Click here to view the profile for Andrew NussThis weekend will be an important one in the recruitment of Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) offensive line recruit Andrew Nuss. The 6-6, 285-pound will head to [...] READ MORE
Month: May 2006 Articles
Hokies Land First Commit of 2007 Class
Virginia Tech has picked up verbal commitment #1 for the 2007 football recruiting class, and it comes from a linebacker prospect out of Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia. Quillie Odom, a [...] READ MORE
Television Coverage Announced for Four Tech Football Games
On Tuesday, the ACC released their preseason football television schedule, which lists the starting times and TV coverage for 18 games featuring ACC teams in the first three weeks of the season, as well [...] READ MORE
Inside the Numbers: Rating the 1998 Recruiting Class
Rating the 1990 Recruiting Class, 7/24/02 Rating the 1991 Recruiting Class, 8/29/02 Rating the 1992 Recruiting Class, 9/25/02 Rating the 1993 Recruiting Class, 12/31/02 [...] READ MORE
Top RB to Announce on Friday
6-2, 215-pound Brian Maddox, one of the top running back recruits in East, plans to announce his verbal commitment this Friday at a 6:00 p.m. press conference at T.L. Hanna High School (Anderson, S.C.). [...] READ MORE
Nosal’s Recruitment Picking up Momentum
Kellam (Virginia Beach, VA) tight end landed an offer from Virginia Tech back in February and he had to wait a while for the next one to come in. But now, four more Division 1A programs – including the [...] READ MORE
Nosal’s Recruitment Gaining Momentum
Kellam (Virginia Beach, VA) tight end Greg Nosal landed an offer from Virginia Tech back in February and he had to wait a while for the next one to come in. But now, four more Division 1A programs – [...] READ MORE
St. Anne’s Standout Lands Offers
College coaches have taken notice of St. Anne’s-Belfield (Charlottesville, VA) tight end Brian Linthicum here in recent months. A very athletic player, the 6-5, 220-pound prospect has received close [...] READ MORE
St. Anne’s Star Lands Offers
College coaches have taken notice of St. Anne’s-Belfield (Charlottesville, VA) tight end Brian Linthicum here in recent months. A very athletic player, the 6-4, 220-pound prospect has received close [...] READ MORE
Cloy Schedules Unofficial Visits
Scholarship offers from Kentucky and Louisville, respectively, give Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.) tight end/center recruit Mason Cloy a total of 13 official offers. Cloy will get a chance to check out [...] READ MORE
The Road to Signing Day 2007: The Importance of Tyrod
Usually, I'm the kind of person who doesn't get worked up over any singlerecruit. Recruiting success is built not on the back of one player, not even onany one class, but on the strength of good classes [...] READ MORE
DeChristopher Adds Two Offers
Click here to view the profile for Blake DeChristopherClover Hill (Midlothian, VA) standout offensive lineman Blake DeChristopher had a breakout performance at the Norfolk combine earlier this month. [...] READ MORE
Building a Two-Deep Through Recruiting
In modern-day college football, building a team that has depth at everyposition is difficult at best, even for a program builder like Frank Beamer. The85 scholarship rule, player transfers, legal issues [...] READ MORE
Tech in Contention for OL Roberts
Click here to view the profile for Desmond RobertsOL Desmond Roberts has seen his stock take off over the last several weeks and has now approached a half dozen scholarship offers with the May evaluation [...] READ MORE
Taliaferro to Announce on Tuesday
Click here to view the profile for Aaron TaliaferroAaron Taliaferro, a top linebacker/defensive end prospect out of Gloucester High School (VA), will make a verbal commitment on Tuesday, May 23rd, according [...] READ MORE
Hokies Bombarded by Vols, Cardinals; Season Over
After winning a 12-inning marathon Friday, the Hokie softball team didn't have anything left and got blasted twice Saturday in NCAA action. 6th-ranked Tennessee throttled Tech 9-1 in five innings, knocking [...] READ MORE
Hokie Softball Team Advances With Win Over Louisville
Knoxville, TN -- ACC Pitcher of the Year Angela Tincher pitched 12 shutout innings and struck out 19 batters to lead the Virginia Tech softball team to a first-round win over Louisville, 1-0 on Friday. [...] READ MORE
Offer List Soars for Hylton’s Alvarez
Click here to view the profile for William Alvarez6-5, 310-pound Hylton (Woodbridge, VA) offensive line recruit William Alvarez has seen his recruitment explode during the month of May. He entered the [...] READ MORE
Recruiting Classes of the Past: 1988
During the middle of the 1987 football season, first year head football coachFrank Beamer got some bad news. Virginia Tech's football program was being puton probation for violations stemming from the [...] READ MORE
VT Expressing Heavy Interest in Drager
Virginia Tech has expressed heavy interest in Chris Drager, a 6-4, 235-pound tight end prospect out of Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson City, Pennsylvania. Drager, who holds offers from Stanford [...] READ MORE
Q&A with Jason Adjepong
TSL caught up with Virginia Tech 2006 recruit Jason Adjepong for a Q&A. The 6-3, 250-pound Adjepong, a 4-star defensive end recruit who earned AP first-team all-state honors for his senior season performance [...] READ MORE
The Year in Tech Sports: 1984-85
Every year here at TSL, in the late spring and early summer we like to run a multi-part, in-depth series that highlights Virginia Tech athletics and brings forth information that you won't get anywhere [...] READ MORE
Brooks a Top Recruit for Tech
Back in February, Virginia Tech became the first school to officially offer 6-3, 296-pound offensive guard recruit Jaymes Brooks. More big time programs have followed suit since. During the recent combine [...] READ MORE
Brooks a Top OL Recruit for the Hokies
Click here to view the profile for Jaymes BrooksBack in February, Virginia Tech became the first school to officially offer 6-3, 296-pound offensive guard recruit Jaymes Brooks. More big time programs [...] READ MORE
Update on the 2006 Football Recruiting Class
With just under three months remaining until the start of football practicein August, it won't be long before the majority of the 2006 recruiting classis on campus in Blacksburg. In fact, some have already [...] READ MORE