Frank Beamer had to make some tough decisions after the 1992 season. READ MORE
Chris Colston Articles
Go Tech Go, Part 36: Administration Shows Confidence in Beamer
Those close to the football program realized Frank Beamer wasn’t really the problem. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 35: The Losses Mount Up In 1992
The 1992 season went poorly, but it changed the trajectory of the program. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 34: Tough End to 1991, and a Tougher Start to 1992
Virginia Tech’s last game of the 1991 gauntlet came against #1 Florida State on October 12, 1991. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 33: A Tough Stretch in 1991
Virginia Tech faced a really difficult schedule in 1991. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 32: Getting Into the Big East
If there is a line of demarcation regarding the rise of the Virginia Tech football program, it was first drawn in the orange groves of southern Florida. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 31: A Huge Win Over UVA
The 1990 season ended on a high note. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 30: A Tough Start in 1990
Building on his first winning season (6-4-1) in Blacksburg, Frank Beamer—aided by his secret weapon—came away with one of the best recruiting classes in his 29 years at Virginia Tech. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 29: The First Turnaround
After two seasons at his alma mater, Frank Beamer was 5-17 and still struggling with Burruss Hall’s backlash against the perceived “athletics-first” culture Bill Dooley created. READ MORE
Frank Beamer, and How Dreams Come True
Chris Colston gives his tribute to Frank Beamer. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 28: Not So Great ’88
The 1988 season was a long one for Virginia Tech. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 27: A Tough Start to the Beamer Era
Frank Beamer's career at Virginia Tech got off to a slow start. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 26: First Impressions of Frank Beamer
Believe it or not, Tech's players were not keen to change from Bill Dooley to Frank Beamer. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 25: Dutch Baughman Hires Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech made two big hires in 1986. READ MORE
Go Tech Go, Part 24: Kinzer’s Kick Sends Dooley Out in Style
Chris Kinzer's field goal sent Bill Dooley out a winner. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 23
A closer look at the dramatic final drive in the 1986 Peach Bowl. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 22
Part 22 covers the lead up to the 1986 Peach Bowl and the first half of the game. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 21
Part 21 continues to focus on Bill Dooley's last season at Virginia Tech. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 20
Although it came as a shock to most people, Bill Dooley’s lawsuit against Virginia Tech had been brewing since the fall of 1985 READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 19
Since the last installment of Go Tech Go, Virginia Tech athletics experienced a great loss when Jack Williams died on May 26, 2015, at the age of 85. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 18
Soon after the Roanoke Times & World-News series came out in the fall of 1985, several prominent alumni started pressuring Dr. William Lavery to pull Bill Dooley as athletics director. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 17
Examining the relationship of Bill Dooley and Moose Matthews and how it was one of the reasons for Dooley's downfall. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 16
On December 11, 1984 - just five days before the Independence Bowl - Outland Trophy winner Bruce Smith filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court on his own behalf against Virginia Tech and the NCAA to play in the bowl game. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 15
Bruce Smith, and the 1984 season. READ MORE
Go Tech Go: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of VT Football, Part 14
Part 14 of Chris Colston's series focuses on Mike Johnson and Tony Paige. READ MORE