Nixon On Board, VT Up To 10 Commits

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Virginia Tech football has reached double-digit commits in its 2012 recruiting class. Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA) wide receiver/free safety Mario Nixon gave the Tech coaches the good news this afternoon, [...] READ MORE



Friday Q&A, May 13, 2011

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Recruiting, facilities and Dominique Patterson's move to tailback are thetopics of today's Q&A. Recruiting is always a major topic in the offseason,while the Patterson move will hopefully create some [...] READ MORE




Checking In On 4-Star DT Sheldon Day

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With over 20 major FBS offers, Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) defensive tackle Sheldon Day has become a prized recruit in the 2012 class. The 6-2, 270-pound junior was in Blacksburg on April 23 for [...] READ MORE



First Round Picks and National Championships

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Today, we'll compare Virginia Tech's wins, overall draft picks and firstround draft picks with the rest of the ACC, as well as each school that has wona National Championship since the year 2000. The [...] READ MORE


Dowrey Scores Two Offers

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Handley (Winchester, VA) OL/DL Derek Dowrey scored an offer from East Carolina in April, and he has since added Ohio. The 6-3, 270-pound junior is looking to add to his offer count this spring and summer, [...] READ MORE


Q&A: Tech’s Newest Commit, Donovan Riley

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Donovan Riley loves to work. He is a workout fanatic. He is an excellent student. All of this paid off in a big way when, earlier this year, he received his first college scholarship offer from Virginia [...] READ MORE


Post Spring Depth Chart: The Defense

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Bud Foster's defense looked improved this past spring. He will have a veryfast defense in 2011, including some major talent on the defense line, atlinebacker and in the secondary. However, it's still [...] READ MORE


Recruiting Notes: Motley Favors Two

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Motley Favors TwoChristiansburg (VA) head coach Tim Cromer provided the latest on 6-4, 180-pound junior quarterback/athlete Brenden Motley, who at last check was considering offers from Georgia Tech, [...] READ MORE


Friday Q&A: May 6, 2011

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National rankings, conference TV contracts and ACC coaching changes are thetopics in today's Friday Q&A. The new Pac-12 signed a huge new TV contractearlier in the week, and there will be a lot of new [...] READ MORE


Recruiting Q&A: May 5, 2011

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Recruiting is heating up, and the summer will be a battle with in-state rival UVA and other schools for some major prospects. Today, Chris Horne and Chris Coleman take a look at the 2012 class, including [...] READ MORE


Colby Cooke Garnering High-Major Interest

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Goochland (VA) place-kicker Colby Cooke enjoyed a big-time junior season, making 10 of 12 field goals -- including a long of 47 yards -- en route to being a consensus first-team all-state selection. [...] READ MORE



Post Spring Depth Chart: The Offense

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Spring practices bring movement to the depth chart each and every year, butthings were pretty quiet on the offensive side of the ball for the Hokies thisspring. A few position battles might heat up this [...] READ MORE


Spring Practice Awards and Spring Game Thoughts

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Spring football practice has been finished for over a week, and today we'lltake a look at three players on each side of the ball who are our spring awardwinners.We'll have three awards: Player of the [...] READ MORE


Reports: Baltimore Standout DB/WR Picks Hokies

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Multiple reports indicate that Virginia Tech has secured a verbal commitment from Baltimore Poly (Baltimore, MD) junior Donovan Riley. Riley, a 6-0, 190-pound defensive back/wide receiver, becomes the [...] READ MORE


The Latest on Alston Smith

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Virginia Tech continues to be the school to beat for defensive lineman Alston Smith, but the Cox High School (Virginia Beach, VA) junior also continues to be open to other schools. Virginia Tech and [...] READ MORE


Recruiting Targets: Defense

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Virginia Tech has gotten off to a great start in recruiting on the defensiveside of the ball, with commitments from some very good defensive back prospects.If they can close on a couple of linebackers [...] READ MORE


Three Hokies Selected in 2011 NFL Draft

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The 2011 NFL Drafted ended on Saturday evening, and three Virginia Tech players were selected: Ryan Williams, Rashad Carmichael and Tyrod Taylor. The rest of Tech's seniors, as well as Darren Evans, [...] READ MORE