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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 agoPoor tackling worries Foster - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Petersen is a fan of Tech, Beamer - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Future now for Tech's Wilson - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Moore to be enshrined in Va. Tech Hall of Fame - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Boise State's 'Bronco Nation' keeps growing - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Taylor shines in scrimmage - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Davis making strides at WR - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Morgan repaired, ready for Tech's big stage - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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, 2010Hazley kicks himself to notoriety - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke 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.''
August 24, 2010Virginia Tech Hokies merchandise
- Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery ACC Now | News & Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced. Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15. “Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at f...
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- Duke's Singler has arthroscopic knee surgery Above the Rims | Charlotte Observer Duke senior forward Kyle Singler, who was named the most outstandidng player of the 2010 Final Four, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center, the school announced.Singler is expected to make a full recovery before the start of practice on Oct. 15.“Kyle had some discomfort in his knee following a very busy summer so we elected to go in and clean it up prior to the start of the season,” said Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. “By all accounts, today’s surgery was a success and Kyle will be back at full strength before the start o...
- Trustees' chair backs Davis, Baddour Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer UNC Board of Trustees chair Bob Winston said he is "extremely saddened and disappointed" with the school's football scandal today, but said he backs coach Butch Davis and athletic director Dick Baddour as the Tar Heels move forward.Twelve UNC players are being held out of Saturday's season opener against LSU, and three more have not made the trip to Atlanta for the game but may be cleared in time to play."I think we have the right guy as our coach," Winston said. "I feel that Butch Davis is going to take a look at what’s happened and will figure the best way to move forward. And I think he is ...
- Former UNC president on football: "Great sadness" Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina."For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill.Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he co-chaired the Kn...