While walking out of Lane stadium among the thousands of cheering VirginiaTech fans, I was reminded of an expression made famous by "The A-Team" andused around offices when things go especially well. [...] READ MORE
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Asante Ready to Set More Visits?
Coffeyville Community College (KS) linebacker/safety prospect Larry Asante has taken one official visit (Iowa State), set two others (Kansas State and Nebraska), and, with more and more schools showing [...] READ MORE
4-Star LB/S Ready to Set More Visits?
Coffeyville Community College (KS) linebacker/safety prospect Larry Asante has taken one official visit (Iowa State), set two others (Kansas State and Nebraska), and, with more and more schools showing [...] READ MORE
2006-07 Hokie Hotline Notes for 10/30/06
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.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...] READ MORE
Phoebus Standout Lists Two on Top
Phoebus (Hampton, VA) offensive line standout Maurice Hampton puts two schools at the top of his list right now. Both programs are from the ACC, with one being in the state of Virginia and the other [...] READ MORE
2006 Monday Thoughts: The Clemson Game
ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit put forth the theory during Thursday night's broadcastof VT's win over Clemson that the Tigers were emotionally spent from theirprevious win over Georgia Tech and weren't putting [...] READ MORE
Bourbonstreet’s ACC Capsule: Week 10
The ACC is not down this year, enough of that talk already. Five ACC footballteams ranked in the Top-25 is how bad again??? Defensive play is much improved,the ACC has about eight to 10 RBs that will [...] READ MORE
Free Update: DT Tribbey Excelling in Senior Season
Making a college decision has not been number one on Bud Tribbey’s mind lately. The 6-1, 288-pound Varina (VA) standout has listed Syracuse and Virginia Tech as his favorites since the summer, but no [...] READ MORE
DT Tribbey Excelling in Senior Season
Making a college decision has not been number one on Bud Tribbey's mind lately. The 6-1, 288-pound Varina (VA) standout has listed Syracuse and Virginia Tech as his favorites since the summer, but no [...] READ MORE
Hokies Back in the Rankings
After their 24-7 drubbing of the Clemson Tigers last Thursday night, theHokies find themselves back in the top 25 after a brief hiatus. There arecurrently five ACC teams ranked in the top 25, but none [...] READ MORE
Hokies Surprise All But a Few
Gotta hand it to Phil Martin. In Wednesday's projections article, Phil wasone of the few prognosticators -- and the only one here at TSL -- who pickedthe Hokies to beat Clemson. Phil does most or all [...] READ MORE
2006 Football Game Recap: Underdog Hokies Bite Tigers 24-7
Clemson (10)...... 7 0 0 0 - 7Virginia Tech...... 7 3 14 0 - 24Scoring Summary:1st Quarter06:09 CU - Davis 6 yd run (Dean kick)01:03 VT - Glennon 1 yd run (Pace kick)2nd Quarter13:01 VT - Pace [...] READ MORE
The Story at Sumter
Last week, Sumter (S.C.) offensive line recruit Kyle Nunn reportedly de-committed from Virginia Tech in order to make official visits to other schools. At the same time, it was reported that Kendrick [...] READ MORE
Bourbonstreet’s Championship Series (b-streetC.S.): Week 9
Bourbonstreet'sChampionship Series: (BstreetC.S.)(note to reader: this is a BCS game forecast, not an Official Ranking top tobottom)#1 Ohio State:Last week: Demolished Indiana by 41This week: Home for [...] READ MORE
Ovens Has Great Visit
6-2, 220-pound linebacker standout Hunter Ovens made his official visit to Virginia Tech last weekend. The Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, FL) star, who rated his experience in Blacksburg a “nine or a 10,” [...] READ MORE
Davis to Visit UVa This Weekend?
Click here to view the profile for Ed DavisEd Davis, a standout junior power forward recruit out of Benedictine High School (Richmond, VA), may make another unofficial visit to UVa this weekend. Davis, [...] READ MORE
2006 Game Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson (and Others)
The Hokies' biggest game of the year is here as the ACC's best team, theClemson Tigers, rolls into Lane Stadium for a Thursday night game. Theatmosphere should be wild as Virginia Tech tries to knock [...] READ MORE
2006 Keys to the Game and Matchups to Watch: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson
Potentially the biggest game in the ACC this season will be played Thursdaynight in Blacksburg as the ACC's best team to date, the Clemson Tigers, visitsLane Stadium. A lot is riding on this game as both [...] READ MORE
D.J. Thomas Turning in Another Outstanding Year
Patrick Henry (Ashland, VA) senior D.J. Thomas verbally committed to Virginia Tech in August, but it was not for the 2007 class. The standout tailback/defensive back acknowledged then that he would have [...] READ MORE
D.J. Thomas’ Dream Came True
Click here to view the profile for D.J. ThomasPatrick Henry (Ashland, VA) senior D.J. Thomas verbally committed to Virginia Tech in August, but it was not for the 2007 class. The standout tailback/defensive [...] READ MORE
2006 Football Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Clemson
Info CenterTSL Roster Card(PDF format; to readit, you'll need AdobeAcrobat Reader.)BlacksburgWeatherLaneStadiumSeating ChartParking(PDF file)2006 VT RosterClemson Links Official SiteTigerNetTigerNet Msg [...] READ MORE
2006 Southern Miss Game Analysis: Hokies Hit Their Stride
Well, that was more like it. Reeling from consecutive losses and aperformance at Boston College that was disappointing on several levels, theHokies resorted to classic Virginia Tech football and rebounded [...] READ MORE
2006-07 Hokie Hotline Notes for 10/23/06
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.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...] READ MORE
Final Stretch for Jamar Jackson
Jamar Jackson’s decision seems to get more and more complicated. After enjoying each of his first four official visits – to Boston College, Louisville, N.C. State and Virginia Tech, respectively - the [...] READ MORE
2006 Monday Thoughts: The Southern Miss Game
Losing this one was out of the question. That wouldn't do, not with Clemson and Miami next on the docket. Lose thisone, and the Hokies were staring down the barrel of a 4-5 record after nine games. A [...] READ MORE