Lou Eliades (pronounced Eel-ee-ah-des) is one of the key components on an Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) squad that went 7-4 last season and expects to compete for a state championship in 2005. Eliades [...] READ MORE
Month: April 2005 Articles
Five Hokies Sign Free Agent Deals
Five Hokies Sign as Free AgentsWhen the two-day marathon known as the NFL Draft finally came to a close, thephones starting ringing off the hook for undrafted players all around thecountry. Considering [...] READ MORE
Bryan Randall Rookie Diary #7: Off to Altanta, Free Agent Deal in Hand
Saturday I watched the draft at my house [in Williamsburg]with my family. I had some family come down, some intermediate family from mymom’s side. My brother and his wife were there at our house. My mom [...] READ MORE
A Day at the Nike Camp
Two years ago, when the Nike camp made its first-ever stopin Blacksburg, it created quite a buzz, and the weather was drizzly and a littlechilly. This time around, Nike camps are almost old hat in the [...] READ MORE
Marquie Cooke Dismissed
Marquie Cooke DismissedVirginia Tech announced Monday afternoon that freshman point guard MarquieCooke has been dismissed from the basketball team for unspecified reasons."Marquie failed to abide by a [...] READ MORE
Three Hokies Drafted
Three Hokies DraftedEric Green, Vincent Fuller and Jon Dunn were all drafted by the NFL this past weekend, the 12th year in a row and17th out of the last 19 that Hokies have been selected in the draft. [...] READ MORE
2005 VT NFL Draft Preview
While most of the attention has been focused onVT’s spring practice and the emergence of new names on the Hokie depth chart,this Saturday is a graduation of sorts for a number of the seniors that led [...] READ MORE
A Gym Rat’s Notebook: A Look Ahead to 2005-06: The Frontcourt
With four starters returning from team that finished withan 8-8 conference record, and a 16-14 mark overall that included post-seasonplay in the NIT, the basketball future for Virginia Tech appears to [...] READ MORE
Spring Football 2005: Wrap-up
With the Virginia Tech spring game came the culmination of a spring football practice that saw many positionalbattles very much up in the air. A normal spring practice generally includes perhaps one or [...] READ MORE
Spring Game 2005: Maroon 13, White 0
1 2 3 4 F --- --- --- --- ---Maroon 0 6 7 0 13White 0 0 0 0 01st Quarter:no scoring2nd Quarter:Maroon-Pace 34 FG, 6:46Maroon-Pace [...] READ MORE
Bryan Randall Rookie Diary #6: “Patiently Waiting”
I’m still patiently waiting. Over the last week I’vesigned a contract with Reebok, which doesn’t go into effect unless I make a53-man roster. It’s an all-apparel deal, with some incentives if I were tostart [...] READ MORE
Spring Practice 2005: Wednesday Practice Notes
One of our insiders was only able to take a brief look atWednesday's practice, which took place in Lane Stadium, but that was enough timefor him to give us some impressions regarding a couple of players [...] READ MORE
And Now, the Spring Game
With the NCAA Tournament out of the way and all losingbracket sheets consigned to the waste basket, we can now turn our undividedattention to that annual rite of spring, the spring football game. It certainlyis [...] READ MORE
Hokies Continue to Add to Frontcourt
In the early signing period, Virginia Tech inked two solid power forward prospects in 6-9, 235-pound Hyman Taylor and 6-7, 215-pound Terrance Vinson. Tech landed yet another solid looking frontcourt [...] READ MORE
Basketball Recruiting Primer
It's easy to see that Seth Greenberg has gottenoff to a good start at Virginia Tech. Two consecutive winning records, a trip tothe NIT and an ACC Coach of the Year Award are all the proof needed. He hasbrought [...] READ MORE
Gloster Adds Major Offer
Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) athlete Drew Gloster steadily adds to his offer total week by week. His latest offer, however, may speed things up. Last week, the 6-4, 220-pound prospect picked up an offer [...] READ MORE
Spring Football 2005: Ellis, Flowers, and Depth
Spring practice is winding down, and the Hokies held another scrimmage in Lane Stadium Saturday. As detailed in lastFriday's News and Notes, the depth chart has pretty much been set for the remainder [...] READ MORE
Virginia Tech Offers Minton
Virginia Tech will no doubt be in the market for several top defensive line targets for the 2006 class. The Hokies offered a good one earlier this week in Josh Minton, a 6-4, 245-pound defensive end [...] READ MORE
Nekos Brown Lands First Offer
Nekos Brown picked up his first scholarship offer last week and it was probably the one he wanted most of all. It was from the University of Virginia, a school Brown knows very well as he has been there [...] READ MORE
Depth Chart Takes Shape
Depth Chart Takes ShapeAs the spring football practice schedule progresses closer towards the annualspring game on April 16, the depth chart is taking shape and coaches arebeginning to determine who will [...] READ MORE
The Tech Effect
Nice Final Four by the Tar Heels. North Carolina got their supremely-talented acts together at the start of theirnational semifinal against Michigan State and rolled over the Spartans. Monday night it [...] READ MORE
Spring Football 2005: Wednesday Scrimmage Notes
The Hokies held another scrimmage in Lane Stadium Wednesday, and our insidersreturned the news on which players looked the best, highlighting some of theplays that were made by names you would expect, [...] READ MORE
Tech Targets SC Star Corner
After having success last year in the state of South Carolina, Virginia Tech is back for more for the 2006 class. The Hokies have offered several prospects in the state, including top cornerback recruit [...] READ MORE
Spring Football 2005: Vick on Track
In December of 2003, in an article titled "The State of the Program: TheOffense," I made the recommendation that Marcus Vick be installed as thestarter at quarterback for VT, over rising senior Bryan [...] READ MORE
Commonwealth Classic Report
The 2005 Commonwealth Classic featured many ACC recruits, including Virginia Tech's Terrance Vinson. Below is a report on the game followed by an interview with Terrance. SummaryThe Virginia All-Stars [...] READ MORE