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The Shane Beamer Hire

By: Chris Coleman |

On Monday, we saw something we don't see very often at Virginia Tech. FrankBeamer made a coaching change, hiring his son Shane to coach the running backsat Tech. Former running backs coach Billy Hite [...] READ MORE

Hokies Sweep Terps

By: Chris Coleman |

Virginia Tech trailed by three points at halftime, but they outplayed the Maryland Terrapins down the stretch and walked out of Cassell Coliseum with a 91-83 win. The Hokies improved to 17-7 overall [...] READ MORE

Virginia Tech Offers Stadnik Brothers

By: Chris Horne |

Western Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.) juniors Brock and Clayton Stadnik attended a Virginia Tech camp last summer. The twin brothers, both offensive line prospects, showed well, with Brock posting a 5.1-second [...] READ MORE

Tech Talk Live Notes for 2/15/11

By: Chris Coleman |

Tech Talk Live (football and basketball season)When: Every Monday from 7:00-9:00 during football season, 7:00-8:00 during basketball season.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...] READ MORE

Shane Beamer Joins the Virginia Tech Coaching Staff

By: Chris Coleman |

Shane Beamer has returned to Blacksburg. After serving as a full-timeassistant coach for two SEC schools since the 2004 season, Beamer will join hisfather's staff, where he will coach the running backs. [...] READ MORE

2011 Virginia Tech Football Schedule Released

By: Chris Coleman |

Virginia Tech's 2011 football schedule has been released. The Hokies willplay six games at home and six on the road. The schedule features two huge gamesin Lane Stadium in early October, and the usual [...] READ MORE

Key Stretch Coming for the Hokies

By: Chris Coleman |

Virginia Tech picked up a big win on Sunday, knocking off Georgia Tech102-77. It was a fun win to watch, and worth some reflection. The Hokies alsohave three big games coming up in the next eight days, [...] READ MORE

Q&A: Dave Glenn Talks ACC

By: Chris Horne |

TechSideline.com caught up with Dave Glenn, Editor/Lead Writer of the ACC Sports Journal/ACCSports.com, for his thoughts on the ACC's 2011 football recruiting classes. In addition to giving his take [...] READ MORE

Grading the 2011 Recruiting Class: The Defense

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Today we'll look at Virginia Tech's defensive haul and give grades for eachof the positions. Though Tech had a few noticeable misses at linebacker, theydid quite well on the defensive line and in the [...] READ MORE

Make It Five Offers For Georgia DB/WR

By: Chris Horne |

Creekside (Fairburn, GA) defensive back/wide receiver Joshua Holsey may reside in SEC country, but that hasn't prevented ACC programs from being in hot pursuit. The 5-11, 180-pound junior boasts five [...] READ MORE

Grading the 2011 Recruiting Class: The Offense

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Chris Coleman and Chris Horne check in to give their grades on the 2011recruiting class. Today we'll start with the offense, and tomorrow we'll move tothe defensive side of the ball.QuarterbackChris Horne: [...] READ MORE

Top 5 Recruits: Defense

By: Chris Coleman |

Virginia Tech signed 11 defensive prospects last week. Despite the strikeoutat linebacker, the Hokies did very well on the defensive line and in thesecondary. Bud Foster has some new toys to play with, [...] READ MORE

Tech Talk Live Notes for 2/7/11

By: Chris Coleman |

Tech Talk Live (football and basketball season)When: Every Monday from 7:00-9:00 during football season, 7:00-8:00 during basketball season.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...] READ MORE

Speedy Tookes Finds Groove On Defense

By: Chris Horne |

Davion Tookes is currently on his school's Hall of Fame board as a member of the 4X100 relay team, which holds the top 4X100 time in school history. Tookes claims a personal best time of 21.8 seconds [...] READ MORE

Speedy Tookes Found Groove On Defense

By: Chris Horne |

Davion Tookes is currently on his school's Hall of Fame board as a member of the 4X100 relay team, which holds the top 4X100 time in school history. Tookes claims a personal best time of 21.8 seconds [...] READ MORE

Top 5 Recruits: Offense

By: Chris Coleman |

Virginia Tech signed nine offensive players last Wednesday, and they includeprospects for every position except quarterback. Today we'll break down the topfive offensive recruits, and tomorrow we'll do [...] READ MORE

Woodberry Forest Junior Scores In-State Offer

By: Chris Horne |

While high school seniors all across the country were putting the official touches on their college intentions, Woodberry Forest (VA) junior C.J. Prosise enjoyed 2011 Signing Day for a different reason. [...] READ MORE

Hokies Drop a Close Game to BC

By: Chris Coleman |

Despite a dominating game from Jeff Allen, Virginia Tech lost a narrow contest at Boston College on Saturday afternoon, falling 58-56 in the Conte Forum. The Hokies dropped to 15-7 overall and 5-4 in [...] READ MORE

Gray, Tradition Made The Difference With Manning

By: Chris Horne |

Miami Central junior Donaldven Manning estimates that he began seriously watching college football around 2006 or 2007. Virginia Tech, by featuring top defensive backs and winning championships, quickly [...] READ MORE

Hokies Must Learn to Close

By: Chris Coleman |

Wednesday night, Virginia Tech defeated NC State to get to 15-6 overall, and5-3 in the ACC. That's a good start in ACC play, and as usual Tech is chasing afirst round bye in the ACC Tournament. However, [...] READ MORE