailbag. Here's a sampling of what has been submitted, published and written.
Friday, April 27, 2012
VT Football News
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Giants make Tech’s David Wilson last selection of 1st round
Andrew Luck knew exactly where he was heading and the daunting task he faces. -
New York Giants make David Wilson a 1st round pick
Just when it seemed like Virginia Tech running back David Wilson wouldn’t be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants swooped in and selected him. -
New York Giants nab former Virginia Tech running back David Wilson
Just when it seemed like Virginia Tech running back David Wilson wouldn’t be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants swooped in and selected him. -
New York Giants take Virginia Tech RB David Wilson
With the 32nd pick of the NFL draft, the New York Giants selected Virginia Tech running back David Wilson on Thursday night. -
Tech, Thomas make progress in spring
Virginia Tech's spring football practice may have ended on a down note when Saturday's annual spring game was canceled, but it was during the weeks leading up to it that the Hokies accomplished most of what they set out to do. VT Basketball News
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Who is the ideal candidate for the Tech head coaching job?
Please vote in our poll below. Please note that this poll doesn’t necessarily indicate that these six coaches are the [...] ACC Football News
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Miami Hurricanes’ streak of no first-round picks in NFL Draft continues
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N.C. State’s Terrell Manning hoping for early NFL draft call
ACC Basketball News
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Roy Williams nearing end to search for assistant coach
Thursday, April 26, 2012
VT Football News
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Failed drug test may cost Virginia Tech’s Jayron Hosley in NFL Draft
Since his standout sophomore season, former Hokies cornerback Jayron Hosley has watched his NFL Draft stock slide, with questions persisting about his size and last year's production. VT Basketball News
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Robinson, Young talk Tech
I talked to two coaches with area ties about the Virginia Tech opening today — Mike Young and Steve Robinson. -
Seth Greenberg fired: “Beamer in sneakers” may have just gotten the boot
There is only one thing that is absolutely certain about Virginia Tech’s dismissal of men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg on Monday: It could not possibly have been handled worse. ACC Football News
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Questions and answers from Ga. Tech spring
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Reinforcements on the way with new Miami Hurricanes recruiting class
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UNC coach Larry Fedora on N.C. State: I don’t want to legitimize their program
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UNC’s Quinton Coples seen as enigma entering NFL draft
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
VT Basketball News
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For Hokies, search for coach already on
A day after the surprising firing of its basketball coach, Virginia Tech has begun the search for his replacement, while current players and recruits ponder their future with the Hokies. -
Hokies’ signee Marshall Wood to seek release
Marshall Wood, the Rustburg High School basketball standout who signed with Virginia Tech last fall, said Tuesday he intends to ask the university for his release this week. -
Numbers speak louder than Seth Greenberg’s bluster
For a moment, let's overlook the impressions created by his personality and focus on the coach's numbers. -
Virginia Tech vacancy is good coaching job
The vacant Virginia Tech men's basketball coaching position is a better job than it was when the school last looked to fill it nine years ago. But it still presents a recruiting challenge because of the school's location. -
What current assistant coaches could be candidates for Virginia Tech basketball?
On Monday when he announced Coach Seth Greenberg’s firing, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver said he’d be open to hiring a veteran head coach, an inexperienced head coach or an up-and-coming assistant. -
What current head coaches could be candidates for Virginia Tech basketball?
Lost among the reactions to Virginia Tech’s decision to fire Coach Seth Greenberg on Monday afternoon is the fact that for the first time in school history, the Hokies are looking for someone to take over an ACC program. You’ll remember that when Greenberg was hired back in 2003, Virginia Tech was still part of the Big East.
