Former Butler High School (Matthews, N.C.) standout defensive back Eddie Whitley looks forward to the challenges that await him at Virginia Tech. There are several, including how he will rebound from [...] READ MORE
Month: March 2008 Articles
Hokie Hoops: A Look Ahead
The 2007-08 basketball season is over, and although it ended in adisappointing home loss to Ole Miss in the NIT, it was an overall success forVirginia Tech's basketball program. A team featuring six freshmen [...] READ MORE
Victor Davila Selected First Team All-State, Plus Highlight Videos
If there's one thing Wednesday night's loss to Ole Miss showed, it's that youcan never have enough post players. The Hokies could have used some more beef tocombat the Rebels' big men, and 2008 signee [...] READ MORE
Bowanko Drawing Division 1A Interest
Centreville High School (Clifton, VA) offensive tackle Luke Bowanko, a first-team all-Concorde district selection this past season as a junior, has been the most heavily recruited Wildcats rising senior [...] READ MORE
Odom Working Towards Virginia Tech
Click here to view the recruiting card of Quillie Odom6-2, 235-pound linebacker Quillie Odom is still working to make the grade academically, but he is confident he will do so and plans to arrive at Virginia [...] READ MORE
NYC Sendoff Goes Awry
As the winning point guard dribbled the last few seconds off the clock, acheer arose in Cassell Coliseum. When the final horn sounded, chants of"LET'S GO HOKIES!" rang out to the rafters, and when Virginia [...] READ MORE
Ole Miss Rebels End Tech’s Run
Virginia Tech's basketball season came to an end on Wednesday night with an 81-72 loss to #2 seed Ole Miss in Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies finish the season 21-14, and the game marks the end of the career [...] READ MORE
Ten Questions Heading Into Spring Practice 2008
Spring football practice begins this afternoon for the Hokies, and as usual,there are some major questions that need to be answered. Some starting positionshave yet to be decided, and a lot of young players [...] READ MORE
Davis Looking Forward to Playing QB at VT
Click here to view the recruiting card of Marcus DavisOcean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) star athlete Marcus Davis headed into the 2007 season as an "athlete" recruit, a prospect who combined excellent [...] READ MORE
2008 NIT Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs Ole Miss
Info CenterTSL Roster Card(PDF format)CassellColiseumSeating Chart2007-08 VT RosterOIe MissLinks Official SiteBiloxi Sun HeraldStudent NewspaperRivals SiteScout SiteUSA TodayHokieSports.com LinksGame [...] READ MORE
Photo Gallery: Hokies 75, UAB 49 in the NIT
The atmosphere in Cassell was rocking Monday night against UAB, and it promises to be completely off the hook Wednesday night when Ole Miss visits. Here's a 75-picture gallery of Monday night's NIT festivities [...] READ MORE
Which Sport will Miller Choose?
Bassett High School (VA) junior Andrew Miller is a standout in football and wrestling. He stars at offensive guard and defensive tackle for the Bengals varsity football squad, and he recently captured [...] READ MORE
2008 Spring Football Preview: Defensive Backs
Our last two defensive previews have shown that the Hokies lack experienceand depth at some key positions in their front seven. Today will be a lot morepositive, as we talk about a unit that is deep and [...] READ MORE
Star OL Keeping Quiet on Recruiting Front
6-7, 330-pound Meadowbrook (Richmond, VA) offensive lineman Morgan Moses makes a lot of noise with his play on the gridiron. Trying to figure out where he may end up playing his college football is a [...] READ MORE
Hokies Steamroll UAB, Get Ole Miss in Cassell on Wednesday
The Hokies kept their streak of good play alive on Monday night by crushing visiting UAB 75-49 in Cassell Coliseum. Tech never trailed in the game, and they improved to 21-13 on the season. They'll [...] READ MORE
2008 Spring Football Preview: Linebackers
For the last four years, Virginia Tech has had the luxury of having two ofthe best linebackers in school history in Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi. BudFoster's inside linebacker unit will look much different [...] READ MORE
Green Helps Millbrook to State Championship
Click here to view the recruiting card of Erick GreenOn Saturday, March 15th, the Millbrook Pioneers captured the Group AA boys basketball state championship with a 53-43 win over Brunswick. Following [...] READ MORE
2008 NIT Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs UAB
Info CenterTSL Roster Card(PDF format)CassellColiseumSeating Chart2007-08 VT RosterUABLinks Official SiteAlabama.com SportsRivals SiteScout SiteUSA TodayHokieSports.com LinksGame Notes (PDF)Radio StationsLiveStatsVirginia [...] READ MORE
2008 Spring Football Preview: Defensive Line
Ever since Virginia Tech joined the ACC, they've been blessed with talent anddepth on the defensive line. This year there is still individual talent, butthere is a lack of proven depth, particularly at [...] READ MORE
Jack Britt Boasts Top Offensive Tackle
Jack Britt (Fayetteville, N.C.) head coach Richard Bailey is no stranger to coaching top high school talents. But Bailey, who has coached Wake Forest standouts Patrick and Brandon Ghee and former Virginia [...] READ MORE
Top CB is on a Roll
Lackey (Indian Head, MD) cornerback Darrell Givens is cementing his standing as one of the most highly recruited cornerbacks in the 2009 class. Last week alone he added five Division 1A scholarship offers, [...] READ MORE
2008 Spring Football Preview: Offensive Line
One unit that has to improve this year for Virginia Tech is the offensiveline, which has been subpar for the last two years. This year the Hokie defensewill be younger and probably not as good as last [...] READ MORE
2008 TSL Audio: Chris Coleman, ESPN Radio, 3/19/08
Two items were hot topics yesterday in the Hokie sports world: Tech's NIT game with Morgan State, and the departure of Branden Ore from the Hokie football team. TSL's Chris Coleman and ESPN Radio 1430 [...] READ MORE
Catching up with Tony Gregory
First Colonial (Virginia Beach, VA) running back Tony Gregory admits that his senior season was disappointing, but he remains confident as he looks toward his future at Virginia Tech. The 6-0, 192-pound [...] READ MORE
Hokies Still on a Roll as NIT Opens
I don't know about you, but I got the message pretty loud and clear Wednesdaynight: A lot of people make fun of the NIT, calling it cute names like "NotInvited Tournament," but the Virginia Tech Hokies [...] READ MORE