In this week's Friday Q&A, Raleigh Hokie and Chris Coleman discuss howthe Hokies will keep their expectations in check this season. They alsogive us a brief insight on their view of Tech recruiting and [...] READ MORE
Friday Q&A: June 12, 2009
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Friday Q&A: June 12, 2009
Dew Set to Visit VT
Accompanied by his mother and younger brother, First Colonial (Virginia Beach, VA) star safety/linebacker prospect Nick Dew will head to Virginia Tech this weekend for an unofficial visit. The 6-2, 195-pound [...] READ MORE
State of the Program, Part Four: Important Recruiting Factors
Recruiting is such an important topic in college basketball that we couldn'tcover it all in a single article. Today we'll take a look at a few more aspectsof recruiting, and try and determine the most [...] READ MORE
Offer Profile: Alcoa (TN) TE Tyler Robinson
Kentucky and Virginia Tech have officially offered Alcoa (TN) tight end/defensive lineman Tyler Robinson, who may be close to receiving another offer next week. If this next offer comes to fruition, [...] READ MORE
Catching up with LB Commit Tahrick Peak
Pulaski County (Dublin, VA) linebacker Tahrick Peak attended Virginia Tech's camp on Saturday. Having earned and accepted an offer from Virginia Tech already, the 6-2, 205-pound rising senior simply [...] READ MORE
Catching Up With Ken Oxendine
Ken Oxendine ProfileCurrent home: Lawrenceville, Ga.Current job: Athletic director, coach and physical education teacher atNotre Dame Academy in Duluth, Ga., 20 minutes north of Atlanta.Family: SingleAt [...] READ MORE
Top WR Ready for More Visits
Imposing wide receiver prospect Brandon Coleman is holding steady with 13 official scholarship offers as he heads into the summer. The 6-6, 200-pound Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) star, a second-team [...] READ MORE
Friday Q&A: Monday Edition
In today's Monday edition of the Friday Q&A, Raleigh Hokie talks about why the Hokies don't block as many punts as they used to. He also discusses how Bud Foster likes to disguise his coverages to confuse [...] READ MORE
TSL Pass New Subscriber Promotion
For a limited time only, TechSideline.com is offering discount subscriptions for TSL Pass to new subscribers. One year of TSL Pass is being offered for $34.99, rather than the usual $49.99. This offer [...] READ MORE
South Stanly DE Visits VT
Virginia Tech received a visit from 6-3 1/2, 220-pound South Stanly (Norwood, N.C.) defensive end prospect Justin Taylor on Saturday. Of the Division 1A programs that have offered, Virginia Tech is the [...] READ MORE
More with Virginia Tech’s Latest Commitment
Looking on as Virginia Tech's first senior camp came to an end, Brookville (Lynchburg, VA) defensive end prospect Zack McCray looked relaxed. The 6-5, 235-pound rising senior, who was sporting a Virginia [...] READ MORE
Top LB Cuts List
Thomas Johnson (Frederick, MD) linebacker Nick Forbes has taken a significant step in his decision-making process. The 6-1, 225-pound rising senior, one of the top linebacker recruits in the East, has [...] READ MORE
McCray Commits!
The Virginia Tech staff received some big-time news on the recruiting front today. Brookville (Lynchburg, VA) defensive end Zack McCray, one of the top overall prospects in the state of Virginia's 2010 [...] READ MORE
VT Makes Dakota Royer’s First Cut
Under Armour All-American Dakota Royer boasted over 20 Division 1A scholarship offers before whittling down his list of schools to 10. Virginia Tech is one of the 10 finalists for the 6-2 1/2, 215-pound [...] READ MORE
Nebraska, Marshall Football Game Times Announced
The ACC has released broadcast information and game times for 17 football games involving conference teams, including Virginia Tech. Game times and broadcast plans for Virginia Tech's games against Nebraska [...] READ MORE
Incoming Freshman DE Reflects on Recruitment
Boston College, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, Penn State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia. Brooke Point (Stafford, VA) defensive end Lanford Collins certainly had a large selection [...] READ MORE
State of the Program, Part Three: Virginia Tech Recruiting
Recruiting is the most vital aspect of every basketball program in thecountry. Without good players, even great coaches couldn't win. Majorprogram-level decisions, such as building facilities and hiring [...] READ MORE
Farris Talks Enrollment Plans, Nike Performance
The fact that Rockbridge (Lexington, VA) offensive lineman Caleb Farris committed to Virginia Tech during its Spring Game didn't come as a surprise to many. What did come as a surprise, however, was [...] READ MORE
Catching Up With Ace Custis
Ace Custis ProfileCurrent home: Suffolk, Va.Current job: Professional basketball player for the Panasonic Trians inOsaka, Japan. Custis also invests in real estate on the Eastern Shore ofVirginia and [...] READ MORE
Price of Scheduling Continues to Rise
Virginia Tech will be playing arguably the most challenging and entertainingout-of-conference schedule in school history in 2009. Enjoy it while you can,because it's the last good schedule you'll see [...] READ MORE
Offer Profile: Midlothian OG/OC Matt Arkema
Virginia Tech has had success in recruiting central Virginia's Dominion district over the past several years, scoring former Manchester star defensive lineman Khalil Latif and Clover Hill offensive lineman [...] READ MORE
NC DE Rising on the Recruiting Scene
(Steve Williams writes for PackPride.com, a website powered by Scout.com)Norwood (N.C.) South Stanly defensive end Justin Taylor looked raw at this past Saturday’s invite-only combine held at Eastern [...] READ MORE
TSL Audio: The Jerry Miller Show, 5/28/09
On Thursday, Chris Coleman was a guest on The Jerry Miller Show, where he and Miller discussed Virginia Tech selling out their season ticket allotment for the tenth season in a row. They also talked [...] READ MORE
Davis Sees Decision Coming this Summer
Deep Run (Glen Allen, VA) first-team all-district offensive tackle Conner Davis has always indicated a preference to commit before the beginning of his senior year, but he has also said he would only [...] READ MORE
