Rashad Carmichael loved his camp experience at Virginia Tech, especially the fact that the Hokies became the first Division 1A program to officially offer him a scholarship. The 5-9, 175-pound Gwynn [...] READ MORE
Carmichael Joins the 2006 Class
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Carmichael Joins the 2006 Class
Whining About Whining About the BCS
Okay, time for a quick rant here: College football seasonis less than two months away – that's the good news. The bad news is that thewhining about the BCS is right around the corner, too. Is it just [...] READ MORE
Breaking Down VT’s 2005 Recruiting Class: Linebackers and Whips/Rovers
LinebackersVirginia Tech returns two rising stars at linebacker in sophomores Vince Halland Xavier Adibi. The Hokies also have some young depth in Brett Warren, AndrewBowman, and Purnell Sturdivant. Tech [...] READ MORE
Tech Football Coaches Busy in July
Tech Football Coaches Busy in JulyDespite the general perception that the summermonths are the offseason for the Virginia Tech football program, that couldn’tbe farther from the truth. The Tech coaching [...] READ MORE
Top In-State DL Chooses VT
Virginia Tech is on a roll in terms of verbal commitments. Today, they picked up a key in-state recruit when Daryl Robertson, a 6-3, 285-pound defensive tackle/offensive lineman out of Liberty (Bedford) [...] READ MORE
Hokies First Offer for Carmichael
Gwynn Park (Brandywine, MD) athlete Rashad Carmichael was receiving interest from several ACC programs including Virginia Tech heading into the VT senior camp this past weekend, but he hadn’t received [...] READ MORE
Hokies Land Goldsboro Star
Jacob Sykes is a big-play receiver for Goldsboro High School (NC). As a junior last season, he averaged just over 18 yards per catch and his abilities caught the attention of several Division 1A programs. [...] READ MORE
Big-Time DE Commits to Tech
Virginia Tech’s second verbal commitment of the 2006 class comes at an important position – defensive end. And the Hokies have landed one of the top prospects in the East at that position in Mike Gee, [...] READ MORE
Breaking Down VT’s 2005 Recruiting Class: Defensive Line
Defensive EndsDepth at defensive end has to be a concern for 2006 since Tech only has tworecruited players – Noland Burchette and Chris Ellis – returning. Afterspring practice Tech awarded another scholarship [...] READ MORE
Q&A with Clark Crum
Earlier this week, Virginia Tech landed a commitment from Clark Crum, an offensive tackle prospect out of Scioto High School in Dublin, Ohio. Crum, who says he’s “6-6 ¾ without shoes on” and weighs 285 [...] READ MORE
The Price of Compassion
With the news of DJ Walton's arrest and dismissal from thefootball team, that time-honored question returns: how many chances should afootball player get before he is dismissed from the team? I don't [...] READ MORE
Freshmen Report; D.J. Walton Arrested, Dismissed
Freshmen ReportOn Tuesday, July 5, over half of the members of the 2005 Virginia Tech recruiting class reported to Blacksburg forthe Second Summer Session of classes. The list includes 13 scholarship [...] READ MORE
Breaking Down VT’s 2005 Recruiting Class: Offensive Line
The offensive line has probably been the weakest area of Virginia Tech’srecruiting in the last four years. Tech has lacked depth and basically needed torecruit an entire line. In particular, Tech needed [...] READ MORE
Hokies Receive First Commitment of 2006
Virginia Tech landed its first commitment for the 2006 recruiting class when Ohio offensive lineman Clark Crum verbaled to Tech on Sunday, July 3.Crum, 6-7, 282, hails from Scioto High School in Dublin, [...] READ MORE
Boston College Officially Joins the ACC
Boston College Officially Joins the ACCBoston College officially joins the ACC today, bringing the total number of memberinstitutions to 12. The ACC is now tied with the Big 12 and the SEC for most teams [...] READ MORE
