Thursday, January 24, 2013

• VT Basketball News

• Cavs, Hokies ready

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Some rivalries don’t need much explaining.

• Hokies, Cavs present clash of styles

  Washington Post

  Virginia Tech Coach James Johnson didn’t have his in-state rival in mind when he decided to remake the Hokies into a team at the other end of the basketball spectrum from Virginia.

• Making points in Division I

  Roanoke Times

  It's no surprise that All-American Doug McDermott of Creighton is once again one of the leading scorers in Division I basketball.

• U.Va. has sights on Green

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Five days after shutting down one of the ACC’s best guards, Virginia will need an encore performance tonight against Virginia Tech.

• ACC Football News

• NCAA to investigate its own actions

  The State

• ACC Basketball News

• Miami Hurricanes’ lopsided win over No. 1 Duke shows 14-3 record is no fluke

  Palm Beach Post

• Miami pummels No. 1 Duke 90-63

  Sun-Sentinel

• Tech drops fifth straight in ACC

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Wake Forest’s win shouldn’t be ignored

  InsideTheACC.com

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

• VT Football News

• VT Beat: Hokies Introduce New Offensive Coaches

  InsideTheACC.com

  Hello and welcome back to the VT Beat.

• VT Basketball News

• Can UVa slow Green, Hokies?

  Roanoke Times

  The next challenge for Virginia's stifling defense will be the nation's leading scorer.

• Johnson, Bennett discuss VT-UVa game

  Roanoke Times

  The next challenge for Virginia’s stifling defense will be the nation’s leading scorer.

• VT Recruiting News

• Four Hokies commitments make final Rivals 250 for 2013 — how does that compare to past years?

  Roanoke Times

  Rivals released its final top-100 player list for the 2013 class Monday and did the same with its top 250 rankings today. Virginia Tech has four players on those lists — cornerback Kendall Fuller (9th), defensive end Wyatt Teller (59th), defensive back Holland Fisher (83rd) and quarterback Bucky Hodges (171st).

• Virginia Tech football staff shakeup could re-invigorate Hokies’ recruiting

  Washington Post

  When former Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr talks about new Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler, who served as Carr’s quarterbacks coach from 2002 to 2007, the first words out of his mouth are about Loeffler’s ability to get the best out of his signal-callers.

• ACC Football News

• Miami waiting game could have unintended consequences

  InsideTheACC.com

• ACC Basketball News

• Attorney defends former Miami coach as next phase of NCAA inquiry looms

  Sun-Sentinel

• In UNC, another test for Tech

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Maryland basketball holds off Boston College to even ACC record at 3-3

  Washington Post

• Virginia Beat: The Consistent Inconsistency of Youth

  InsideTheACC.com

• Wake Forest seizes the moment, upsets N.C. State

  Durham Herald-Sun

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

• VT Football News

• Offensive development will depend on coaching staff impact

  Collegiate Times

  This offseason, the song remains very much the same as it did a year ago for the Virginia Tech Hokies' offense.

• VT Recruiting News

• RB Drew Harris tweets he’s still committed to Virginia Tech, can enroll in May at the earliest

  Roanoke Times

  Drew Harris will have to wait until spring to enroll, but he appears to be a firm commitment with the Hokies.

• ACC Basketball News

• Around the ACC: No Place Like Home

  InsideTheACC.com

• Cremins named to NCAA infractions committee

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Haith reportedly faces serious NCAA charges, but lawyer says story inaccurate

  Sun-Sentinel

• Low scores and parity in ACC basketball

  Washington Post

• Miami basketball lands in top 25

  Sun-Sentinel

• ACC Recruiting News

• Taquan Mizzell’s Virginia recruiting trip ends in arrest

  Washington Post

• Top U.Va. recruit arrested on visit

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

Monday, January 21, 2013

• VT Football News

• Photo Gallery: Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10; Part 1

  TechSideline.com

  Part 1 of a huge 160-picture photo gallery from Virginia Tech's 13-10 win over Rutgers in the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl.

• Photo Gallery: Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10; Part 2

  TechSideline.com

  Part 2 of a huge 159-picture photo gallery from Virginia Tech's 13-10 win over Rutgers in the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl.

• Redskins receiver Josh Morgan has surgery on right leg

  Washington Post

  Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Morgan had surgery on his lower right leg on Friday.

• Va. Tech’s new OC gets rave review

  Roanoke Times

  Most stories about new Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler point out his connections to such notable quarterbacks as Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brian Griese and Chad Henne, but I'm more impressed by what I hear about another Loeffler pupil.

• VT Basketball News

• Tech player from Nigeria focuses on helping her family

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  When Uju Ugoka hears her classmates at Virginia Tech complain about their everyday hardships, like not having the newest iPhone or nicest car, she just smiles.

• Video: VT-Wake Forest Highlights

  TheACC.com

  Highlights from the ACC Digital Network of VT's win over Wake Forest Saturday.

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

  #14o R.P.I. Virginia @ #111 R.P.I. Virginia Tech: TV coverage: 8pm, Thursday, ACCNetwork or ESPN3 Vegas line: VT+5.5 o/u=124 $-line: [...]

• ACC Basketball News

• Booker is bright spot against ’Pack

  The State

• The Sunday Terps Look-Ahead: Boston College and Duke

  Washington Post

• UM blueprint for staying atop ACC

  Sun-Sentinel

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

  #14o R.P.I. Virginia @ #111 R.P.I. Virginia Tech: TV coverage: 8pm, Thursday, ACCNetwork or ESPN3 Vegas line: VT+5.5 o/u=124 $-line: [...]

• College Football News

• Katie Couric to interview Manti Te’o

  Washington Post

Sunday, January 20, 2013

• VT Football News

• Bruce Taylor finishes NFLPA Bowl with a pick; Bryan Stinespring talking to the Colts?

  Roanoke Times

  Linebacker Bruce Taylor made the most of his showcase game Saturday, doing something he never did in his Virginia Tech career.

• VT Basketball News

• Hokie breaks slump

  Roanoke Times

  Mired in a shooting slump, Robert Brown came through with the winning basket Saturday.

• More from Hokies on win over Wake

  Roanoke Times

  Robert Brown on his winning bucket: “I took the first good shot we had. They trapped Erick, so the lanes were open.

• ACC Football News

• Johnson confirms Pelton hiring

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Miami Hurricanes’ offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch resigns, takes same job with NFL’s Jaguars

  Palm Beach Post

• New AD bullish on Clemson, ACC

  The State

• ACC Basketball News

• Cavs get early jump, rout Seminoles

  Washington Post

• Maryland vs. North Carolina: Terps rarely competitive in 62-52 loss to Tar Heels

  Washington Post

Saturday, January 19, 2013

• VT Football News

• Hokies overhaul offense

  Roanoke Times

  The biggest Virginia Tech football staff upheaval since 2006 is complete.

• Hokies overhaul offensive coaching staff

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Virginia Tech announced a major overhaul of its coaching staff Friday. It remains to be seen if the Hokies plan to overhaul their offensive system or just the names of the men running it.

• Poll: How do you like the football coaching changes?

  TechSideline.com

  We want to know what you think of the football coaching staff changes.

• Tech hires three offensive assistant coaches

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Virginia Tech has hired former Auburn offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler as its new offensive coordinator.

• Three former Hokies to play in showcase games today

  Roanoke Times

  Three Virginia Tech seniors who just wrapped up their college careers — wide receivers Marcus Davis and Corey Fuller and linebacker Bruce Taylor – will show off their stuff at all-star games today.

• Virginia Tech football announces overhaul of offensive coaching staff

  Washington Post

  After weeks of speculation, Virginia Tech’s worst season in 20 years has officially prompted Coach Frank Beamer to implement the most drastic changes his program has seen since then.

• Wake-VT preview

  Roanoke Times

  Here’s the preview capsule to Saturday’s game, followed by a lot of blog-only extra quotes from both coaches and Erick Green:

• VT Basketball News

• Seasoned McKie now a leader for Wake

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Travis McKie will play his 80th college basketball game today. McKie, a Wake Forest junior and Richmond native, has started each of the previous 79 in his career.

• ACC Football News

• Bobinski introduced as Tech AD

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Clemson President Barker has heart bypass surgery

  The State

• ACC Basketball News

• Weekend Preview, January 19-20, 2013

  InsideTheACC.com

Friday, January 18, 2013

• VT Football News

• Photo Gallery: Virginia Tech 17, Virginia 14

  TechSideline.com

  TSL photographer Ivan Morozov brings us 100 images from Virginia Tech's 17-14 win over Virginia on November 24th, 2012.

• Still no official confirmation, but Hokies’ coaching staff picture becoming clearer

  Roanoke Times

  It’s the 21st day since Virginia Tech’s Russell Athletic Bowl win against Rutgers, and the school still has not officially announced any hirings or firings on its coaching staff.

• Update on Aaron: He’s out of surgery

  Roanoke Times

  This is a note from Doug Doughty, who got a text from Aaron’s family following his surgery:

• Virginia Tech dismisses QB coach O’Cain

  Richmond Times-Dispatch

  Virginia Tech quarterbacks coach and offensive play-caller Mike O’Cain has been fired.

• ACC Football News

• Around the ACC: How much is your school’s football program worth?

  InsideTheACC.com

• ACC Basketball News

• Georgia Tech falls to No. 3 Duke

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Maryland basketball making progress, but Mark Turgeon realizes Terps have long way to go

  Washington Post

• Maryland’s Nick Faust passed test at point guard

  Washington Post