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East Carolina poses new challenge for Virginia Tech football
When Bud Foster’s crew largely held Georgia Tech’s option offense in check last season, many were quick to anoint that defense as the next great one at Tech. As the Hokies found out after getting run off the field against Pittsburgh in Week 3, early season performances can often be fool’s gold. “We fell off the face of the planet,” Foster said. “I don’t know if we thought we arrived and we’d just go out and do it again.
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Game day: Virginia Tech at East Carolina
Virginia Tech at East Carolina Saturday | Noon | Fox Sports 1 | DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM RECORDS: HOKIES (1-1) PIRATES (2-0) SERIES: Virginia Tech leads 12-5. Hokies won last meeting 17-10 in 2011.
History says this one will matter for Virginia Tech
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Noon start. Out-of-the-way locale. Minimal buildup. Is this where it happens for Virginia Tech? Is this where the course for the 2013 season really gets set? History suggests there’s a good chance of that, actually. After two games where the outcome seemed preordained, the Hokies travel to East Carolina today. It’s their first matchup that should give Fearless Forecasters participants pause. It was easy to click Alabama
College sports: Virginia Tech rallies to tie Duke in men’s soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - Virginia Tech goalkeeper Kyle Renfro saved a penalty kick in the 78th minute and Robert Alberti scored with less than two minutes left in regulation and the Hokies (2-1-1. 1-0-1 ACC) forged a 1-1 draw with Duke in men's soccer on Friday.. Sebastien Ibeagha scored for Duke (2-1-2, 0-1-1) in the fourth minute to give the Blue Devils the lead for nearly the entire match. MEN'S SOCCER
Top-ranked Tar Heels edge Virginia Tech in women's soccer
BLACKSBURG — North Carolina demonstrated Thursday why it has the best women’s soccer program in the country. Three players with international experience helped the top-ranked Tar Heels, who are the defending NCAA champions, beat No. 22 Virginia Tech 2-1 in front of 1,406 fans at Thompson Field. The Tar Heels (7-0, 1-0 ACC) left Blacksburg in defeat in 2009 and 2011, but they took the lead for good in the
Virginia Tech RB Coleman to miss East Carolina game
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech will be without running back J.C. Coleman for the second time in three games Saturday. The sophomore will not make the trip to East Carolina after tweaking an ankle injury against Western Carolina, according to Virginia Tech's Thursday injury report. He had some issues with the ankle during Tuesday's practice and had been in a blue, limited jersey all week. With Coleman out, Chris Mangus becomes
Two Hokies earn name-recognition in Virginia Tech win
BLACKSBURG — With a name like Kalvin Cline, Virginia Tech’s freshman tight end doesn’t need to do much to get noticed. “It’s a good laugh for everybody,” said Cline, who’s sure to have heard his share of underwear jokes. “But once you hear it, you remember it.” Meanwhile, Hokies junior wide receiver Willie Byrn has earned the nickname “Paper Boy” from offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler. As in: He always delivers.
Defensive tackle Corey Marshall returns to Hokies
BLACKSBURG -- After a three-week leave for personal reasons, Virginia Tech defensive tackle Corey Marshall has returned to the team. The junior practiced for the first time Tuesday evening, a little over three weeks after he met with head coach Frank Beamer to discuss his future with the program. No determination has been made for his status this weekend against East Carolina. "The kid was pretty good," defensive line coach
Dickie Beard, former Hokies standout, dies at 79
His teammates called him “Punchy.” But he was also known as “The Cumberland Flash.” Richard “Dickie” Beard, who was a standout running back at Virginia Tech in the 1950s, died Saturday in hospice care at his Roanoke home at the age of 79. Beard died of lymphoma, said his son Scott Beard. He had survived his first bout with cancer many years ago, but the cancer returned seven weeks ago.
East Carolina has Virginia Tech coach Beamer's attention
BLACKSBURG - Frank Beamer has knack for talking up opponents, even the ones overmatched by his Virginia Tech squad, so his effusive praise for foes can often be taken with a grain of salt. But history suggests this week it's not just standard coachspeak. Beamer was extremely complimentary of East Carolina (2-0), who the Hokies will play in Greenville, N.C., at noon Saturday, the first matchup of an eight-game agreement
College sports: Roanoke College remains unbeaten in men's soccer
LYNCHBURG - Robbie Lentine scored 11 seconds into the second overtime and Roanoke College's men's soccer team improved to 4-0 by downing John Carroll 3-2 in a game played at Lynchburg College on Sunday. The Maroons, who are off to their best start since 2010, also got goals from Orestis Ilias and Mark Dinkel in the first half. Michael Perry made five saves for Roanoke, which outshot the Blue Streak
Virginia Tech rolls over Western Carolina
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech got as much as it could Saturday against a mismatched opponent from a lower division that’s only won two of its lasBLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech got as much as it could Saturday against a mismatched opponent from a lower division that's only won two of its last 30 games: a chance to get better, even if things weren't perfect. The Hokies rolled past Western Carolina 45-3
Players from UVa, Virginia Tech and Timesland in NFL
ACTIVE ROSTER Arizona Cardinals RB Ryan Williams (Va. Tech) Atlanta Falcons RB Jason Snelling (UVa) Baltimore Ravens DE Chris Canty (UVa) QB Tyrod Taylor (Va. Tech) Chicago Bears LB James Anderson (Va. Tech) DT Nate Collins (UVa) Cincinnati Bengals RB Cedric Peerman (UVa) Dallas Cowboys TE Andre Smith (Va. Tech) Green Bay Packers WR Jarrett Boykin (Va. Tech) Houston Texans OT Duane Brown (Va. Tech) QB Matt Schaub (UVa) Indianapolis
Interceptions go both ways for Virginia Tech against Western Carolina
BLACKSBURG — Logan Thomas wanted to throw no more than five interceptions this season. Virginia Tech’s senior quarterback may have to re-adjust his goals. Thomas threw a pair of first-half interceptions on Saturday against FCS Western Carolina in the Hokies’ 45-3 rout of the Catamounts at Lane Stadium, bringing his season total to three in just two games. “It’s all stuff we can clean up,” said Thomas, who finished 17
Virginia Tech notes: Hokies' sellout streak ends at 93
BLACKSBURG - A fourth quarter announcement that the attendance for Virginia Tech's home opener against Western Carolina was only 61,355 officially ended the third-longest active sellout streak in the country. That's more than 4,000 less than capacity at the 65,632-seat Lane Stadium. The Hokies had sold out 93 straight home games, dating back to the 1998 Virginia game. "I really thank the ones that were here," Virginia Tech coach Frank
End of sellout streak looms at Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG - When word began to trickle out earlier this week that Virginia Tech's 93-game sellout streak was in jeopardy, people around the football team tried to rally the troops. Head coach Frank Beamer encouraged fans to come out on his weekly radio show. Running backs coach Shane Beamer did the same on Twitter. But barring a major rush in walk-up ticket sales, it looks like the streak will end
Game Day: Virginia Tech vs. Western Carolina
Virginia Tech vs. Western Carolina 1:30 P.M. | ESPN3 | LANE STADIUM RECORDS: CATAMOUNTS (0-1), HOKIES (0-1) SERIES: First meeting. LINE: Virginia Tech by 42. OFFENSE: EDGE HOKIES Tech’s offense should benefit from a downgrade in opposition. The Hokies held their own in the running game against Alabama, with Trey Edmunds running for 132 yards. But the passing game needs work. The Hokies’ receivers spent extra time with a JUGS
College sports: Virginia Tech beats Syracuse in OT in men's soccer
BLACKSBURG - Kai Marshall scored the golden goal in the seventh minute of overtime to give the Virginia Tech men's soccer team a 2-1 win over No. 17 Syracuse on Friday. Syracuse opened the scoring on a Nick Perea goal in the 17th minute. Robert Alberti tied the match for Virginia Tech (2-1) in the 86th minute. Marshall's goal in overtime came on a fast break after a pass from
Virginia Tech nutritionist helps Hokies get proper fuel
BLACKSBURG — A mass of humanity filed through the buffet line for dinner a few hours before a preseason Virginia Tech practice, one football player after another. It was Mexican night, a popular cuisine among the Hokies, so the trays of food didn’t last long. At the end of the line stood Jennie Schafer, Tech’s director of sports nutrition, keeping a watchful but not overbearing eye on proceedings. She’ll make
Virginia Tech running backs will return for home opener Saturday
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech should have a full complement of running backs against Western Carolina on Saturday. J.C. Coleman, who missed the Alabama opener with a sprained ankle, is listed as probable on Thursday’s injury report for the Hokies’ home opener at Lane Stadium. Coleman, who ran for 492 yards last year, tops among the tailbacks, is listed as the co-No. 1 running back on the depth chart with Trey
ACC should be wary of FCS opponents
While ACC teams were 4-0 last weekend against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision, previously Division I-AA, the rest of the conference would be well-advised not to get overconfident. Eight Football Bowl Subdivision teams lost to FCS teams last weekend, topped by Eastern Washington’s 49-46 upset of No. 25 Oregon State and North Dakota State’s 24-21 victory over Kansas State, which was No. 2 in the country after winning its
Beamer: ESPN offered to let Hokies drop Alabama
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said the Hokies were approached by ESPN in the spring and offered a chance to opt out of the Alabama game this season. They declined. “We said, ‘No, we want to stay with Alabama,’” Beamer said during Wednesday’s ACC teleconference. “I think for our fans’ sake, that’s the game they want to play. And for our kids’ sake. They like the challenge of
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