Roanoke Times — Andrew Lanier admits he has been battling nerves since learning he will make his first start against Boise State.BLACKSBURG -- As far as opening acts go, Andrew Lanier couldn't have vaulted onto a bigger stage. Lanier, who has been a backup in his first three years at Virginia Tech, will make his first college start when 10th-ranked Virginia Tech faces No. 3 Boise State on Monday night at FedEx Field.
17 hours agoRoanoke Times — BLACKSBURG -- Kirk Herbstreit called Virginia Tech's Bud Foster the other night. In preparation for ESPN's Monday prime-time matchup between Boise State and Virginia Tech, the color analyst started picking the brain of one of the country's most renowned defensive coordinators about how he plans to slow down an offense that led the nation in scoring last year.
September 2, 2010Roanoke Times — The Boise State coach views Virginia Tech as one of the elite programs in the country and its offensive backfield as one of the best as well.Boise State has won 113 of 130 games the past decade. It's loaded again this season, ranked No. 3 in the country, and a 2 1 2044(unknown) 2-point favorite over No. 10 Virginia Tech in Monday's season opener in Landover, Md.
September 1, 2010Roanoke Times — The sophomore tailback from Danville will not be redshirted this season.Longtime Virginia Tech running backs coach Billy Hite always has said that his players -- not he -- ultimately make the call on who plays in his backfield. David Wilson not only has called, he's raised the pot, too.
August 31, 2010Roanoke Times — Lombardi Award winner is one of five athletes who will be enshrined in October.BLACKSBURG -- Corey Moore, the most honored football player in Virginia Tech history, is one of five new members selected for induction to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Joining Moore as 2010 inductees are:
August 31, 2010Roanoke Times — Boise State's fan base is diverse and has spread beyond the borders of Idaho as merchandise sales indicate.On the eve of the greatest day in Boise State history, at a pep rally in Tempe, Ariz., football coach Chris Petersen dropped a term in his speech that has become a fan base's identity. The name might sound familiar to Virginia Tech fans.
August 30, 2010Roanoke Times — Tech's senior quarterback has a near-perfect day in the Hokies' final preseason scrimmage session.BLACKSBURG -- A Virginia Tech quarterback completing 16 of 17 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns? Those numbers are not typos, either. Promise. In a preseason in which much of the conversation and ink has been about Tech's lethal stable of tailbacks, Taylor showed Saturday why he's still the most flammable fuse to the Hokies' offense in the squad's final scrimmage at Lane Stadium.
August 29, 2010Roanoke Times — The redshirt sophomore, a former quarterback, is impressing coaches and teammates with his skills.BLACKSBURG -- The scene was three weeks ago today at Lane Stadium, site of Virginia Tech's annual football Media Day. As Marcus Davis stood a few feet away, catching questions from a pair of reporters, cornerback Rashad Carmichael smiled as he pointed his finger towards the Hokies' redshirt sophomore flanker.
August 27, 2010Roanoke Times — Virginia Tech senior Davon Morgan tore an ACL against Nebraska during a 2008 victory.BLACKSBURG -- Following a practice last week in steamy Rector Field House, Davon Morgan was breathing hard and dripping wet with sweat. The Hokies' senior rover had just completed every football player's nightmare, being part of post-workout punishment drills that included a couple extra wind sprints, followed by an energy-sapping series of 10 up-downs.
August 26, 2010Roanoke Times — Former walk-on Chris Hazley is now the starting place-kicker.BLACKSBURG -- Chris Hazley will never forget the first day. The first afternoon he walked on the Virginia Tech football practice field in the spring of 2007 and saw all his new teammates. ''I felt a little out of place, but that was to be understood,'' Hazley recalled. ''I kind of kept to myself. I didn't know anybody. I didn't know where to go. So I just put my head down and kicked.''
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