After just the second full weekend of college football,the Virginia Tech Hokies find themselves ranked in the top five in both majorfootball polls. The Hokies are ranked fourth in the AP Poll and are [...] READ MORE
Month: September 2005 Articles
Gloster Sets Two Visits
4-star tight end Drew Gloster has decided to take all five official visits. The Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) star has only set two officials, but he does know the destinations for all five. “I’m going [...] READ MORE
Lane Stadium Expansion Construction Pictures
These pictures, taken Sunday, September 11th by message board poster HokieDevil, show the continued progress on expansion. The exterior of the expansion has made great strides since our last photo gallery, [...] READ MORE
2005 Football Game Recap: Hokies Set School Record, Blank Duke 45-0
Virginia Tech (6)... 14 7 14 10 - 45Duke............. 0 0 0 0 - 0First QuarterVT - King 7 pass from Vick (Pace kick), 6:55VT - Minor 23 INT return (Pace kick), 1:54Second Quarter:VT - Morgan 37 [...] READ MORE
2005 Game Projection: Virginia Tech at Duke
Last week�s Virginia Tech � N.C. State game went basically as predicted with the game tied 13-13 going into thefourth quarter and the outcome decided by a big touchdown pass from Marcus Vick to David [...] READ MORE
Hokies Making Lineup Changes
Virginia Tech will enter the Duke game with severalplayers starting for the first time this season. Some depth chart moves weremade because of injuries, while others were made based on performance during [...] READ MORE
2005 Football: Matchups to Watch: VT vs. Duke
Virginia Tech vs. N.C. State �post mortem�Before addressing the Duke game, I want to take a brieflook back at the N.C. State game and how the critical match-ups identifiedhelped determine the outcome [...] READ MORE
2005 Keys to the Game: Duke
After a hard fought opening victory against NC State, the Hokies return tothe Triangle area to face the Duke Blue Devils. For Tech, this game is aboutbuilding on momentum while facing a second consecutive [...] READ MORE
TSL Recruiting Report from “Tech Beat With Mike Harris”, for 9/7/05
The TechSideline.com Recruiting Report, part of the "Tech Beat With Mike Harris" radio show, returns once again to TSL. This season's archives will be formatted in the more-efficient Windows Media (WMA) [...] READ MORE
2005 Game Preview: Virginia Tech at Duke
Saturday, September 10th, 2005, noonTV: JP-Raycom (clickhere for stations) Forecast (from WeatherUnderground.com): Click the "Durham Weather" link to the right.Game time forecast, as of 3:00 pm Wednesday: [...] READ MORE
Minor Sets Three Visits
6-0, 220-pound tailback Brandon Minor, the 4-star prospect out of Varina High School, has set three of his official visits."He has scheduled visits to Michigan on December 2nd, Miami on December 16th [...] READ MORE
2005 Photo Gallery: Virginia Tech vs. NC State
TSL is pleased to bring TSL Pass subscribers a photo gallery of 56 action shots from Sunday night's win over NC State in Raleigh. From pre-game tailgating to the post-game celebration, we've got all the [...] READ MORE
Hokies Move Up in the Polls
The latest college football polls were released on Tuesdayafternoon, and Virginia Tech moved up one spot in each following their victoryover NC State on Sunday night. The Hokies are ranked #6 in the USA [...] READ MORE
2005 NC State Game Analysis: Calm, Cool Hokies Carry Out the Plan
Remember back in the 1980s or early 1990s, when VirginiaTech would put a scare into Florida State, Oklahoma, or Miami, maybe evenoutplay them on the stat sheet, only to lose? Reversal is sweet, and despiteVirginia [...] READ MORE
Advance Auto Parts Hokie Hotline Notes for 9/5/05
Monday night’s Hokie Hotline featured athletic director Jim Weaver,whips/rovers coach and recruiting coordinator Jim Cavanaugh, and head coachFrank Beamer.Jim WeaverJim Weaver was Bill Roth’s first guest [...] READ MORE
Checking in with Drew Gloster
Good Counsel’s (Wheaton, MD) 4-star wide receiver/defensive end Drew Gloster helped Good Counsel to a 31-14 victory over Mount St. Joseph’s. All four team captains scored in the contest, including Gloster’s [...] READ MORE
2005 Football Game Recap: Hokies Fight off NC State, 20-16
Virginia Tech (7)... 7 3 3 7 - 20NC State............ 7 6 0 3 - 16First QuarterNCSU - Blackman 25 run (Deraney kick), 6:50VT - Imoh 5 run (Pace kick), 3:24Second Quarter:NCSU - Deraney 33 FG, 8:49VT - [...] READ MORE
2005 Game Projection: Virginia Tech and NC State
In researching the Virginia Tech at N.C. State game, I came across a fascinating fact � despite a 5-6 record, N.C.State out-gained every single opponent last year. Obviously, turnovers and penalties [...] READ MORE
2005 Football: Matchups to Watch: VT vs. NC State
In many football games, key match-ups may dictate the eventual winner.Winning critical match-ups in the trenches can often have a profound impact onthe outcome of a game. Mismatches between the wide receivers [...] READ MORE
2005 Keys to the Game: NC State
Media hype, high expectations, national rankings, and Marcus Vick�s longawaited debut as the Hokies starting QB. Welcome to the 2005 edition of VirginiaTech football. The Hokies start this highly anticipated [...] READ MORE
4-Star LB Sets Official to Tech
Suitland High School’s (MD) 6-0, 218-pound 4-star linebacker Navorro Bowman has five schools at the top of his list right now, with two other programs hanging in there as well. “It’s still Penn State, [...] READ MORE
Football Depth Chart Takes Shape
Heading into the season opener against NC State on Sundaynight, there are very few questions remaining on the depth chart. There havebeen a lot of position changes for the Hokies during the offseason, [...] READ MORE