July of 2005 is nearly over. It was the month in which Boston College officially joined the ACC, bringing ACCmembership to 12 after two long years of waiting, and it was the month in which the league [...] READ MORE
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Tilley Returns from Visits
Springfield South (OH) offensive linemen Lee Tilley made a run of unofficial visits over the past week. The 6-5, 320-pound prospect made visits to Auburn, then Florida and Georgia, then Clemson and finished [...] READ MORE
Keys to the 2005 ACC Championship, Part 3
Partthree of our look at the Keys to the ACC Championship in 2005 covers the topthree title contenders in Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech. The generalconsensus is that Florida State will win the [...] READ MORE
Hokies Pulling Away for MD Star?
In our previous update with Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) star athlete Drew Gloster, Gloster named a top three of Florida, Miami and Virginia Tech. Coach Beamer and company have done well for themselves [...] READ MORE
Hokies Going Out of State Early This Year
Virginia Tech football recruiting is off to a fast start for the class of2005. The Hokies have already picked up seven verbal commitments since July 3.The interesting thing is that Tech, known for the [...] READ MORE
Radford Comments on Decision
It was almost three weeks ago since E.E. Smith High School (Fayetteville, N.C.) star Devin Radford committed to Virginia Tech. We were able to catch up with Devin recently to talk about his decision [...] READ MORE
ACC Adds Two Bowls to Lineup for 2006-09
ACC Adds Two Bowls to Lineup for 2006-2009ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced the new ACC bowl tie-ins on Tuesdaymorning, the last full day of the ACC Football Kickoff at The Homestead Resortin Hot [...] READ MORE
2005 ACC Football Preseason Predictions: Hokies Picked to Win ACC’s Coastal Division
Hokies Picked to Win ACC's Coastal DivisionThe ACC media released their preseason predictions on Monday from The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA. VirginiaTech was picked to win the Coastal Division, [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 2
By early 1986, eight years into Bill Dooley's reign as VT football coach and athletic director, Dooley had built ahouse of cards, mostly from a financial standpoint, that was ready to collapse. All it [...] READ MORE
Music City Bowl, ACC Close to a Deal
Music City Bowl, ACC Close to a DealThe ACC is close to adding another bowl game beginningwith the 2006 season. According to multiple published reports, the Music CityBowl and the ACC are in the process [...] READ MORE
Trouble in the Trenches Down the Road?
In a little over two years from now, on September 8th, 2007, Virginia Techwill travel to LSU to face the Tigers in what will likely be a nationallytelevised game on ESPN or CBS. College football fans, [...] READ MORE
Q&A With Octagon’s Andy Ross
About a year and a half ago, we were contacted by Andy Ross, who works for the Octagon Agency representing footballplayers. Out of the blue, Andy asked if we were interested in doing a "rookie diary" [...] READ MORE
Status of the 2005 Football Recruiting Class
Status of the 2005 Football Recruiting ClassVirginia Tech signed 25 football players to letters ofintent this past February, which is the maximum allowed in one year by the NCAA.Of those players, many [...] READ MORE
Keys to the ACC Championship, Part 2
Continuingour Keys to the ACC Championship feature, we’ll take a look at three teamsthat should be pretty good, but lack either talent or experience at some keypositions that will likely keep them from [...] READ MORE
VHSCA All-Star Game Report and Scouting Reports
In a well-played game, the East’s superior skill position players overcamea gritty West squad to win 28-20. The game matched two of the best offensivecoaches in the state in innovative Chris Beatty of [...] READ MORE
Garrett Anderson Down to 3
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) star offensive lineman Garrett Anderson has narrowed his list of schools to three and hopes to decide in the near future. Two ACC schools and one SEC program made the final cut [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 1
2004-05 was one of the best years in Virginia Tech athletics. The Hokies joined the ACC,won the conference championship in football, surprised everyone with a fourth-place finish in men's basketball, [...] READ MORE
Thomas Stone Star LB Verbals to VT
Thomas Stone High School (Waldorf, MD) star Nekos Brown pulled the trigger on a decision today, committing to Virginia Tech over Virginia. Brown, who goes 6-3, 225 pounds, is the seventh player to commit [...] READ MORE
Robertson Comments on Commitment
One word described Liberty (Bedford, VA) star Daryl Robertson’s feelings after committing to Virginia Tech. “Relieved,” Robertson replied when asked how he felt about his decision. “I decided about [...] READ MORE
13 Favorites for Ohio Tackle
Springfield South (Springfield, OH) offensive tackle Lee Tilley has narrowed his list of schools from his many, many Division 1A scholarship offers. Several SEC programs made the initial cut for the [...] READ MORE
TechSideline.com Announces the Hiring of Chris Coleman
TechSideline.com is pleased to announce the hiring ofChris Coleman to a full-time position on the web site. A recent graduate ofVirginia Tech, Chris will be writing for the web site as well as providing [...] READ MORE
Breaking Down VT’s 2005 Recruiting Class: Defensive Backs
We finish our breakdown series by evaluating VT's defensive back recruits: the cornerbacks and safeties, includingVictor Harris and Cam Martin. Virginia Tech has a number of excellent young secondary [...] READ MORE
Keys to the 2005 ACC Championship, Part 1
Manyfactors go into a team winning a conference championship. It takes skill, enoughstrengths to overcome weaknesses, great team chemistry, and luck. In 2004, theHokies had all of the above and managed [...] READ MORE
Allen Discusses Tech Experience
James Hunt (Wilson, N.C.) OL Sean Allen had received an official offer from Virginia Tech prior to last weekend’s camp, but he still participated in workouts. Allen, who likely projects as an offensive [...] READ MORE
Did E.E. Smith Star Commit?
Devin Radford did indeed commit to Virginia Tech while visiting for Tech’s senior camp last weekend. Radford, a star running back/cornerback for E.E. Smith High School (Fayetteville, N.C.), visited Blacksburg [...] READ MORE
