2005 Game Preview: Virginia Tech at NC State

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Sunday, September 4th, 2005, 7:15 pmTV: ESPN2 Forecast (from WeatherUnderground.com): Click the "Raleigh Weather" link to the right.Game time forecast, as of 3:00 pm Wednesday: Clear, 75 degrees, 10%chance [...] READ MORE


Secondary Concerns

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Going into 2005, the Virginia Tech Hokies appear loaded in the offensiveskill positions, and the defense seems rock solid on the line and linebackingcorps. But the D still has a large question mark in [...] READ MORE


Advance Auto Parts Hokie Hotline Notes for 8/29/05

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The Advance Auto Parts Hokie Hotline originated from Beamer’s Restaurant inChristiansburg on Monday night. Guests included offensive coordinator BryanStinespring, athletic director Jim Weaver and head [...] READ MORE





2005 VT Football Preview: Special Teams

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Virginia Tech is nationally recognized for their excellentspecial teams play, but to be honest, certain aspects have fallen off in recentyears. Punters have been dropping snaps, punts are getting blocked, [...] READ MORE


Practice Report: The Season Looms

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The Hokie football team has just a few more days of practice left before they finalize their depth chart and startgame week preparation for NC State. Our insiders tell us that Marcus Vick is ironing out [...] READ MORE



Hokies Release 2005-06 Basketball Schedule

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Hokies Release 2005-06 Basketball ScheduleVirginia Tech released the 2005-2006 men’s basketballschedule on Tuesday afternoon. It is highlighted by tough out of conferencegames against Ohio State and Stanford, [...] READ MORE


2005 VT Football Preview: The Defensive Backs

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Virginia Tech lost some excellent defensive backsfollowing the 2004 season, two of which have gone on to the NFL. Some of youmight have seen Eric Green’s interception return for a touchdown this pastweekend, [...] READ MORE


Hargrave Report: DE Melvin Alaeze

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Virginia Tech came extremely close to landing 6-3, 270-pound stud defensive end Melvin Alaeze last year. Just how close? Well, the former Randallstown High School (MD) star, who ended up announcing [...] READ MORE


Advance Auto Parts Hokie Hotline Notes for 8/22/05

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The Hokie Hotline (football and basketball season)When: every Monday from 7:00-9:00 during football season, 7:00-8:00 during basketball season.Click here for a list of radio stations,and to find the [...] READ MORE



The Year of Our Discontent: Conclusion

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Editor's Note: This is the final installment in our series about Virginia Tech being put on probation for footballand basketball in the mid-late 1980s.In July of 1987, the results of the four-month investigation [...] READ MORE


Scrimmage Report: Duane Brown Impresses

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The Virginia Tech football team had another strong scrimmage Saturday (good enough that Frank Beamer is giving theteam Sunday and Monday off), and we got a report from our man on the spot. Here are his [...] READ MORE




“The State of the Program” Revisited

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Last year at this time, Tech fans were anxiously counting down the days tothe BCA Classic against USC. But at the same time, they were very uncertainabout what the season would bring. Many didn’t expect [...] READ MORE


Duane Brown Moves to Right Tackle

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Ending recent speculation that a move was in theworks, Virginia Tech offensive line coach Bryan Stinespring officially announcedthat tight end Duane Brown will be making a position change to right tackle.Brown [...] READ MORE


2005 VT Football Preview: The Linebackers

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The Virginia Tech linebacking corps should combine withthe defensive line to produce an outstanding front seven for the Hokies in 2005.VT returns three outstanding linebackers for 2005, and although there [...] READ MORE


Q&A with Andre Smith

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Virginia Tech’s latest verbal commitment was from Andre Smith, a 6-4 ½, 235-pound tight end/defensive end out of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland. Smith, who becomes the third player [...] READ MORE



Whitmore Ready for Senior Season

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Brian Whitmore enters his senior season extremely focused and is eager for the first game of the regular season. The 6-4, 240-pound Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) star defensive end has worked hard this [...] READ MORE