Monday, January 7, 2013

• VT Football News

• Hokies Fuller, Davis to play in Shrine Bowl

  Roanoke Times

  A pair of Virginia Tech wide receivers who just wrapped up their college careers are going to be able to show off their skills at a postseason showcase.

• More reasons for Thomas to stay

  Roanoke Times

  As the deadline approaches for underclassmen to enter their names in the NFL Draft, there has still been no official word from three juniors at Virginia Tech who have until Jan. 15to make a decision.

• VT Basketball News

• Boston College @ Virginia Tech basketball preview: (FREE!)

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• Tar Heels edge Virginia Tech women

  Washington Post

  Xylina McDaniel and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scored 14 points each as North Carolina's women's basketball team beat Virginia Tech 48-45 to remain undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Sunday.

• ACC Football News

• For Canes fans, BCS national title game is like the Pick Your Poison Bowl

  Miami Herald

• ACC Basketball News

• Boston College @ Virginia Tech basketball preview: (FREE!)

  #145 R.P.I. Boston College @ #137 R.P.I. Virginia Tech: TV coverage: ESPN3 7pm Vegas line: VT-3 o/u=144 points $-line: bet [...]

• In ACC opener, Cavaliers top Tar Heels for first time in nearly three years

  Washington Post

• College Football News

• A poor grade in a music class made Saban realize he had to be nearly perfect

  The State

• Money for college athletes: not if, but how

  Associated Press

• Sources: Chip Kelly staying at Oregon

  Associated Press

• Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sunday, January 6, 2013

• VT Football News

• Davis, Fuller will play in East-West Shrine Game

  Roanoke Times

  A pair of Virginia Tech wide receivers who just wrapped up their college careers are going to be able to show off their skills at a postseason showcase.

• VT Basketball News

• Freshmen lead Terps to blowout of Hokies

  Washington Post

  Seth Allen and Jake Layman idled near midcourt as the sellout crowd filed up the Comcast Center aisles Saturday afternoon, laughing while waiting to conduct a postgame television interview. The freshmen stood tall while fielding questions, hands clasped behind their backs, looking inconspicuous despite having scorched Virginia Tech in the Maryland basketball team’s ACC opener just minutes earlier.

• Hokies get a dose of reality after another lopsided loss

  Washington Post

  A season that featured an historic start officially turned historically bad for Virginia Tech on Saturday in College Park.

• Hokies’ defensive struggles continue against Maryland

  Roanoke Times

  Another porous defensive outing resulted in another lopsided loss for the Virginia Tech men's basketball team.

• More from Hokies on loss to Maryland

  Roanoke Times

  If you’ve already read my game story in the previous post about the Hokies’ latest lopsided loss, here are some more quotes on the game:

• Terrapins torch free-falling Hokies in ACC opener

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Virginia Tech rang in the new year by getting its bell rung.

• ACC Football News

• Offseason moves could help shape a bright 2013 for Clemson

  The State

• ACC Basketball News

• Florida State hangs on to beat Clemson 71-66

  The State

• Kelly, Duke bedevil Deacons

  Associated Press

• Rion Brown leads Miami Hurricanes past Georgia Tech

  Miami Herald

• Tech drops ACC opener to Miami

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Virginia’s Evans likely to start against UNC

  Roanoke Times

Saturday, January 5, 2013

• VT Football News

• Former Hokie Shayne Graham’s NFL career is still alive and kicking in Houston

  Roanoke Times

  After participating in only 12 games for four different teams the past two years, the greatest kicker in Virginia Tech history has resurrected his NFL career this season with the Houston Texans.

• Kevin Sherman to Purdue? His sports marketing firm certainly thinks it’s happening

  Roanoke Times

  As rumors circulated that Stanford offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton interviewed in Blacksburg on Friday — which nobody I talked to could confirm, making me wonder about their veracity — it’s becoming increasingly likely that wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman will be leaving soon.

• VT Basketball News

• Hokies have to heat up in a hurry

  Roanoke Times

  In a preseason media poll, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team was picked to finish 10th in the ACC.

• Maryland basketball vs. Virginia Tech: Previewing the Terps’ ACC opener

  Washington Post

  Finally, the ACC opener arrives for the Maryland basketball team.

• Maryland’s Len a big test for Tech

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Virginia Tech basketball coach James Johnson insists he won’t tell his players to slow things down despite his unusually thin roster. Today against Maryland, it may not be up to the Hokies.

• Terps striving to discover ‘tough’ identity when ACC play starts Saturday

  Washington Post

  Shaquille Cleare posed a paradox. Players on the Maryland men’s basketball team love each other.

• Terps will use tag-team ‘D’ against Virginia Tech’s Erick Green

  Baltimore Sun

  Virginia Tech’s Erick Green will come into Comcast Center on Saturday as the nation’s second-leading scorer, but the Hokies come in having lost their last two games by a combined 62 points. Green had a season-low 12 points in a 97-71 lost at Brigham Young on Dec. 29.

• Virginia Tech’s Green is making like Stoglin

  With a prolific backcourt star who leads the ACC in scoring, a decided lack of depth, and a first-year head coach, Virginia Tech has the look of last year’s Maryland Terrapins.

Friday, January 4, 2013

• VT Football News

• Hokies in holding pattern

  Roanoke Times

  Virginia Tech is in a bizarre holding pattern at the moment.

• On Beamer’s new contract, assistant raises and more

  Roanoke Times

  Virginia Tech is in a bizarre holding pattern at the moment.

• VT Basketball News

• Hokies in slump with ACC play looming

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  It isn’t about the wear and tear of two trips out west or the fatigue caused by a thin bench. It’s not that opposing teams have learned how to defend them or that they need to slow down their up-tempo approach.

• ACC Football News

• New additions to Virginia’s football staff look familiar

  Roanoke Times

• Tech defense by the numbers

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• ACC Basketball News

• ACC BASKETBALL: Conference play begins

  Roanoke Times

• Virginia football hires Tom O’Brien, Jon Tenuta to complete staff

  Washington Post

• Virginia PG Jontel Evans could return vs. UNC Sunday

  Washington Post

Thursday, January 3, 2013

• VT Football News

• Five Hokies accept invitations to NFL Scouting Combine

  Washington Post

  Virginia Tech’s worst season in 20 years doesn’t appear to have had an effect on the NFL prospects for some of its top seniors. Five draft-eligible Hokies indicated on Twitter this week that they have been invited to participate in the NFL scouting combine next month.

• Five questions facing Tech football this offseason

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  For some college football programs, seven wins, including a bowl victory, would be seen as success. For Virginia Tech, that type of season is expected to beget major changes.

• VT Basketball News

• Virginia Tech @ Maryland basketball preview: (FREE!)

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• ACC Football News

• Groh tears into Tech

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Louisville upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• ACC Basketball News

• Duke Blue Devils shake Davidson Wildcats; win 67-50

  Charlotte Observer

• NCAA tournament feel for Wildcats, Blue Devils

  Charlotte Observer

• Tech closes nonconference play with win

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• UM, FIU both win big at home

  Miami Herald

• Virginia Tech @ Maryland basketball preview: (FREE!)

  #138 R.P.I. Virginia Tech @ #7o R.P.I. Maryland: TV coverage: Saturday, high-noon, ACCNetwork Vegas line: VT+12 o/u= TBA $-line: TBA [...]

• College Basketball News

• Virginia Tech @ Maryland basketball preview: (FREE!)

  #138 R.P.I. Virginia Tech @ #7o R.P.I. Maryland: TV coverage: Saturday, high-noon, ACCNetwork Vegas line: VT+12 o/u= TBA $-line: TBA [...]

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

• ACC Football News

• After down year, ACC finishes off a surprisingly successful bowl season

  Roanoke Times

• FSU defense handles business in burying Lynch, Huskies

  Florida Times-Union

• No. 13 FSU beats No. 16 NIU 31-10 in Orange Bowl

  Charlotte Observer

• Notes: Tech cheerleader’s effort not flagging

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Retirement not in ex-UVa coach Al Groh’s vocabulary

  Roanoke Times

• ACC Basketball News

• Freshman Filer finds hot shooting zone

  The State

• Maryland vs. IUPUI: Terps end non-conference schedule with 81-63 win

  Washington Post

• U.Va. series likely, says Rams Smart

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

• VT Football News

• Five Hokies get early invitations to NFL Scouting Combine

  Roanoke Times

  The NFL Scouting Combine won’t take place until the end of February, but five Virginia Tech seniors tweeted yesterday that they’ve already been issued invitations to it.

• Most memorable Virginia Tech football moments of 2012

  Roanoke Times

• ACC Football News

• Clemson notches ‘a landmark win’ for itself and the ACC

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• DeCock: Mike Glennon, Wolfpack miss chance to make splash

  Charlotte Observer

• Georgia Tech beats USC 21-7 in Sun Bowl

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• N.C. State Wolfpack off key in Music City Bowl

  Charlotte Observer

• Win full of meaning for Tech

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• ACC Basketball News

• Freshman Jake Layman resolute entering new year

  Washington Post

• Second-half surge sends N.C. State past UNC Greensboro, 89-68

  Charlotte Observer

• UM basketball center Reggie Johnson hurt, will miss six weeks

  Miami Herald

• College Football News

• Rose Bowl: Pep Hamilton using his Washington ties to Stanford’s advantage

  Washington Post