Virginia Tech Hokies Rumors & News

Giants add to roster, sign crop of rookies as New York’s camp begins

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have signed four of the seven players they selected in the NFL draft. The Giants announced Friday at a rookie camp that defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins of Ohio State, defensive end Damontre Moore of Texas A&M;, safety Cooper Taylor of Richmond and running back Michael Cox of UMass had signed contracts. Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech, Michigan schedule football series for 2020, 2021

Washington Post — Virginia Tech and Michigan have agreed to a home-and-home football series that will take place in 2020 and 2021, the two schools announced Thursday. The Hokies will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2020, and the Wolverines are scheduled to come to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., the following season on Sep. 11, 2021. Read full article >>    

Broncos address their final need, grabbing pass-rushers in draft, free agency Saturday

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos entered the weekend with check marks up and down John Elway’s to-do list: pocket crasher, bruising back, speedy cornerback. Yet, still no replacement for Elvis Dumervil. Read full article >>    

Lions take South Carolina defensive end Taylor in 4th round

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions lost both of last season’s starting defensive ends and used the final day of the NFL Draft to fill those holes. Two days after taking end Ezekiel Ansah, the Lions selected Devin Taylor with their first pick in Saturday’s fourth round. The South Carolina end could join Ansah in bookending a line that lost Cliff Avril and Kyle Vanden Bosch during the offseason. Read full article >>    

Lions take Notre Dame RB Theo Riddick in sixth round

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have taken Notre Dame running back Theo Riddick with their second sixth-round draft pick. The 5-10, 201-pound running back could be a kick returner for the Lions, who already have free-agent signing Reggie Bush and Mikel Leshoure on the roster. Riddick, taken with the 199th overall selection Saturday, was a slot receiver during his junior season with the Fighting Irish. Read full article >>    

Lions take Virginia Tech wide receiver Corey Fuller in sixth round

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions selected Corey Fuller in the sixth round of the NFL draft. The Lions took the Virginia Tech wide receiver with the third pick of the round Saturday, the 171st overall Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech's Corey Fuller and Vinston Painter picked in sixth round of 2013 NFL draft

Washington Post — It had been 20 years since Virginia Tech failed to have a player selected in the first five rounds of the NFL draft, but two were picked in a matter of moments once the sixth round began Saturday. Wide receiver Corey Fuller and offensive tackle Vinston Painter, both of whom were first-time starters as seniors this past season, became the first two Hokies players to come off the board in the 2013 NFL draft. Read full article >>    

Maryland women's lacrosse caps perfect regular season

Washington Post — Your weekly spin around the non-revenue sports at Maryland. Women's lacrosse The top-ranked Maryland women's lacrosse team completed a perfect regular season slate with a 15-7 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Six Terrapins had at least two goals as Maryland clinched the top seed in this weekend's ACC tournament. The Terrapins (17-0) tallied the seventh perfect regular season in program history and first since 2009. They will face either Duke or Virginia on Friday at 1 p.m. in the ACC semifinals in Chapel Hill, N.C. Maryland is seeking its fifth consecutive title. Read full article &...

Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes released from jail on bond

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes was released from a Montgomery County (Va.) jail late Tuesday morning after posting a $2,500 bond following an appearance in Montgomery County General District court. Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech football player Michael Holmes is arrested

Washington Post — Michael Holmes, a running back on the Virginia Tech football team, has been arrested on two counts of simple assault and one count of malicious wounding, a Montgomery County (Va.) jail spokesman confirmed Sunday afternoon. Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech football: Thomas, offense struggle in spring game against backups

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — BLACKSBURG, VA. — When Virginia Tech running back Trey Edmunds heard the format and rosters for Saturday’s spring game, he presumed a comeback was expected. Cornerback Kyle Fuller figured it would be no problem. Defensive end James Gayle even thought it would be “cake.” Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech spring game: What to watch

Washington Post — A spring practice unlike any other Coach Frank Beamer has conducted will come to a close Saturday when Virginia Tech holds its annual spring game at Lane Stadium. The Hokies have begun the adjustment to new offensive coaches and schemes and, in the process, new faces have emerged as potential contributors when Virginia Tech takes on two-time defending national champion Alabama to start the 2013 season on Aug. 31. Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech football looks for increased toughness after lackluster season

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech wide receiver Joel Caleb and linebacker Josh Trimble cracked their helmets together last Saturday, eliciting a loud roar from the Hokies’ players who had encircled them. The Oklahoma drill, which ended warmups before a full-scale scrimmage, once again set the tone for what Coach Frank Beamer hopes will go down as the hardest-hitting spring he has overseen in 27 years leading this football program. Read full article >>    

Virginia Tech’s James Johnson faces another tumultuous offseason

Hokies Journal | Washington Post — Just one month removed from the end of his first season as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, James Johnson didn’t need a reporter to finish the sentence. He has looked at his roster for next season and understands that the infusion of six freshmen and a transfer from the Colonial Athletic Association may not be enough to immediately offset the losses of two of his top three scorers. Read full article >>    

Live scrimmage offers unfamiliar experience for Terps QB Ricardo Young

Washington Post — From the rap music blaring so loudly he shouted during interviews, to the pregame bus ride deep into the heart of Baltimore, everything felt like game day for Ricardo Young. After stops at Virginia Tech, New Mexico and Iowa Western Community College, constant transferring has precluded Young from playing a single down of live college football. Until (and if) that time arrives this fall, Saturday's live scrimmage at Dunbar High School will have to suffice. Read full article >>

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